Health officials are warning that people who attended the weekslong spiritual revival event at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, on February 18, may have been exposed to measles
On Friday, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced a confirmed case of measles in a Jessamine County resident, who had not been vaccinated against the disease. The person attended the so-called “Asbury revival” last Saturday, which took place southwest of Lexington, according to a release from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. No further information about the individual was released “due to privacy concerns,” but Kentucky Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr.
Measles is caused by a highly contagious respiratory virus spread through the air. The Kentucky Department of Public Health said early symptoms of measles are typical of many upper respiratory illnesses and proceed to the characteristic rash three to five days after symptom onset. It can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children, according to the CDC. About one in five unvaccinated people in the US who get measles is hospitalized, the CDC says.
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