{"id":35424,"date":"2017-07-19T04:56:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T04:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=35424"},"modified":"2017-07-19T04:56:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T04:56:46","slug":"person-with-measles-visited-popular-new-hampshire-beach-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/person-with-measles-visited-popular-new-hampshire-beach-officials-say.html","title":{"rendered":"Person with measles visited popular New Hampshire beach, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Person with measles visited popular New Hampshire beach, officials say<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Person with measles visited popular New Hampshire beach, officials say:- Health officials in New Hampshire issued a warning Monday about potential exposure to measles at a popular beach on the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">State officials said the out-of-state resident with measles traveled to Hampton Beach on July 9, and spent several hours there at various locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The infected visitor was in the area from noon until 6 p.m. and spent time on the beach, in addition to several locations on Ocean Boulevard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The person spent almost all their time in the open air, which &#8220;likely minimizes the risk of further transmission,&#8221; the health department said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cMeasles is a very contagious disease because it can be transmitted through the air. However, we do not anticipate a large outbreak because of the high vaccination rate of people in the state,\u201d State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said in a statement. \u201cThis situation is a good reminder for people to check their own vaccination status to make sure they are protected against future infection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Officials, however, are encouraging people who were at Hampton Beach on July 9 to monitor themselves for symptoms, which usually begin with high fever, cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis several days before development of a body rash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Anyone who feels sick is urged by health officials to contact their healthcare provider before going directly to a healthcare facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">source: http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2017\/07\/18\/person-with-measles-visited-popular-new-hampshire-beach-officials-say.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/person-with-measles-visited-popular-new-hampshire-beach-officials-say.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Person with measles visited popular New Hampshire beach, officials say Person with measles visited popular New Hampshire beach, officials say:- Health officials in New Hampshire issued a warning Monday about potential exposure to measles at a popular beach on the Atlantic Ocean. 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