MEASLES SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS• High fever is usually the first sign, beginning 10 to 12 days after exposure.• Runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes, and small white spots inside the cheek.• Rash on the face and upper neck develops, which eventually spreads.• Most deaths occur from complications related to the disease, including brain swelling, severe diarrhea and severe respiratory infections.• Unvaccinated young children are at highest risk of measles but any non-immune person – anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated or previously recovered from the disease – can become infected.Source: World Health Organization
Georgia health officials are warning of the risk of measles in response to reports of cases of the infectious disease throughout the U.S.
“As measles cases continue to occur sporadically nationwide, now is the perfect time to remind Georgians of the role each of us plays in keeping our community healthy,” Anil T. Mangla, director of infectious disease and immunization and acting state epidemiologist, said in a Thursday news release. “Getting immunized is the most effective way to prevent the spread of this preventable disease.”
two tennessee cases
No cases have been reported in Georgia, but two cases this year were reported in Tennessee.