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Measles Diagnosis in Ocean County:
What Residents Should Know
The New Jersey Department of Health announced on Thursday that a resident of Ocean County has been diagnosed with measles.
According to the Health Department, there is now only one verified case in New Jersey, and there isn't much information available about it. According to officials, a home outbreak in February has resulted in three additional cases in the state.
A high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and rash are all signs of measles, and they often show up three to five days after the onset of symptoms. Typically, the rash starts as flat, red spots at the hairline on the face and moves down to the neck, torso, arms, legs, and feet. In addition to causing severe side effects including pneumonia and encephalitis (brain swelling), measles can also result in miscarriages in pregnant women, early births, or low birth weight babies.
Health officials are notifying anybody who may have been exposed and conducting contact tracing in collaboration with local partners. Symptoms could appear in anyone who may have been exposed until July 22.
As of Thursday, no additional associated cases in New Jersey have been identified, state officials said.
