PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Oregon health officials are warning the public about possible measles exposure at two Portland-area medical facilities, including an emergency department waiting room, after an infected person visited the locations.<\/p>\n
The Oregon Health Authority and health officials in Washington and Multnomah counties said people may have been exposed if they were at Randall\u2019s Children Hospital\u2019s emergency department waiting room, 2801 N. Gantenbein Ave., during any of these times: 8:10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23; 10:51 p.m. Thursday to 12:55 a.m. Friday, July 24; and 11:36 a.m. to 2:11 p.m. Saturday, July 25.<\/p>\n
Officials also said exposure may have occurred at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center\u2019s East Pavilion Medical Office Building \u2014 including the lobby, elevators and seventh floor \u2014 at 9155 SW Barnes Road between 10:20 a.m. and 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 28.<\/p>\n
Anyone who was at those locations during the specified windows should contact a health care provider immediately and report the possible exposure, officials said. Providers can determine whether a person is immune based on vaccination records, age or laboratory evidence of a prior infection.<\/p>\n
Families without a primary care provider can establish care at any of Multnomah County\u2019s seven primary care clinics or nine student health centers, which are based at high schools and open to anyone ages 5 to 18, by calling 503-988-5558 to schedule a new patient appointment.<\/p>\n
Measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes and can stay in the air for up to two hours after the person leaves, health officials said. People are contagious for four days before a rash appears and up to four days after it develops.<\/p>\n
Symptoms typically begin seven to 21 days after exposure and often include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that usually starts on the face and spreads, officials said. Complications can include ear infections, lung infections and diarrhea, while brain swelling is rare but more serious.<\/p>\n
Measles can be especially dangerous for infants and children younger than 5, adults older than 20, pregnant people and those with weakened immune systems, officials said, noting that in developed countries one or two out of every 1,000 cases has been fatal in recent years.<\/p>\n
Health officials said the measles vaccine is highly effective, with two doses of the MMR vaccine about 97% effective at preventing the disease. They said severe illness is rare among people who are up to date on vaccinations.<\/p>\n
Public health officials urged anyone who has a measles-like rash \u2014 or who was exposed within the past 21 days and has symptoms such as fever, cough or red eyes \u2014 not to arrive unannounced at a medical office. Instead, they should call ahead to a health care provider or urgent care clinic to arrange a plan to avoid exposing others in waiting rooms, officials said.<\/p>\n
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