2023-11-14 20:25:23
Published on November 14, 2023 9:25 p.m. / Modified on November 14, 2023 10:52 p.m.
Geneva health authorities have officially declared war on the measles virus. Five cases have been identified in the case. Geneva health authorities have officially declared war on the measles virus. Five cases have been identified in the canton since October 26, the last two on November 10. Enough to alert the cantonal doctor’s service, which is worried about seeing the pathogen circulating. This is because the enemy is significant: the virus, which is transmitted by droplets and aerosols, is capable of remaining in the air two hours after the sick person has left.
The disease initially resembles the flu and manifests itself with fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, cough and even sore throat. A few days after these first symptoms, skin rashes appear. “All people who have been able to identify that they had been in contact with a person positive for measles are contacted, either by SMS or by telephone,” explains cantonal doctor Aglaé Tardin, who appears relatively confident. No new cases have been identified since this weekend.
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