They investigate possible massive infection of infectious disease in Shakira’s concert in the US – Puerto Rico Metro
During one of the concerts of his tour Women no longer cry of Shakira In the United States (USA.), New Jersey Health Department reported that a possible Massive measles exposure.
According to information from the international environment The countrythe US authorities communicated on Tuesday, May 20 that A person infected with this viral disease attended the concert of Shakira in New York, held on May 15 at the Stadium Metlifeto which approximately 82,000 people attended.
Thousands of people at risk of contagion after Shakira concert
According to health authorities, the person carried by the virus of the measles Live out of the state of New Jersey.
However, it is considered possible that a Large -scale exposure Between 7:30 p.m. (local time) on May 15 and the morning of the next day, period during which the event. For this reason, Thousands of people could have infected.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), he measles It is a viral disease highly contagious that mainly affects children and is transmitted through Goticles expelled by the nose, mouth or pharynx of the people infected.
Measles symptoms
Initial symptoms, which usually appear between eight and twelve days after infectioninclude High fever, rhinorrhea, ocular redness and small white spots on the face internal cheeks. Several days later an exanthema appears that begins in the face and neckand gradually extends to the rest of the body.
According to WHO, there is no specific treatment for measlesand most patients recover within two to three weeks. However, this disease can cause serious complications, such as blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhea, ear infections and pneumonia, especially in malnourished children and immunosuppressed people.
