“Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash<\/a> that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms begin,” the release says.<\/p>\n Your Holiday Travel Plans Could Be Ruined If You Wear One Particular Item To The Airport<\/a><\/p>\n “The rash usually begins as flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline and spread downward to the neck, torso, arms, legs and feet.”<\/p>\n The airborne virus can spread when someone coughs or sneezes.<\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n Measles was detected at Newark Liberty International Airport on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n Measles can stay in the air for up to two hours after an infected person<\/a> leaves the area.<\/p>\n Officials are asking those who suspect exposure\u00a0or illness to call their health provider<\/a> before visiting a medical care center or hospital.<\/p>\n Click Here To Sign Up For Our Lifestyle Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n “NJDOH is working in collaboration with local health officials on ongoing contact tracing and on efforts to notify people who might have been exposed and to identify additional exposures that may have occurred,” says the release.<\/p>\n The New Jersey Department of Health says individuals at risk include those who have not been fully vaccinated or have not had measles in the past.<\/p>\n Measles can stay in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area.<\/p>\n This year, there have been 11 confirmed cases of measles<\/a> in New Jersey, according to NJDOH.<\/p>\n A record 8.03 million travelers are expected to fly across America this holiday season<\/a>, according to AAA.<\/p>\n Click Here For More Lifestyle Stories<\/a><\/p>\n The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) also confirmed on Christmas Eve that a visitor from Texas was diagnosed with measles.<\/p>\n The traveler flew into Boston Logan International Airport<\/a> on American Airlines flight 2384 from Dallas-Fort Worth and was in terminal B, according to a DPH press release.<\/p>\n As of Dec. 23, there have been 2,012 measles cases in the U.S., the CDC says.<\/p>\n As of Dec. 23, there have been 2,012 measles cases in the U.S., according to the CDC.<\/p>\n Test Yourself With Our Latest Lifestyle Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n “The single best way to protect your children and yourself from measles is to be vaccinated<\/a>,” Connecticut’s DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani, M.D., wrote in a statement, as Fox News Digital recently reported.<\/p>\n![\"passengers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8d1a2ecf291afe18195e6607c37cac91.jpeg\"\/)
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