OC infant confirmed to have measles
LA, OC health officials warn of measles case confirmed in infant traveler
OC infant confirmed to have measles after arriving at LAX following overseas travel
Health officials say Orange County infant with measles traveled through LAX in early January
By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Health officials on Tuesday advised the public that a person with a confirmed case of measles traveled through Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month.
H ealth officials have issued a warning about a potential measles outbreak at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after an infant tested positive for the disease. The young ch
Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC estimates 3 to 4 million people were infected and 400 to 400 people died from the virus every year in the United States.
Kennedy's immediate response to news of the measles death, the first in the U.S. since 2015, was to say that such outbreaks are a commonplace event. He incorrectly alluded to two deaths and said that hospitalized patients were being kept "mainly for quarantine" reasons.
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