Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Pa. urgent care center

Health officials in Montgomery County are warning of a possible measles exposure at an urgent care center.

Officials with the Montgomery County Department of Health said in a post on the county’s website that someone who was contagious was at the Patient First Primary and Urgent Care-Collegeville between 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 29.

Anyone who was at that center could have been exposed and should monitor themselves for any possible symptoms for 21 days.

Symptoms include a fever, an unexplained rash, cough, congestion or runny nose, or red watery eyes.

Anyone who does develop symptoms should contact their health care provider immediately.

The department also encourages those who might have been exposed to check their vaccination records. Anyone who was born before 1957, received two doses of the MMR vaccine, or has lab confirmation of their immunity is probably protected from the disease.

Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through the air whenever an infected person coughs, sneezes or even breathes. It can also be spread via droplets from an infected person.

Infants and children under five, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are at the greatest risk of developing complications from measles.

Anyone with questions should call the county’s Office of Public Health at 610-278-5117.