Denver Denver  adult  tests  positive  for  measles  infection,  sees  numerous  locations  around  town –  KRDO

Denver Denver adult tests positive for measles infection, sees numerous locations around town – KRDO

By Anne Rowe for DPS board, February 6, 2019

Denver CDC/ Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD M easles is a breathing disease triggered by a infection and spread through the air, according to the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention. Measles begins with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat, the CDC said. CDC/ Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD M easles is a respiratory disease caused by a virus and spread through the air, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and aching throat, the CDC stated. Health authorities are informing the public who might have actually been exposed to measles by an individual in Denver last week. According to Denver 7, the adult who contracted the virus while traveling internationally has not been determined but was in Denver from Jan. 9 – 14. The measles virus is extremely infectious to those who come in contact with it and can be spread by coughing or sneezing.  The contagious individual visited the following locations around Denver in between those dates.  Blue Creek Healing Health Spa7488 E. 29 th Ave., DenverThursday, Jan. 10 between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. King Soopers2810 Quebec St., DenverThursday, Jan. 10 in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Care Now Urgent Care3001 N. Havana St., DenverFriday, Jan. 11 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saint Joseph Medical Facility ER1375 E. 19 th Ave., DenverSunday, Jan. 13 in between 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saint Joseph Healthcare Facility, 5 th floor, west wing1375 E. 19 th Ave., DenverSunday, Jan. 13 at 8:30 p.m. to Monday, Jan. 14 at 3:30 p.m. Authorities alert that if you checked out the above places in between those times and dates and start to notification symptoms of measles, contact a health care service provider by phone immediately. They ask that you not program up to the medical professional in person because of the risk of exposing the virus to other individuals.  Signs of the measles consist of fever, runny nose, cough, full-body rash, red eyes that are delicate to the light and body aches. It’s essential to keep in mind the signs might not program up right away. They usually take one to two weeks to appear. A person who is contaminated will be infectious for 4 days prior to and four days after symptom appear.  To discover more about the virus, head over to denverpublichealth.org.
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