Measles alert for NSW school children after infectious case

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Health authorities believe the person recently returned from Asia where there have been ongoing outbreaks.

 said the person recently returned from Asia where there have been ongoing outbreaks in several countries including Pakistan and India.

People who attended the Emergency Department at Murwillumbah Hospital on February 9 between 1.15pm-4pm and February 10 between 12.15pm-8pm have also been urged to monitor their symptoms. "Symptoms of measles include fever, runny nose, sore eyes and a cough, usually followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head to the rest of the body," she said.

The illness usually begins with cold-like symptoms such as a runny nose, red eyes and a cough, followed by fever and a rash.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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