FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A second case of measles has been confirmed in South Florida.
Information from the Florida Division of Well being present a younger baby between the ages of 0-4 was identified with measles in Broward County.
The case was reported final month, and the kid is believed to have acquired the respiratory illness exterior of america, based on reviews by NBC 6 South Florida.
No additional particulars have been instantly out there concerning the case or the kid’s well being.
It is the second recognized case of measles in South Florida after a highschool scholar in Miami-Dade County fell ill with the disease in March.
There have been greater than 1,000 measles circumstances reported throughout the U.S. for the reason that starting of the yr, with a number of the largest outbreaks reported in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Outbreaks are outlined as three or extra associated circumstances.
The illness is very contagious, and signs sometimes seem inside seven to 14 days, based on the CDC. It sometimes begins with a excessive fever, cough and runny nostril, after which a rash can start to look three to 5 days after an infection.
Some folks can also expertise extreme problems resembling pneumonia and encephalitis.
As of April, three measles-related deaths had been reported within the U.S. this yr, based on reviews by the Related Press.
