Billings, Mont. – An individual with measles traveled by way of Billings Logan Worldwide Airport on Monday, Might 26, doubtlessly exposing others to the virus, Riverstone Well being stated in a press release.
Riverstone Well being urges anybody on the airport, together with the baggage and automobile rental areas, between 2:00 pm and 11:00 pm and since then has developed signs to contact the measles info line at 406-247-3396.
Measles signs embrace fever, cough, nasal secretion, crimson or aqueous eyes, and an eruption that begins within the face and spreads to the physique. The virus is extremely contagious and may unfold by way of the air when an contaminated particular person coughs or sneezes.
Jon Forte, Yellowstone County Well being Officer and CEO of Riverstone Well being, emphasised the significance of vaccination. “Vaccination is one of the best type of measles prevention,” Forte stated. “Two doses of the vaccine are 97% efficient in stopping an infection, which is essential to holding measles unfold.”
For full safety, two doses of the measles-Bat-Rubella (MMR) vaccine are advisable, with the primary dose at 12 months and the second between ages Four-6. Non -vaccinated folks have a better danger of an infection and unfold the virus, particularly those that can’t be vaccinated attributable to age or well being circumstances.