{"id":44668,"date":"2013-09-18T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T05:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=44668"},"modified":"2020-09-11T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T02:28:18","slug":"qld-health-issues-measles-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/09\/18\/qld-health-issues-measles-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Qld Health Issues Measles Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dr<\/a>
Queensland\u2019s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 18, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland is in the grip of a measles outbreak, with 16 cases reported so far this year.<\/p>\n

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has urged all Queenslanders to ensure their vaccinations were up-to-date to prevent the disease spreading further.<\/p>\n

\u201cVaccination is the only way to protect yourself and your children against measles,\u201d Dr Young said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeasles is the most highly contagious virus known to man,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are exposed and not protected, you will get infected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Young said most areas of Queensland had more than 90 per cent of children fully vaccinated. The Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast are slightly below 90 per cent with the Torres Strait and Cape York areas having the highest percentage of vaccinated children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile 90 per cent vaccinated sounds good, it is important to remember that leaves up to 10 per cent of children who aren\u2019t properly protected against measles,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see a lot of cases in adults who may not have received the vaccine as a child and at the same time there were not as many measles cases in the community because vaccine was being used, and so these people weren\u2019t exposed to measles and now don\u2019t have an immunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe usually see outbreaks start with importation from a traveller or tourist from overseas areas where measles still circulates.<\/p>\n

\u201cMums and dads, if you know your 20 or 30-something child is going on a trip, get them to go to their GP to get a measles vaccine. They may not go themselves so we want you to tell them to do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also provide free measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations for anyone born in or after 1966. They just need to see their GP to get two documented doses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Young said measles was a very serious disease which could have potentially life-threatening consequences.
\n<\/strong>
\nAround one-third of adults who contract it require hospitalisation.<\/p>\n

Dr Young said early symptoms of measles include runny nose, cough, red eyes, aches and pains and then fever.<\/p>\n

“If you have these symptoms, even if you don’t have a rash, you may have measles. Stay home and talk to your GP about getting tested and diagnosed,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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