{"id":16878,"date":"2025-06-26T17:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/16878\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:44:07","slug":"2-more-utahns-diagnosed-with-measles-bringing-state-total-to-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/16878\/","title":{"rendered":"2 more Utahns diagnosed with measles, bringing state total to 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 Utah public health officials on Thursday became aware of two more people diagnosed with measles, bringing the total cases in the state to five.<\/p>\n<p>One of the newly identified individuals with measles is a minor and the other is an adult, according to a news release from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. One person is a Utah County resident and the other is from the southwest health district.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, two of the five Utahns who have been diagnosed with measles had to be hospitalized due to complications but have since been released.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Among the five positive cases that have been reported, two of the people diagnosed with measles in Utah are unvaccinated, pregnant Utahns,&#8221; said the release.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s additions to the measles count in the state follow closely on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51334912\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two other measles diagnoses<\/a> on Tuesday, also from Utah County and the southwest health district.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials on Tuesday said during the first person&#8217;s &#8220;infectious period but prior to diagnosis,&#8221; the person visited &#8220;several&#8221; public places. This included the Timpanogos Regional Emergency Room on June 14 between 2:14 p.m. and 7:02 p.m., and the Parkway Health Center in Orem on June 13, though no specific time was given.<\/p>\n<p>Early stages of measles symptoms \u2014 high fever, cough, runny nose or red eyes \u2014 usually appear seven to 14 days after exposure. A rash typically appears after four days of fever.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has been exposed to measles or is showing symptoms should call a health care provider first before visiting a clinic to prevent spreading the disease to others, the department said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A large majority of Utahns (more than 90%) have been vaccinated against measles and are highly protected against infection,&#8221; the health department said. &#8220;Measles is a highly contagious disease that can cause serious illness, especially in young children, pregnant women and people who have weakened immune systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n                                    The Key Takeaways for this article were generated with the assistance of large language models and reviewed by our editorial team. 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