One Case of Measles Confirmed in Montgomery County; Health Officials Urge Individuals Who May Have been Exposed to Monitor for Possible Symptoms.
Anyone who visited the Cabin John Ice Rink, located at 10610 Westlake Drive in Bethesda on Wednesday, May 24, between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. and a professional office building located at 16220 Frederick Road in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, May 30 between 11 a.m and 2 p. m. may have been exposed to measles.
There were five confirmed measles cases reported in Maryland in 2019, and there have been no measles Cases reported since then.
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Those who may have potentially been exposed may also call Montgomery County Health and Human Services’ Disease Control Office at 240-777-1755 to determine their risk of contracting measles.
Those with symptoms should not go to childcare, school, work or out in public, as they might have the early symptoms of measles and might be contagious.
People are considered immune to measles if they were born in the U.S. before 1957, previously had measles or have had two measles vaccine shots.
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Those at risk of complications from measles infection are pregnant women, infants less than one year old, and those who are immune compromised.
The measles virus may remain in the air for up to two hours. People who are not vaccinated against measles should consult with their healthcare provider to see whether or not treatment with a medicine called immune globulin, which can help prevent measles if given within six days of exposure, is indicated.
For full press release, see here: http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=43477