A person with a confirmed case of measles traveled through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last week. So, what symptoms should you be on the look out for?
Dr. Omar Gonzalez is an epidemiologist at Dignity Health in Phoenix. He says a fever, chills, fatigue, sneezing and loss of appetite may appear first.
"And after that is when the rash presents, you know, the typical rash. What people refer, ‘like I have my red dots on my face.’ Yes, because it starts from the head, goes to the neck and trunk, and then to the extremities."
Gonzalez says that in rare cases, even vaccinated individuals can contract the virus.
"Most of the time it would be a very mild disease. Sometimes the rash even is a little bit different and the period of developing can be a lot shorter," Gonzalez said.
A measles titer test can determine whether you have immunity by measuring antibody levels in your blood.
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