Measles today at Detroit airport, what you need to know

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DETROIT — People who visited portions of Detroit Metro Airport on March 6 are being advised to seek help after a case was confirmed in a traveler.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that people who received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine twice as children are considered protected for life. Others who have not been vaccinated or had only one shot could come down with the disease, which can be life threatening.

This child has a 4-day-old measles rash.  

BARBARA RICE, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM

"Anyone who was at the airport's North Terminal between 2 and 5 p.m. that day should seek medical attention from their primary care provider if they develop symptoms of the disease," according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. But call first: A person with measles sitting in a doctor's reception area waiting for treatment can transmit the disease.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport is a hub for Delta Air Lines in its McNamara Terminal. Various airlines have international flights — many of which fly out of the North Terminal — to and from Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico and the Netherlands.