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   From: nancy-pelosi-disease@barackobama.com   
      
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   Public health officials issued a warning Thursday that thousands   
   of Bay Area residents were potentially exposed to measles last   
   week when a UC Berkeley student with the virus attended classes   
   in Berkeley and rode on BART.   
      
   The student, a Contra Costa County resident whose name was not   
   released, was confirmed to have the highly contagious   
   respiratory disease on Wednesday, and was likely to have been   
   infected while traveling abroad, said officials with Contra   
   Costa Health Services. The student had not received a measles   
   vaccination, officials said.   
      
   Health officials said that anyone riding on BART between Feb. 4   
   and Feb. 7 during the morning commute or late evening was   
   potentially exposed to the virus. The virus, which can stay in   
   the air for up to two hours, was probably present on trains that   
   moved throughout the Bay Area, they said.   
      
   BART provides an average of 390,000 rides each weekday.   
      
   People who are vaccinated or have had measles are unlikely to   
   catch measles if exposed to the virus, officials said. However,   
   those who have not been vaccinated are at risk.   
      
   "Measles is a serious, highly contagious disease," said Dr.   
   Janet Berreman, health officer for the city of Berkeley, in a   
   prepared statement. "It spreads through the air when an infected   
   person coughs or sneezes. Fortunately, the measles vaccine is   
   highly effective in preventing infection."   
      
   Health officials urge anyone who shows symptoms such as high   
   fever, runny nose and watery eyes to see their doctor.   
      
   http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bart-rider-with-measles-   
   potentially-exposed-5233352.php   
      
          
      
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