Emily is a health news writer based in London, United Kingdom. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Durham University and a master's degree in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience from Oxford University. She has worked in science communication, medical writing and as a local news reporter while undertaking journalism training.
Around 300 people may have been exposed to measles at a hospital in California after an infected child was seen by doctors there last week, public officials say.
"Unvaccinated persons or those with unknown vaccination status who were in the UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Department during the aforementioned time are at risk of developing measles from seven to 21 days after being exposed," SCPH officials said in the statement. Measles symptoms usually develop within seven to 14 days following exposure to the virus. Patients most often develop a high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes first. Around two to three days later, tiny white spots, known as Koplik spots, can appear on the inside of the mouth. Approximately one to two days after that, the signature red rash associated with measles begins to develop.
Measles can have serious health implications, especially in children under age 5, such as pneumonia. It's also known to have long-lasting impacts on the immune system, as it can cause a kind of"immune amnesia." Around 1 in 5 patients with measles in the U.S. are hospitalized, 1 in 1,000 develop brain swelling that can lead to brain damage, and between 1 and 3 in 1,000 die from the infection, despite receiving medical care.
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