3 New Measles Cases Reported In Suburban Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Health officials contend 3 some-more cases of measles have been reliable in suburban Chicago, bringing a sum series of cases to eight.

The Cook County Health Department pronounced Monday that those putrescent embody dual adults and 6 infants, all of whom were not vaccinated. Seven cases are compared with a Palatine day care.

Officials contend a altogether risk of constrictive measles in suburban Cook County is low, though that vaccination is vicious to interlude a disease’s spread.

They cautioned relatives to cruise tying outings for children younger than 1 since infants are too immature to be vaccinated.

Ninety percent of people who aren’t immunized are putrescent if unprotected to a virus.

Common symptoms embody fever, runny nose, cough and a rash. Some people humour complications including pneumonia and encephalitis.

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