The public is being alerted by the Oakland County Health Division about a measles exposure site that involves an individual from a different county.
Measles exposure may have occurred to anyone who visited the medical office building located at 3950 S. Rochester Road, in Rochester Hills, on the intersection of Rochester Road and South Boulevard, on Tuesday, June 3, at any time between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
For high-risk individuals, Immune Globulin (IG) treatment is effective within six days of exposure if you believe you were exposed to measles at this location on June 3.
Pregnant women, unvaccinated children under five, those with impaired immune systems from sickness and illness (such as HIV or diabetes), malnourishment, and/or drug use are all considered high-risk persons.
Keep an eye on your symptoms until June 24 if you are not eligible for IG. Give your doctor a call in advance if symptoms appear.
People who were born in 1957 or earlier are thought to be immune to the illness.
Direct human-to-person contact and airborne transmission are the two main ways that measles is spread. It is a highly contagious disease that can be prevented by vaccination.
To protect themselves and others around them, the Health Division advises unvaccinated people one year of age and older to get the measles vaccine.
Anyone who has not received two MMR vaccinations, is unclear whether they have received the vaccine, or is uncertain whether they have ever had measles should speak with their doctor.
After an infected individual coughs or sneezes, measles can remain in the air for up to two hours. Measles symptoms can develop up to 21 days after exposure, but they often start seven to 14 days later.
Many pharmacies, the Oakland County Health Division offices in Southfield and Pontiac, and certain healthcare providers offer the MMR vaccine.
