Measles investigation in King County

10 icons of people. One is red, the others are yellow. Text: Measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is so contagious that if one person has it, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected. Logo: CDC

Update on 5.4.19: New measles exposures (unrelated to case below) posted here Update on 1.23.19 at 7:30 p.m.: Laboratory tests have confirmed this as a measles case. Original post: Disease investigators from Public Health – Seattle & King County are investigating a suspected measles infection in a King County resident. The King County resident, a […]

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