Public health departments are investigating a measles outbreak. Four unvaccinated children fell ill with the measles.
Local public health departments are investigating a measles outbreak linked to a local child care facility.
The child care facility temporarily closed and has notified parents and is cooperating with investigators, according to the public health departments.'Never saw it coming': Ohio child's kidneys nearly failed due to Wendy's E. coli outbreak The measles are considered highly contagious and 90% of unvaccinated individuals who are exposed to measles will become infected, according to Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health.
Symptoms of the measles include fever, cough, rash, runny nose and red or watery eyes. About one in 1,000 people who contract the measles could develop brain swelling, which could lead to serious brain damage, according to the CDC.
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