{"id":2150657,"date":"2024-01-16T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T20:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/health-administrators-warn-of-potential-measles-risk-at-dulles-ronald-reagan-airports\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T20:27:59","slug":"health-administrators-warn-of-potential-measles-risk-at-dulles-ronald-reagan-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/health-administrators-warn-of-potential-measles-risk-at-dulles-ronald-reagan-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Health administrators issue measles risk warning at Dulles, Ronald Reagan airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhealth-administrators-warn-of-potential-measles-risk-at-dulles-ronald-reagan-airports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2150657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Passengers pull \u2064their rolling suitcases across a lighted glass bridge at \u200bDulles International Airport \u200cin\u2062 Dulles, Virginia, on Sept. 24, 2016. (Smith \u200bCollection\/Gado\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>12:10 PM \u2013 Tuesday, January 16, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Health administrators in the United States capital are advising thousands about a potential measles risk after an \u2062individual with a \u201cconfirmed case\u201d traveled through the Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington\u2062 National Airport.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On January 3<sup>rd<\/sup> \u2064between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., the possible measles exposure happened in the\u200c international arrivals zone \u200cof the main terminal at Dulles International Airport, along with the next day between \u200c2:40 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at \u200bTerminal\u200b A at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the District of Columbia Department of Health.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDC Health has been notified of a confirmed case of measles \u2063in a person who \u2062traveled through DC area airports \u200dwhen returning from\u200b international travel,\u201d DC Health said in a statement. \u2063\u201cWhile \u200dthe threat of transmission is low, DC \u200bHealth is notifying District residents who were at these locations about their possible exposure.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/release\/dc-cautions-residents-potential-measles-exposure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DC Health website<\/a>, Measles, also known\u200d as rubeola, is a \u201chighly contagious, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-w-mosher-china-has-helped-spread-four-epidemics-and-covids-not-the-last\/\" title=\"Stephen W. Mosher: China Has Helped Spread Four Epidemics \u2014 And COVID\u2019s Not the Last\">viral respiratory illness<\/a>\u2062 that occurs most often in children. Symptoms can include a fever of 103\u00b0F\u2013105\u00b0F,\u200d anorexia, fatigue,\u2062 cough, \u2064conjunctivitis, bluish-gray spots in\u200d the\u2063 mouth, followed by a telltale \u2063rash\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a few\u2062 days \u2063prior, the \u2064Virginia\u2063 Department of Health had sent out a\u200c similar warning. <\/p>\n<p>Both airports see thousands\u200b of\u2062 passengers arrive and depart\u200b on hundreds of flights every day. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DC Cautions Residents of a Potential Measles Exposure-DC Health has \u2064been notified of a confirmed case of \u200bmeasles in a person who traveled through DC area \u200bairports when returning from international travel. To see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tsa-can-now-fine-you-for-not-masking-up-following-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"TSA Can Now Fine You For Not Masking Up Following Biden Executive Order\">full press release<\/a>, visit:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tlHUrR8tum\">https:\/\/t.co\/tlHUrR8tum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p0kpPrGFHP\">pic.twitter.com\/p0kpPrGFHP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC Health (@_DCHealth)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DCHealth\/status\/1747274313290703295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMeasles is a highly contagious illness \u200bthat can spread easily\u200d through \u2064the air when an\u2064 infected person \u2063breathes, coughs, or sneezes. Measles\u200b symptoms usually appear in two stages. In the first stage, most people have a fever of greater than 101 degrees, runny\u2063 nose, watery red eyes, and \u2063a cough. These symptoms usually start 7 to 14 days after being exposed,\u201d\u200b the Virginia Department of Health announced in a statement.\u00a0\u201cThe second stage starts 3 to 5 days after symptoms start, when a rash begins to appear on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. People with measles are contagious \u200bfrom 4 days before the\u200c rash appears through 4 days after the rash appeared.