Fly safely amid measles outbreak with these important travel tips

Measles has been spreading crossed America, arsenic the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported much than 220 cases nationwide arsenic of March 7.

The uptick successful cases began with an outbreak successful Texas, wherever determination person been 223 cases identified since precocious January (as of March 11).

A caller lawsuit was confirmed successful a Howard County, Maryland, nonmigratory past week aft the idiosyncratic traveled internationally done Dulles International Airport successful Washington, D.C.

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Officials claimed that this lawsuit is not related to the Texas outbreak, informing travelers to beryllium connected the lookout for measles symptoms if they traveled done the airdrome astir that aforesaid time.

WedMD CMO Dr. John Whyte (not pictured) recommended that travelers deterioration masks, lavation their hands and enactment alert of their surroundings amid measles outbreaks. (iStock)

Measles is highly contagious and is astir threatening to unvaccinated individuals, Fox News elder aesculapian expert Dr. Marc Siegel antecedently told Fox News Digital.

"There is simply a 90% accidental you volition get it if you are unvaccinated and measurement into a country wherever idiosyncratic with measles was 2 hours before," helium cautioned.

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When traveling successful a confined space, specified arsenic an airplane, vulnerability becomes adjacent much of a concern.

In an on-camera interrogation with Fox News Digital successful New York City, Dr. John Whyte, WebMD main aesculapian serviceman and practicing physician, emphasized however measles is "one of the astir contagious respiratory viruses."

"The bully quality is, if you're immunized, you're improbable to beryllium affected."

"Measles is overmuch much contagious than COVID," helium said. "It’s a origin of respective times much contagious."

One infected idiosyncratic tin interaction astir 10 to 15 different people, according to Whyte.

There are aggregate ways to support yourself from corruption portion traveling and flying, the doc said, including being alert of your surroundings and wearing a disguise successful areas wherever cases person been detected.

When traveling successful a confined space, specified arsenic an airplane, vulnerability becomes adjacent much of a concern. (iStock)

The doc besides recommended "good handwashing" aft touching surfaces, arsenic good arsenic keeping surfaces clean, since microorganism droplets tin instrumentality and dispersed erstwhile interaction is made.

People who person been infected with measles often bash not go symptomatic until 4 days aft exposure, Whyte shared, truthful it whitethorn beryllium hard to way the root of the infection.

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Whyte mentioned that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is "very effective," though immoderate radical person chosen not to beryllium vaccinated, which is "where we’re seeing those cases," helium said.

Since the MMR vaccine is astir commonly administered to children, immoderate adults mightiness not retrieve if they received it and whitethorn beryllium acrophobic astir the spot of their immunity.

A booster for the MMR vaccine is disposable for radical who deficiency immunity, Whyte noted. (iStock)

Whyte suggested receiving a measles titer, which is simply a humor trial that measures antibody (immunity) levels against the disease.

This is particularly important for radical who are traveling to different countries, wherever vulnerability hazard whitethorn beryllium higher, the doc added. For those lacking immunity, MMR vaccine boosters are available.

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"I'd accidental if you're starting to spot measles successful your area, and you're acrophobic astir whether oregon not you person immunity, spell to your doc and get your titers checked," helium advised.

"Otherwise, signifier each those bully hygiene methods that we talked about. Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Be alert of your surroundings. Clean surfaces."

Measles cases are mostly occurring successful unvaccinated, school-aged children, the information shows. (iStock)

For those who are feeling sick, Whyte encouraged staying location and abstaining from traveling to assistance support others healthy.

Measles symptoms typically statesman with coughing and sneezing, and past pb to a reddish rash connected the look and assemblage respective days later.

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"A batch of physicians [have] ne'er seen measles," Whyte noted. "So, you person to sometimes punctual your doc if you deliberation you mightiness person been exposed."

Measles tin origin superior complications, the doc warned, including encephalon swelling and pneumonia, peculiarly successful older individuals.

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"The bully quality is, if you're immunized, you're improbable to beryllium affected, adjacent if you travel into interaction with idiosyncratic who does person measles," Whyte said. "That's the full quality of immunization."