A potential exposure to measles was reported on Thursday, June 26 in Muskegon County.
Local health officials said that visitors to the cinema cinema, 4289 Grand Haven Road, may have been exposed to very contagious disease two weeks ago on Thursday, June 12.
The potential exhibition window was between 5.30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Public Health – Muskegon County announced Thursday afternoon. Officials refused to provide additional information on the sick person, citing confidentiality problems.
People who may have been exposed to the theater should monitor symptoms until July 3 and contact their health care provider if symptoms develop.
The measles is very contagious. It can stay in the air for about two hours after the departure of an infected person, and around 90% of people without immunity will be infected after being in close contact with an infected person, according to the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases.
Symptoms generally appear 7 to 14 days after exposure, but may appear within 21 days. They include a strong fever, a cough, a flowing nose, red and aqueous eyes and a rash.
Measles are particularly dangerous for young children, pregnant women and people with compromise immune systems. This can lead to conditions such as pneumonia and swelling of the brain, as well as respiratory and neurological complications that can be fatal.
A measle The epidemic has been declared In the County of Grand Crossing earlier this week after a third related affair was identified. State officials also actively monitor exhibitions in Kent and Oakland, according to the state 2025 measles dashboard.
“We know that there are positive measles in Michigan and we know that we should be cautious,” said Kathy Moore, Health Manager of Muskegon County. “The risk of illness is always surrounded by us, and we each have personal responsibility for being aware and protecting our health.”
THE Ror vaccine Protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Children should obtain two doses before the age of 6. Adolescents and adults who have not been vaccinated because children can obtain two doses of vaccine at least 28 days apart.
A dose of ROR vaccine is 93% effective against measles, while two doses are 97% effective, according to the CDC.
It was a particularly bad year for measles in the United States, a trend towards the total highest case since 1992. On June 24, the CDC had reported 1,227 American cases, ending the 2019 total of 1,274.
For more information on vaccines, visit Michigan Web page on vaccination informationor visit Ivaccinate.orgA resource founded by Veronica Valentine McNally, who defends the vaccination after the death of her daughter in a darling in 2012.
