Measles exposure sites identified in Brandon, Neepawa
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A Brandon restaurant and a Neepawa medical clinic have been identified as sites where people may have been exposed to measles last month, Manitoba public health officials say.
People who went to the 34th Street Bar & Grill at the Victoria Inn on March 28 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. should monitor for symptoms until April 19.
Anyone who attended the Beautiful Plains Community Medical Clinic on March 27 from 1:20 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. should watch for symptoms until April 18.
Measles is a highly contagious disease that has been spreading rapidly across the province, with the majority of cases involving unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children.
It can be prevented through immunization.
Measles is characterized as a red, blotchy rash that typically begins on the face and progresses down the body. It can appear three to seven days after early symptoms such as a fever, runny nose, cough, drowsiness, irritability and red eyes show up.
Measles spreads through droplets formed in the air from coughing or sneezing, by coming in close contact with an infected person’s mucus or saliva, or by touching objects that were exposed to an infected person’s mucus or saliva.
An infected person can spread the virus from four days before the rash appears to four days after. The virus can lead to ear infections, pneumonia and brain inflammation that can cause seizures, brain damage or death.
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