The case is an unvaccinated child linked to the Chicago outbreak, said Muneeza Azher, Will County Health Department program manager of communicable diseases and epidemiology, in a statement.
MMR virus vaccine, for measles, mumps and rubella, at the Logan Square Health Center in Chicago May 9, 2019.
The case involves an unvaccinated child linked to the Chicago outbreak, said Muneeza Azher, program manager of communicable diseases and epidemiology for the department, in a statement. “Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others against measles,” Azher said. “If you are not vaccinated, ask your healthcare provider to find out if you need a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.”Measles is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes a rash, high fever and, in some cases, can cause serious illness in young children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, according to the release.
Most measles patients develop a rash consisting of small red spots that begins three to five days after other signs of the illness begin, officials said. The rash typically starts near the face and then spreads down the rest of the body.
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