SACRAMENTO, Calif. — UC Davis Health is in the process of notifying people about potential measles exposure.
It comes after a child with a confirmed case of measles was in the UC Davis Medical Center Emergency Department Monday and Tuesday.
According to Sacramento County Public Health, the child was at the hospital from 10 p.m. Monday to 3:15 a.m. Tuesday and again from 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
UC Davis Health is now working to notify people who may have been potentially exposed.
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that’s often serious for small children but can be prevented by vaccination.
The CDC says it’s so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to them who aren’t immune will become infected. It’s spread by breathing contaminated air or touching an infected surface.
Symptoms appear 1-2 weeks after contact and include fever, cough and runny nose. A rash appears 3-5 days after primary symptoms.
The CDC says about 1 in 5 unvaccinated people require hospitalization.
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