ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) \u2014 Elkhart and Kosciusko counties have each reported a case of measles as Indiana continues to see a rise in infections amid a nationwide resurgence of the disease.<\/p>\n
According to the Indiana Department of Health, the state has reported 74 known measles cases this year, up from just 10 cases last year.<\/p>\n
LaGrange County is among the hardest-hit areas in Indiana, with at least a dozen reported cases.<\/p>\n
Health officials point to declining vaccination rates for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as a contributing factor to the increase.<\/p>\n
Early symptoms of measles can include a runny nose, cough, fever, fatigue, loss of appetite and sensitivity to light. Other symptoms may include pink eye and small spots inside the mouth. A rash typically develops later.<\/p>\n
Health officials encourage people to make sure their vaccinations are up to date and to contact a healthcare provider if they suspect they may have measles. Because the disease is highly contagious, anyone experiencing symptoms should call ahead before visiting a medical facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) \u2014 Elkhart and Kosciusko counties have each reported a case of measles as Indiana continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":945862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[64,63,137,500],"class_list":["post-945861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/945862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}