Preparing and Responding to Measles: Checklist for Congregate Shelters

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Division of Viral Diseases ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Description:
  Why Should Congregate Shelters Prepare for Measles? Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. If one person has measles, up to 9 in 10 people nearby will become infected if they are not protected through vaccination or previous infection.
  
  Measles can spread quickly in congregate shelters because program participants/clients, staff, and volunteers are in close contact and may use shared spaces with many other people.
  
  Measles is more than just a rash — it can cause serious health complications and even death. About 1 in 5 people who get measles will be hospitalized. The best protection is the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
  
  The risk for widespread measles in the U.S. remains low. However, measles cases occur in the U.S. every year when unvaccinated travelers get measles while they are in other countries and return to the U.S. Outbreaks also occur when measles spreads in under-vaccinated communities. Anyone without immunity to measles is at risk.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Publication date estimated from document properties or from webpage description.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Ill-Housed Persons Isolation Measles Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Measles Vaccine Measles Virus Personal Protective Equipment Signs And Symptoms Vaccination Vaccines

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• Series:
  Be Ready for Measles Toolkit   ; Be Ready for Measles  
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Checklist
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
• Division:
  DVD - Division of Viral Diseases
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257194/cdc_257194_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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