Alberta Health Services has shared a notice about measles in our communities:

How to stay safe from measles: The best way to keep yourself and your family safe is the measles vaccine. The measles vaccine works very well, is safe and free of charge.

What is Measles? Measles is a very contagious illness. It spreads through the air when someone with measles breathes, talks, coughs, or sneezes. Measles can make people very sick and, in some cases, it can be deadly.

If you or your children have not had the measles vaccine, or if you are not sure about what vaccines you have had, please call Health Link at 811 or your local health unit.

Signs of Measles:

• A fever of 38.3° C or higher
• Cough, runny nose, red eyes, white spots inside your mouth
• A rash that appears 3 to 7 days after fever starts, usually beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down to the body and then to the arms and legs. The rash can be very red, brownish-red or purple depending on your skin colour.

If you have any questions, please call Health Link at 811. For the full AHS message to various communities, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/public-health-advisories