On Wednesday, a woman gave birth to a hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast -growing measles outbreak in a Texas, Texas. Doctors did not realize until the young mother was admitted and she was affected by measles.
Until then, other new mothers, newborns and their families at the University of Medical Center in Lubbock were inadvertently exposed to the virus, which is considered to be the most infectious part of the world.
The hospital staff is roaming around with efforts to overcome the damage – enforcement of emergency masked policies and giving immunoglobulin to young children up to three days of young children, an antibody that helps their delicate immune system fight infection.
A 2021 studies It has been found that therapy is extremely effective in preventing newborns from becoming ill.
“These children did not say for the exhibition,” said Chad Curry, the training chief of the University Medical Center EMS. “But at the end of the day, this is the only way we can protect them.”
Neither the Krai nor the representatives of the UMC can give the exact number of newborns exposed.
It is unclear when a woman experienced positively for measles. Health officials are putting a wide network in an attempt to contact everyone that may have been exposed to this particular patient. Viral particles can last up to two hours in the air or surfaces.
This is a blow to public health officials on the next posts trying to stop the growing epidemic.
Last weekend, Public Health Director Citreen Wells said Lubbock’s Department of Health said he felt as if the outbreak had begun to overcome. At that time, it seemed that matters were on the rise. Doctors’ offices had become a boyfriend to ensure that patients are likely to be exposed to measles.
This new development, he said in an interview on Friday, “It looks like we have returned to the square.”
The outbreak expanded this week from Texas and New Mexico to Oklahoma, where two cases were confirmed. New Mexico reported 35 Cases
West Texas remains the center of the outbreak that began last month. On Friday, Texas Department of State Health Services 259 measles cases reported. Most (201) have been in children and adolescents.
A 6 -year -old girl, a baby died in Ginus County, Texas. An adult in New Mexico is investigating another death. Nor was vaccinations against measles.
Overall, the current number of current cases has exceeded tomorrow reported in 2024.
Curi, who has arranged several immunoglobulin shots for newborns in recent times, stressed that these children would need to vaccinate if they were quite a long time.
He said, “This is just a small, good for a short period. He said that he still needs to vaccinate. This is the only protection.