measles outbreak at the University of Zurich: Two students from the University of Zurich-Nord to be suffering from the Virus. Via email to the student body were informed. Therein it means: “If further cases occur, the Canton, the doctor, to have just a measles immune individuals (vaccinated or measles safe) access to the affected locations.”
It is recommended, therefore, a vaccination. Because measles are not dangerous and highly contagious. According to the Federal office for health (BAG) may cause measles disease in any age and sometimes most severe complications cause.
recently in Bern, numerous measles cases have been known. The Bernese Kantonsarztamt have been reported since the beginning of the year, 37 cases of the highly contagious disease. Together are ten times more diseases than in the past three years. 50 students in the Canton of Bern may not, therefore, be more in the lessons. With this measure, the cantonal want to health and welfare Directorate (GEF) the outbreak to contain.
The University of Zurich, was for an opinion cannot be reached.
(Taken from “20 minutes”, edited by Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnet)
Created: 28.03.2019, 08:43 PM