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Health officials are sounding the alarm over a potential measles exposure at Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport.<\/p>\n

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An infected adult was mainly confined to the airport\u2019s Terminal 1 area, potentially exposing hundreds of others to the world\u2019s most infectious disease.<\/p>\n

The person was at the airport \u2013<\/p>\n

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the world\u2019s fourth busiest in terms of passenger numbers \u2013 on April 22 and April 23 between 10am and 8pm both days.<\/p>\n

They had had one prior dose of the MMR vaccine but they went on to develop a rash on April 25 and tests confirmed they had contracted measles\u2026..<\/p>\n

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CONTINUE READING IN BELOW<\/p>\n

Since being being diagnosed,<\/p>\n

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they have been been isolating home.<\/p>\n

Another case was identified days later<\/p>\n

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in an adult living in the same county in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Their vaccination status is unknown,<\/p>\n

but they checked into to a local hospital for treatment<\/p>\n

on April 28 and medical staff quickly isolated them.<\/p>\n

Officials are warning anyone who fears they may have been exposed to contact their health provider and monitor<\/p>\n

for symptoms in what is the latest in a string<\/p>\n

of measles scares to rock America\u2019s<\/p>\n

major airports and surrounding neighborhoods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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