Measles viruses. 3D illustration showing structure of measles virus with surface glycoprotein spikes heamagglutinin-neuraminidase and fusion protein.
The Northwestern Ontario Health Unit says it's investigating a probable case of measles in an infant in the Sioux Lookout area. If confirmed, the case would mark the first of the highly-0contagious disease in northern Ontario this year. The northern part of the province has not seen the same spike in measles as the rest of Ontario.The Northwestern Ontario Health Unit says it's investigating a probable case of measles in an infant in the Sioux Lookout area.
The NWHU says anyone who visited any of those locations during the listed times on May 27 should check their vaccination records to ensure protection from measles. Those unsure of their vaccination status can contact their health-care provider or the NWHU. Records can also be obtained through ICON, the NWHU said.
Symptoms can include a high fever, cold-like symptoms, cough, runny nose, small spots with white centres inside the mouth, sore eyes, sensitivity to light, and a red blotchy rash lasting four to seven days. "It heightens your awareness a little bit more, when you see it actually sort of making its way potentially up into our region," she said about the potential case in Sioux Lookout. "We've heard about cases in southern Ontario that are taking place, and it just goes to show that we're not immune from it."
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