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Health officials are sounding the alarm over a potential measles exposure at Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport.<\/p>\n
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An infected adult was mainly confined to the airport\u2019s Terminal 1 area, potentially exposing hundreds of others to the world\u2019s most infectious disease.<\/p>\n
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The person was at the airport \u2013<\/p>\n
the world\u2019s fourth busiest in terms of passenger numbers \u2013 on April 22 and April 23 between 10am and 8pm both days.<\/p>\n
They had had one prior dose of the MMR vaccine but they went on to develop a rash on April 25 and tests confirmed they had contracted measles\u2026..<\/p>\n
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Since being being diagnosed,<\/p>\n
they have been been isolating home.<\/p>\n
Another case was identified days later<\/p>\n
in an adult living in the same county in Illinois.<\/p>\n
Their vaccination status is unknown,<\/p>\n
but they checked into to a local hospital for treatment<\/p>\n
on April 28 and medical staff quickly isolated them.<\/p>\n
Officials are warning anyone who fears they may have been exposed to contact their health provider and monitor<\/p>\n
for symptoms in what is the latest in a string<\/p>\n
of measles scares to rock America\u2019s<\/p>\n
major airports and surrounding neighborhoods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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