{"id":30844,"date":"2025-07-01T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30844"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:32:56","slug":"what-to-know-about-measles-when-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30844","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Measles When Traveling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Summer travel raises fears that the highly infectious virus will spread. Here\u2019s how to protect yourself and your family.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Measles, most unfortunately, is back in the news and in the air. In the United States, more than a thousand cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2025, the majority of them in an outbreak in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/news-alerts\/measles-outbreak-2025\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Texas,<\/a> which is still going on, and has resulted in at least three deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Because measles is one of the most infectious viruses known, summer travel raises fears that it will spread, and that crowded conditions may place travelers at risk, either en route to or at their destinations. One of the most notorious outbreaks in the United States was, in fact, travel related: <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2015\/02\/02\/us\/measles-facts.html\" title>a 2014 exposure at Disneyland<\/a> that resulted in well over 100 cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The good news is that there is an effective vaccine. Making sure that all your eligible family members are fully vaccinated before travel can help keep them safe, wherever your journey takes you.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-641b573c\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Staying safe in airports, on airplanes and in crowded areas<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One problem with measles is not only that it <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/causes\/index.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spreads so efficiently<\/a>, but also that it hangs in the air and remains infectious for a couple of hours. It can also survive on surfaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So you don\u2019t have to be in the room or on the bus with the sick person. The other problem is that the most infectious period begins before the signature rash appears \u2014 people who are coming down with measles often have extremely runny noses, and yes, there\u2019s measles virus in the mucous, as well as in their breath and their coughs and sneezes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those who are vulnerable might consider masks in airports, airplanes and other crowded circumstances, which also protect against other infections. Those at highest risk \u2014 unvaccinated and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/10\/well\/immunocompromised-disease.html\" title>immunocompromised<\/a> people \u2014 should think carefully about avoiding crowds, especially indoors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\" data-tpl=\"t\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Here\u2019s how to protect yourself and your family.Measles, most unfortunately, is back in the news and in the air. In the United States, more than a thousand cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2025, the majority of them in an outbreak in Texas, which is still going on, and has resulted in at least three deaths.Because measles is one of the most infectious viruses known, summer travel raises fears that it will spread, and that crowded conditions may place travelers at risk, either en route to or at their destinations. One of the most notorious outbreaks in the United States was, in fact, travel related: a 2014 exposure at Disneyland that resulted in well over 100 cases.The good news is that there is an effective vaccine. Making sure that all your eligible family members are fully vaccinated before travel can help keep them safe, wherever your journey takes you.Staying safe in airports, on airplanes and in crowded areasOne problem with measles is not only that it spreads so efficiently, but also that it hangs in the air and remains infectious for a couple of hours. It can also survive on surfaces.So you don\u2019t have to be in the room or on the bus with the sick person. The other problem is that the most infectious period begins before the signature rash appears \u2014 people who are coming down with measles often have extremely runny noses, and yes, there\u2019s measles virus in the mucous, as well as in their breath and their coughs and sneezes.Those who are vulnerable might consider masks in airports, airplanes and other crowded circumstances, which also protect against other infections. 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