HealthThursday, November 12
Measles case sends exposure alerts to two Mentor Avenue businesses and sites across two counties
The 5AM Mentor team
If you were at SPC Sports or LongHorn Steakhouse last Friday, read this one. Geauga Public Health confirmed a measles case Wednesday. SPC Sports, 9431 Mentor Ave., is listed for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6, and LongHorn, 9557 Mentor Ave., for about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those windows include the two hours after the person left.
Seven sites in Geauga and Lake counties are on the exposure list
| Place | When |
|---|---|
| SPC Sports, Mentor | Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| LongHorn Steakhouse, Mentor | Nov. 6, about 11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Berkshire Middle School, Burton | Nov. 2-5, about 7:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. |
| Kent State Geauga campus, Burton | Nov. 3, about 3:30-7 p.m. |
| Berkshire fall choir concert, Burton | Nov. 3, about 5:30-9:30 p.m. |
| The Hambone, Rock Creek Road | Nov. 3 and 5, dinner hours |
| UH Urgent Care Concord | Nov. 7, 5:54-8:48 p.m. |
Sources: Cleveland 19 News, News 5 Cleveland WEWS, Cleveland.com
If you were at either Mentor spot and are unvaccinated or unsure you're immune, call your health care provider for guidance. If symptoms show up, call ahead before you go in so staff can protect others. Symptoms can appear between Nov. 9 and Nov. 28.
- Symptoms: rash, high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes
- Contagious: four days before through four days after a rash appears
- Contacts: local health departments will notify them and give quarantine guidance
- Weakened immune systems: symptoms may show up later
Measles spreads easily, and two MMR doses protect against it
- 97%
- effective against measles with two MMR doses
- 9 in 10
- unprotected people who are exposed will become ill
- 2 hours
- the virus can live in the air after a cough
Sources: Cleveland 19 News, FOX 8 News