Friday 30/May/2025 – 05:47 PM
Health officials in Colorado state announced a maximum alert at Denver International Airport, after confirming 3 cases of measles disease, one of the most infectious diseases in the world, according to Daily Mail.
Denver International Airport is on top alert after recording three measles disease
The first injury was monitored in a passenger who arrived on the Turkish Airlines flight on May 13, where he stayed in a nearby hotel on May 13 and 14, which offered hundreds of travelers and auditors at risk, and the Ministry of Health in Colorado confirmed that there are two additional cases of measles on the same trip No. 201.
It turned out that one of the injured was traveling outside the state and was causing during the trip, while the injured child was less than five years old.
He had not received vaccination, and he is now undergoing treatment in the hospital, while the third case is not clear whether it was vaccinated or not.
The Ministry of Health indicated that the injury between the people in full people is rare, and represents only about 3% of cases, and they usually have lighter symptoms.
The Ministry warned all those who were at Denver International Airport during the day of May 13 and 14, which receives about 226,000 passengers per day, that it is necessary to monitor the appearance of measles symptoms such as rash, fever and coughing, for a period of 21 days, and contact immediately with the health care provider when any of these symptoms appear.
It is noteworthy that measles are considered one of the most infectious diseases, as one patient can transmit the infection to nine out of ten unacceptable people.