LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky health officials are warning the public after a case of measles was confirmed in northern Kentucky earlier this week.
A post on the Kentucky Department for Public Health's Facebook page said it has "identified potential measles exposures in Grant County, Kentucky." According to the post, the exposure has been traced to "an unvaccinated, out-of-state traveler" that stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to Dec. 30. That person also visited the Ark Encounter on Dec. 29.
Measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus, can cause serious health problems, especially in young children and the elderly. The virus spreads through the air after someone infected coughs or sneezes. It can then linger for up to two hours after the infected person leaves.
The virus can also be spread if someone touches surfaces that an infected person has touched.
Symptoms include a cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by white spots that appear on the face and down the body. Two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is the best protection against measles, according to health officials.
Contact your healthcare provider if you think you or someone in your family may have been exposed.
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