'This case, the second in Western Sydney in recent days, highlights the importance of parents getting their children vaccinated against measles as soon as possible after they turn one.'ĭr Selvey added that more cases were expected in the state due to large outbreaks in a number of overseas countries. 'Measles is a highly contagious infection, and the most vulnerable are infants under 12 months, who are too young to be vaccinated against it, other members of the community who are not fully vaccinated and people with a weakened immune system,' she said. NSW Health's Director of Communicable Disease Christine Selvey outlined the groups most vulnerable to the disease in the health body's alert. Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease (stock image) Symptoms can take up to 18 days to appear after exposure. Symptoms of measles include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body. Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease. That case involved an infant who contracted the disease in India before returning to Australia. There are no known links to this case and another recent measles case in Western Sydney reported last month. 'An investigation is underway to identify where the infant was exposed to measles.' 'NSW Health is urging people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after a Western Sydney infant diagnosed with the infection spent time at a large number of venues while infectious,' the alert read. Parents and children who attended a Wiggles concert in Campbelltown have been warned to check for measles symptoms after an infant at the venue tested positive to the disease
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