Why a treatment used for over a century on diseases like measles, mumps and influenza could work to treat the new coronavirus strain.A measles outbreak in Columbus has nearly doubled its cases in the last two weeks, with three places across the city getting exposed to the disease, public health officials are reporting., up from the 24 cases that was reported earlier this month.
Jesus Power Assembly of God, 5215 Cleveland Ave. The date and time of exposure were Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Macy's and JCPenney stores inside Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Parkway. The date and time of exposure were Friday, 6:30-10:30 p.m.All 46 children were unvaccinated for the measles, with 19 hospitalized for the illness. Fifty-four percent of infections have occurred in children between the ages of 1 and 2, while 17% of cases occurred in kids between 3 and 5 years old. Eighteen of those cases occurred at schools and daycares.
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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.Measles outbreak reported at Columbus-area child care facility The disease is also highly contagious as around 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.Kelli Newman, spokeswoman for Columbus Public Health, has encouraged parents with children who are not vaccinated against the measles, to get a shot.