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Well being officers in Washtenaw and Wayne counties have named 5 totally different areas that will have been publicity factors for measles after somebody examined constructive for the virus. On Sunday, well being officers in each counties confirmed somebody with measles might have uncovered others to the virus, however haven’t mentioned if the publicity websites are related.
Washtenaw County officials say someone with measles was on the Trinity Well being Ann Arbor Emergency Division in Ypsilanti on March 1. Anybody who was in that space of the hospital between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. is taken into account in danger.
In Wayne County, the next 4 areas have been recognized as doable publicity websites:
- WellStreet/Beaumont Pressing Care positioned at 23100 Michigan Ave., Dearborn on Feb. 27 between 4-5:30 p.m.
- CVS Pharmacy 2701 S. Telegraph Highway, Dearborn on Feb. 27 between 4-6:30 p.m.
- Henry Ford GoHealth Pressing Care 26763 Ford Highway, Dearborn Heights on Feb. 29 between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Corewell Emergency Well being Division 18101 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn on Feb. 29 between 3-8 p.m.
As a result of the measles virus is very contagious and may linger within the air for as much as two hours after publicity, anybody who visited the areas listed above could also be liable to catching the virus. When you had been at these areas and are usually not thought-about resistant to measles, you must contact your native well being division instantly.
Though signs can take as much as 21 days to seem, remedy acquired inside six days of publicity might forestall you from getting measles, in keeping with a press launch from the Wayne County Public Well being Division.
If the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is issued inside 72 hours of publicity, it may forestall the uncovered particular person from contracting the virus.
When you had been at any of the publicity websites, you must monitor for the next doable measles signs for 21 days:
- Excessive fever (might spike to over 104˚ Fahrenheit).
- Cough.
- Runny nostril.
- Crimson, watery eyes.
- Tiny white spots on the inside cheeks, gums and roof of the mouth two to 3 days after signs start.
- A rash that’s pink, raised, blotchy – normally begins on face, spreads to trunk, legs and arms three to 5 days after signs start.
For extra info, you’ll be able to contact the Washtenaw County Well being Division at 734-544-6700 or the Wayne County Public Well being at 734-727-7000.
