Toronto Public Well being (TPH) says travellers might have been uncovered to measles on Wednesday in the event that they have been on a Turkish Airways flight or in the event that they handed by Terminal 1 at Pearson Worldwide Airport.
The general public well being unit says it’s investigating a case of measles involving an individual on Turkish Airways Flight TK17 from Istanbul to Toronto that arrived at 5:30 p.m. at Terminal 1.
TPH stated it urges anybody who thinks they could have uncovered to the virus to examine their vaccination data and monitor for signs till Feb. 12.
Individuals who haven’t acquired two doses of the measles vaccine or haven’t had measles earlier than are liable to an infection.
Signs can embrace fever, runny nostril, cough, crimson eyes, a crimson rash that begins on the face and spreads down the physique and small blue-white spots on the within of the mouth and throat.
Measles is a extremely contagious virus that may keep within the air or on surfaces for as much as two hours, TPH stated.
Folks can develop into contaminated in the event that they breathe contaminated air or contact an contaminated floor, then contact their eyes, nostril or mouth.
Folks born in 1970 or later require two doses of the measles vaccine for the very best safety in the event that they haven’t had the virus. Anybody born earlier than 1970 might have had a measles an infection, because the virus was widespread throughout that point.