\u201d \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both the Virginia Department of Health and \u200bDC Health advised that\u2063 anyone who was exposed or at the airport during those times may be at risk of getting measles and should take caution for potential symptoms\u200b until January 25<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf you notice symptoms of measles, immediately isolate yourself by staying home and away from others. Contact your healthcare provider right away,\u201d both health agencies \u2063stated. \u200d\u201cCall ahead \u2062before going to your health care provider\u2019s office or the emergency room \u200cto notify them that\u200c you may have been\u2063 exposed to measles and ask them to call the health department. This will help protect other patients and staff.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay\u200c informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep.\u2064 Buddy Carter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dane Wigington<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Eric Early<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Chris Hume<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla\u00a0CEO Elon Musk said he \u200dwould be uncomfortable growing the automaker\u200d to be a leader in AI and \u200brobotics without having at least 25% voting \u200ccontrol of the company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to \u200dgo before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over\u200d accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its\u2064 financial backer \u200dMicrosoft were sued in Manhattan federal court\u200b by a pair of nonfiction authors who say the companies misused\u200d their work \u2062to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued a U.S. labor board to block its case \u200baccusing the\u200d company\u200d of illegally firing employees calling CEO Elon Musk \u200b\u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can\u2062 individuals protect\u200c themselves and \u200bprevent the\u2064 spread of measles through vaccination<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Althcare\u2062 provider to discuss your symptoms and potential exposure,\u201d\u2064 DC Health stated.\u2063 \u201cIt\u2019s crucial to \u2064call ahead before \u200dvisiting \u200ba healthcare facility to prevent the possible spread of measles to \u2064others in the waiting room.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Measles\u2063 is \u2062a preventable disease through \u2062vaccination. The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) \u200dvaccine is recommended for \u200cchildren and \u200badults who \u2062are not \u200bimmune to the disease. The vaccine is highly effective \u2063and provides long-term \u2064protection against\u2064 measles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Measles vaccine being administered<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According\u200b to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centers for\u2063 Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>, measles outbreaks can occur when \u2062unvaccinated \u200cindividuals contract the virus\u200b while traveling internationally and \u2062then spread it to \u2062others who\u200c are not vaccinated. This highlights the importance of maintaining \u2062high vaccination rates and ensuring \u200cthat international travelers are properly vaccinated before their trips.<\/p>\n<p>Measles can\u200b have \u200cserious complications, especially in \u2063young\u2062 children, pregnant \u2064women, and\u200b people\u2063 with \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-advisers-to-discuss-covid-booster-shots-for-those-with-weakened-immune-systems\/\" title=\"CDC advisers to discuss COVID booster shots for those with weakened immune systems\">weakened immune systems<\/a>.\u200c These complications\u200c can include pneumonia, encephalitis (swelling of\u2062 the brain), \u2062and even death. By getting vaccinated, individuals protect not only themselves but also those who cannot receive the \u200cvaccine due to medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials in \u200dthe DC area\u200c are\u200d closely monitoring the situation and working to contain\u200c any potential spread of the virus. They are urging residents, especially those who\u2064 may have been exposed, to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions \u2063to prevent the further transmission \u200bof the \u200cdisease.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe measles \u2063case at the DC airports demonstrates, infectious diseases can easily spread through travel and crowded settings. \u200dIt serves as a\u2063 reminder of the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-authorizes-tsa-to-enforce-joe-biden-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Homeland Security Authorizes TSA to Enforce Joe Biden Mask Mandate\">public health measures<\/a>, such as vaccination, to protect\u200c individuals and communities from preventable \u2064diseases.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2062 more\u200d information about\u2063 measles, its symptoms, and vaccination recommendations, \u2062individuals can visit the websites\u2063 of the CDC, DC \u200dHealth, and the Virginia Department of Health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot ad-slot__bottom\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1596549309948-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1596549309948-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health administrators in Washington, D.C. are warning thousands about a possible measles threat following confirmation of a case. 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