Flight attendant in deep coma after contracting measles

[Tanuki]

http://time.com/5573491/flight-attendant-coma-measles/?utm_source=time.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=time-health&utm_content=2019041919pm&eminfo=%7b%22EMAIL%22%3a%22SjEYrapSkvT4FB5CpZ5%2fpM302xm%2bSCt8%22%2c%22BRAND%22%3a%22TD%22%2c%22CONTENT%22%3a%22Newsletter%22%2c%22UID%22%3a%22TD_HFR_0AE24D01-6461-411E-94F3-31BCE7D99EF4%22%2c%22SUBID%22%3a%22115707573%22%2c%22JOBID%22%3a%22947212%22%2c%22NEWSLETTER%22%3a%22TIME_FOR_HEALTH_FRIDAY%22%2c%22ZIP%22%3a%2237115%22%2c%22COUNTRY%22%3a%22%22%7d

"...The 43-year-old female El Al Airlines flight attendant was admitted to a hospital after coming down with a fever on March 31, CBS News reports. Her condition has worsened since then, and she now has encephalitis, or brain inflammation, and is breathing with the assistance of a respirator at Israel’s Meir Medical Center, according to CNN.

Israeli health officials said the woman may have been infected with measles in New York, Israel or a flight between the two locations, both of which are experiencing active measles outbreaks. No other passengers appear to have contracted measles, CNN reports.

The woman’s case illustrates the possible severity of the measles virus. Although it typically results in relatively minor symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose and rash, the contagious virus can lead to life-threatening complications such as encephalitis. In 2017 alone, 110,000 people died from measles, the World Health Organization estimates. More than 112,000 measles cases across 170 countries have been reported by the WHO this year."....
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[RainCaster]

1. And the preventative was so simple

[boston bean]

2. She had the vaccine.

[RainCaster]

3. Single dose, two are required for max effectiveness

[boston bean]

5. middle aged people never got two doses, they got one.

plus one dose is 93% effective, while two is 97%.

Plus there are other factors as to the type of vaccine you received and whether it was administered properly, in the 60's and 70's.

[UniteFightBack]

4. I heard a report last night that folks who were vaccinated in the 60's (I'm sorry I forget

the exact time frame) the shot was not effective and they should get a booster.

[MiniMe]

6. I don't remember ever getting the vaccine,

but I had measles and mumps as a young kid so supposedly I got my immunity that way