Task_2_.docx (2) Â Â Â Â Task 2 International Outbreak Task 2 Western Governors University International Outbreak A. Measles also known as Rubeola is a contagious disease spread in the air when the infected pers
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Task_2_.docx (2) Â Â Â Â Task 2 International Outbreak Task 2 Western Governors University International Outbreak A. Measles also known as Rubeola is a contagious disease spread in the air when the infected person coughs or sneezes. For up to two hours the virus can live in the air, even after the infected person has left. The initial symptoms of measles appear as a common cold but then a ash forms and spread throughout the body. The cause of death in measles is often encephalitis or swelling of the brain. Now, we have a Measles vaccine which has led to a 99% reduction in Measles since the vaccine program started in 1963. Before the start of the measles vaccine program 3-4 million people were infected with the disease (CDC), June 2019 B. Description of a chosen international outbreak Includes: As stated above measles is a very contagious disease that can spread rapidly. However, it is preventable as long as people continue to immunize against it. The Ohio measles outbreak of 2014 began when Amish missionaries traveled to the Philippines, contracted the measles virus and brought it back to Ohio. In the Amish community it is very common to not be vaccinated so this is why the missionaries were so susceptible to contracting the disease. Symptoms of measles in the Philippines were first recognized in February 2013 and because people in the Philippines do not vaccinate for Measles it spread rapidly. The Outbreak in Ohio was discovered in March 2014 after the Amish missionaries retur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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