Measles!

July, 2019

From: Allen James

Half of 2019 is gone and the summer vacations are here. Hopefully, all have been safe and will continue to be so for the rest of the year. If you need any CPR & First Aid training in Spanish or English, let’s plan soon. We still have dates open for 2019, so call or email with any date requests or questions you may have.

Remember, we provide quality instruction with a focus on orchestrating learning that includes a process on how to ”think” about an emergency and then fill a “tool box” with CPR and First Aid skills. This training prepares your employees to respond to both corporate and individual emergencies and enables them to prepare their families for natural disasters. What a wonderful benefit to pass onto your employees’ families.

MEASLES

What to do about it!

Measles is a highly contagious virus that starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat, followed by a rash that spreads all over the body. It is contagious four days before symptoms and four days after rash disappears. The virus is airborne and can remain in the room two hours after the carrier leaves. (www.cdc.gov)

The following can be helpful to determine risk: If you were born before 1957, you would have been exposed to measles during your school years since it was quite ubiquitous at one time. This would have caused a natural immunity. If you were born in 1957 or later, you would have received the measles vaccine during your childhood. By 1970, measles was considered to be completely wiped out in the US. At this point in time, there is no recommendation for adults to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated for measles. The current outbreak is affecting infants and children who have never been vaccinated. People coming in from other countries where vaccines are not provided have spread the disease to unvaccinated infants or children.

If you have any questions regarding your family’s health and safety, contact your family physician.

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