Three schools in Windsor-Essex are being added to the growing list of measles exposure sites.
According to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, someone with the virus attended Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Elementary School in Stoney Point, St. Louis Catholic Elementary School in Leamington, and Margaret D Bennie Public School in Leamington.
Anyone at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Elementary School on April 15 from 9:15 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. should make sure they and anyone they've come in contact with are vaccinated.
This goes for anyone at St. Louis Catholic Elementary School between 9:15 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. on Apr. 3, 4, 7,8,9, or 10 and Margaret D Bennie Public School from 9:15 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. on Apr. 11 and 14.
Along with checking vaccination statuses, anyone who visited these sites during the mentioned times should monitor for symptoms for up to 21 days from when they may have been exposed.
Measles is a viral infection that spreads through coughing and sneezing and is very contagious. However, most school-aged children who are fully vaccinated with two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine are protected.
It usually begins with a mild to moderate fever accompanied by a cough, runny nose, and red eyes usually about 10-12 days after exposure. Tiny blue-white spots inside the mouth may also be present.
A red blotchy rash appears 3-7 days after these initial symptoms, usually on the face at first, along the hairline, and then spreading to the neck, trunk, arms, legs, and feet, lasting five to six days.