Measles Update
Oregon Health Authority Flyer
Measles is Spreading
Measles can cause severe disease in people of all ages.
1 out of 5 people who get measles will be hospitalized.
1 out of every 20 children with measles will get pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles.
1 out of every 1,000 people with measles will develop brain swelling, which may lead to hearing loss and intellectual disability.
1 to 3 out of 1,000 people with measles will die.
If you or your child has measles, seek medical care. Measles symptoms can cause serious health complications like pneumonia, swelling of the brain, and even death.
Oregon Health Authority Exclusion Chart
PLEASE KEEP STUDENTS WITH SYMPTOMS OUT OF SCHOOL
This list is school instructions, not medical advice. Please contact your health care provider with health concerns.
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SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS |
THE STUDENT MAY RETURN AFTER… *The list below tells the shortest time to stay home. A student may need to stay home longer for some illnesses. |
| Fever: temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or greater | *Fever-free for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine. |
| New cough illness | *Symptoms improving for 24 hours (no cough or cough is well-controlled). |
| New difficulty breathing | *Symptoms improving for 24 hours (breathing comfortably). Urgent medical care may be needed. |
| Diarrhea: 3 loose or watery stools in a day OR not able to control bowel movements | *Symptoms improving for 24 hours (no more than two bowel movements more than normal and no longer having accidents) with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
| Vomiting: two or more episodes that are unexplained | *Symptom-free for 24 hours OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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Headache with stiff neck and fever |
*Symptom-free OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. Follow fever instructions above. Urgent medical care may be needed. |
| Skin rash or open sores | *Symptom free, which means rash is gone OR sores are dry or can be completely covered by a bandage OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
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Red eyes with colored drainage |
*Symptom-free, which means redness and drainage are gone OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
| Jaundice: new yellow color in eyes or skin | *After the school has orders from doctor or local public health authority to school nurse. |
| Acting differently without a reason: unusually sleepy, grumpy, or confused. | *Symptom-free, which means return to normal behavior OR with orders from doctor to school nurse. |
| Major health event, like an illness lasting 2 or more weeks OR a hospital stay, OR health condition requires more care than school staff can safely provide. | *After the school has orders from doctor to school nurse AND after measures are in place for the student’s safety. Please work with school staff to address special health-care needs so the student may attend safely. |
Supporting Documents
measles_is_spreading_seek_care.pdf (128 KB) symptom-based_exclusion_chart.pdf (651 KB) 