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Middletown medical director briefs board on measles risks, vaccine schedule amid recent U.S. outbreaks
Summary
Dr. Genowy told the Middletown Board of Health and Environment that measles is highly contagious, has no antiviral treatment, and that vaccination remains the primary prevention; he reviewed U.S. case counts, outbreak concentrations, and the local public-health implications.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — At its March 11 meeting, the Middletown Board of Health and Environment heard an educational presentation on measles from the board’s medical director, Dr. Genowy, who reviewed the virus’s symptoms, the U.S. case trend and the current vaccine schedule.
Dr. Genowy told the board, “There is no antiviral treatment, so there's no real medication that can treat it once you contract the virus. But there's an extremely effective vaccine that's been around for quite a while.” He described measles as highly contagious—“9 of 10 close contacts are gonna get it”—and noted that the characteristic rash is “kind of the hallmark symptom.”
The presentation…
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