A measles outbreak Growing in the South Plains of Texas, with the number of cases that doubles in less than a week.
According to the past three weeks, at least 48 cases were identified with the start of the symptoms, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. More than a dozen people were admitted to the hospital.
Fox News Digital previously reported that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) warned that the outbreak mainly means school -going children In Gaines County.
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of measles in Texas. (Istock)
However, extra cases were detected in the provinces of Lynn, Terry and Yoakum.
“Because of the very contagious The nature of this disease, additional cases will probably take place in Gaines County and the surrounding communities, “wrote health officials in a statement.
In any case, the patient was not vaccinated or their vaccination status was unknown, according to the DSHS.
In March, several people who live in a migrant shelter in Chicago tested positive for measles. (AP/Erin Holey)
The outbreak is being investigated.
The eruption of cases comes more than two decades after health agencies reported that the disease was “eliminated” in 2000.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that, according to the DSHS, can be life threatening.
It can be spread through direct contact with infectious drops, or in the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes according to officials. The virus can remain contagious in the air for two hours after an infected person leaves an area.
A dose of bottle of meals, mumps and rubella virus vaccine, made by Merck, will be stopped on April 26, 2019 at the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City, Utah. (George Frey/Getty images)
Symptoms usually appear within a week or two and include a high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.
A few days later, flat, red spots appear on the face and then spread over the neck to the rest of the body. People are most contagious the four days before and four days after the result appears.
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Those who believe that they can have measles or may have been exposed to measles, must insulate and call their doctor before they arrive to be tested, according to the DSHS.
The best way to prevent sickness is by two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccineAccording to officials.
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Christina Shaw from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
