▲A man in Japan had no history of traveling abroad, but he was diagnosed with the disease after coming into contact with a measles patient. (Picture taken from Unsplash gallery)
[NOWnews今日新聞] People who plan to travel to Japan in the near future should be careful! The measles epidemic in Japan has spread rapidly, with cases reported in Tokyo, Osaka and other places. On the 24th of last month (February), a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Kansai Airport in Japan had 8 passengers on the same flight. Confirmed. A man in his 30s from Kyoto has no recent travel history, but when he went to Kansai Airport last month, he was suspected of coming into contact with passengers on the flight and was also diagnosed. Experts urge not to ignore the seriousness of measles and to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
According to a report by NHK, the Kyoto City authorities stated that a 30-year-old man in Kyoto developed fever symptoms on the 7th of this month. Although he went to the hospital twice, his condition did not improve, and he developed rashes and pneumonia one after another. Common symptoms of measles such as spots. The man went to another medical institution for treatment on the 12th and was diagnosed with measles.
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The man had no recent travel history, but he went to Kansai Airport last month and came into contact with a male passenger who was on a flight returning from the United Arab Emirates, and was infected. The man has returned home for recuperation and is recovering in a stable condition.
According to the Kyoto City authorities, before developing symptoms, the man took a train between Kyoto and Osaka on the 6th of this month and entered a restaurant in Osaka. According to the published footprints, the man took the Kintetsu Kyoto Line from Toji Station to Tambabashi Station from 12:00 to 12:20 noon on March 6, and transferred to the Keihan Line from Tamba at 12:20 noon. Bridge Station to Kyobashi Station. At 3 p.m. on the same day, the man went to Starbucks Osaka Castle Park branch to take out drinks, took the Keihan Line again from Kyobashi Station to Tambabashi Station around 9 to 10 p.m., and took the Kintetsu Line back to Tambabashi Station at around 10 p.m. Toji Station.
Dr. Yasui Yoshinoori, director of the Infection Management Office of Osaka Prefecture Kesei Nakatsu Hospital, said that measles is very contagious and is a disease that can be transmitted through the air. It mostly occurs in spring and summer. “There are so many confirmed cases just in spring. By May and June, I’m afraid the epidemic will be even more difficult to control.”
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Yasui emphasized that the incubation period of measles is as long as 10 days, so if you have overlapped with a confirmed case and develop fever symptoms in the next 1 or 2 weeks, it is best to seek medical treatment proactively. And after fever symptoms appear, a rash may not necessarily occur, but this is the time when the infection is strongest and most likely to be transmitted to people around you, so be careful. “In addition, due to recent misinformation on the Internet such as “Measles infection can be cured by vitamins”, “Measles vaccine is useless”, “Infection can obtain natural antibodies” and other misinformation, the authorities stated that due to the high contagiousness of measles, there is no specific effect. If you are infected with measles without antibodies, you may die from severe pneumonia or encephalitis. We urge you not to ignore the seriousness of measles, and it is best to seize the opportunity to get vaccinated.
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2024-03-14 04:47:16
