Three more measles exposure sites listed in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region's public health unit has added three more locations to its list of possible measles exposure sites.
They are:
Waterloo Region Health Network @ Midtown (formerly Grand River Hospital) from 9:20 p.m. on April 26 to 4:20 a.m. on April 27
Waterloo Region Health Network @ Queen's (formerly St. Mary's General Hospital) from 8:15 p.m. on May 3 to 12:23 a.m. on May 4
Waterloo Region Health Network @ Queen's (formerly St. Mary's General Hospital) from 11 p.m. on May 4 to 9:50 a.m. on May 6
Anyone who visited these locations, during the times indicated, are asked to monitor for measles symptoms until at least May 26.
Three other locations, previously posted, remain on the health unit's website:
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (The Aud) from 6 p.m. on April 24 to 1 a.m. on April 25
Conestoga Mall in Waterloo from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 22
Waterloo Region Health Network @ Midtown (formerly Grand River Hospital) between 9:20 p.m. and midnight on April 18
Measles is a highly contagious virus. The disease can spread through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes. Even brief exposure to measles can result in illness.
Symptoms include a fever, runny nose, cough, red watery eyes, small white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash. Other signs of measles include diarrhea, ear infections and pneumonia. In severe cases, measles can cause brain inflammation and death.
It usually takes between seven and 21 days for symptoms to show up.
Anyone who believes they may have been exposed to the illness is asked to stay at home and avoid contact with others. If medical treatment is needed, people are urged to contact their health provider ahead of time to prevent measles from spreading to other patients.
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