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NBC LA - Teen girl with measles was at Disneyland and California Adventure on August 12

Syriel

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That's certainly one way to spread an infection.



The teen, who traveled to California from New Zealand, went to the theme parks on Aug. 12, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. She also may have exposed people at the adjacent Desert Palms hotel, 631 W. Katella Ave., where she apparently stayed from Aug. 11-15.

The Health Care Agency "has been working with the facilities listed above to reach people who had known close contact with this case," according to OCHCA.

Anyone who may have been at the parks or at the hotel on the dates in question was urged to monitor themselves for fever and/or unexplained rash, which could develop as long as 21 days after exposure. Anyone who develops symptoms was urged to stay at home and contact a health care provider.
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Disneyland was the site of a measles outbreak that began in December 2014 and resulted in 125 measles cases in various states including California, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah and Washington. There were also cases in Mexico and Canada that were tied to the exposure at the theme park in Anaheim.
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Lukar

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The girl's parents need to be held accountable.
 
Z-Beat

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I was there on the 11th

phew



Desert Palms hotel, 631 W. Katella Ave., where she apparently stayed from Aug. 11-15.
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I didn't go anywhere near that hotel but now I'm paranoid

Don't take your measles kids to theme parks
 
Nothing Loud

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Even my home country of Colombia requires you to provide proof of vaccination to enter certain areas (like I think Tayrona) of the country. Why the fuck doesn't the US require proof of vaccination for someone to do something like this? My god this is dangerous. People bring their 6-12 month babies in strollers to Disneyland!
 
Curler

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I wonder how these places even find out that a person has measles? Amusement parks, sports parks, I don't see why a parent would just be like "btw, my kid has measles". As for this case with being from another country, I wish there was a way to keep people from flying when they contract something.
 
Z-Beat

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It's not the first time Disneyland's been slapped with measles exposure.
 
Kirblar

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Curler said:
I wonder how these places even find out that a person has measles? Amusement parks, sports parks, I don't see why a parent would just be like "btw, my kid has measles". As for this case with being from another country, I wish there was a way to keep people from flying when they contract something.
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Person gets sick, goes to doctors, doctors inform the state, state investigators reach out to all affected businesses/locations.
 
Curler

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Kirblar said:
Person gets sick, goes to doctors, doctors inform the state, state investigators reach out to all affected businesses/locations.
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I guess this is a HIPAA exception (or the NZ equivalent), then, but I'm surprised this isn't enough to temporarily put someone on a no-fly list.
 
Maxina

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Forcibly give her a vaccination, charge the parents with a hefty fee for putting people at risk, and send em back.
 
Stinkles

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LukarWuff said:
The girl's parents need to be held accountable.
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Maxina said:
Forcibly give her a vaccination, charge the parents with a hefty fee for putting people at risk, and send em back.
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The NBC article doesn't say anything about her parents, symptoms or timeline. For all we know she may have caught measles at LAX from a Goop subscriber.

You can also still potentially get measles even if you've been vaccinated. It's 93% effective but it is not infallible.
 
Curler

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Not sure if there was a topic on this too, but sidenote that there was also a warning going out for people at EVO this year in Vegas -_- Really feels like the ending of Rise of the Planet of the Apes...
 

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Disneyland should check people's immunization records at the security check point heh
 

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We need to stop giving visas to the people coming in from these disease-ridde-- huh, what's that? She's white? Oh, OK, everything's fine. What's a few measles viruses between friends anyway
 
potato

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Can someone explain this to me? If I'm vaccinated I have nothing to worry about right?
 
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