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New Jersey health authorities issued a warning about possible exposure to measles during Shakira’s concert at Metlife Stadium.
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Health Department (NJDOH) announced that a person not resident in New Jersey attended the concert being infected with the disease. The concert took place on Thursday at East Rutherford Metlife Stadium, New Jersey.
Anyone who has attended the concert and suspects about an exhibition or feeling ill of measles should call a medical care provider before going to any medical office or emergency service, authorities requested. You should not go to a medical center without calling before. Anyone who has been exposed at the concert could develop symptoms until June 6.
Those who run the risk of infected by measles are people who have not completely vaccinated or have not had measles in the past. The triple viral vaccine – which is administered in two doses – is the safest and most effective way to protect against measles, papers and rubella. The vaccine also prevents complications caused by these three diseases.
Health authorities recommend residents who are up to date in their vaccinations, including triple viral. People traveling abroad should also be fully vaccinated before traveling, and babies between 6 and 11 months should receive a dose of the triple viral vaccine before traveling and two more doses after a year.
Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, nasal secretion, crying red eyes and an eruption that usually appears between three and five days after the start of symptoms. The eruption usually begins in the form of flat red spots that appear in the face at the height of the hair and extend down the neck, torso, arms, legs and feet. Measles can also cause pneumonia and inflammation of the brain. It can also cause spontaneous abortions in pregnant women, premature births or babies with low birth weight, the authorities added.
The virus spreads through the air when someone coughs or sneezes and can remain in up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area. Those affected can also get sick when they get into contact with mucus or saliva of an infected person.
