A man with measles traveled from India to Israel last week and the Health Ministry has been warning high-risk passengers from his flight about possible contagion – particularly infants under a year old, pregnant women and people suffering from immune deficiencies.
On Sunday the Health Ministry’s Tel Aviv office was notified of a measles patient who had been on Air India flight AI139 that departed New Delhi at 4:30 P.M. on April 12 and landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport at 9:45 P.M. the same day. The ministry is calling on passengers who come down with a fever or a rash to go to a doctor immediately.
Measles is a serious, contagious viral disease that causes a characteristic rash and general malaise. The virus is spread through an infected person’s coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge or phlegm. The virus can remain in the air for several hours. The risk of an unvaccinated person getting sick after exposure is 90 percent.
18/04/18 Ido Efrati/Haaretz
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On Sunday the Health Ministry’s Tel Aviv office was notified of a measles patient who had been on Air India flight AI139 that departed New Delhi at 4:30 P.M. on April 12 and landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport at 9:45 P.M. the same day. The ministry is calling on passengers who come down with a fever or a rash to go to a doctor immediately.
Measles is a serious, contagious viral disease that causes a characteristic rash and general malaise. The virus is spread through an infected person’s coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge or phlegm. The virus can remain in the air for several hours. The risk of an unvaccinated person getting sick after exposure is 90 percent.
18/04/18 Ido Efrati/Haaretz
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