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    AZ-Pima County declares measles public health emergency

    Pima County declares measles public health emergency

    May 2, 5:22 PM EDT

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Pima County officials have declared a public health emergency because of an ongoing measles outbreak.

    Pima County Board chairman Richard Elias signed a declaration issued by the county's health department and the full board is expected to make the declaration official Tuesday.

    Chief medical officer Dr. Michelle McDonald says the declaration opens the door to ask the state to possibly declare an emergency too - which could bring financial assistance.

    There have been 17 confirmed cases since February and McDonald says state and federal authorities have been providing resources but more may be needed

    Measles hasn't spread outside Pima County yet but more than 70 cases nationwide equal the worst outbreak in six years. Most are in unvaccinated children and traced to overseas outbreaks

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    Are measles really the threat they once were? I had them 3 different times.....deadly twice....and lived. I wonder if they are really serious ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazybird
    Are measles really the threat they once were? I had them 3 different times.....deadly twice....and lived. I wonder if they are really serious ....
    Measles used to kill a lot of people each year.

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    When crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the most common illnesses that broke put at sea were cholera, typhoid fever, measles, chicken pox and dysentery.
    Those who died were buried at sea because no captain wanted to enter Ellis Island or Quebec with dead bodies on his ship.

    But there were other illnesses that were far worse, and most sailing ships did not have a physician on board. The most common illnesses were cholera, typhoid fever, measles, chicken pox and dysentery. Typhoid fever broke out on the Amelia in 1862, and 49 of the 280 passengers died during the crossing. 170 passengers were placed in quarantine at a hospital at the quarantine station on Grosse ÃŽle. This was an island outside of Quebec, where all the ships were inspected before given permission to proceed to port. Yet another 31 passengers died at the hospital. On the Laurvig in 1853, the hatches were closed for several weeks due to bad weather. Dysentery spread from bunk to bunk and 19 passengers perished. On the Maple Leaf in 1861, a fever broke out that resulted in the death of 21 passengers, 19 of them were children

    The great mortality among the emigrants certain years was the result of illnesses on board. Illness could most often be attributed to poor hygiene. The majority of those who succumbed were small children and elderly persons who had little resistance. On the bark Nordlyset, which was under the command of Captain Hansen from Christiania, 29 of the passengers perished in 1861, most of them children. The Nordlyset had a tonnage of 330 register tons, and was carrying 303 passengers. When they got into bad weather the hatches had to be closed much of the time. Conditions for the passengers were reported to be very bad in the sealed off, dark compartment. In the year 1862 many Norwegian ships encountered problems due to bad weather. In addition to carrying too many passengers, the crossing took longer time. The average crossing time this year was 63 days, ten days longer than the all over average between 1840 and 1874. This resulted in a great deal of sickness on board. A total of 184 Norwegian emigrants died on the way to Quebec and 42 died in quarantine following their arrival. These 226 deaths represent about four percent of all the Norwegian emigrants who traveled via Quebec that year.
    Those who died at sea were buried at sea, either wrapped in canvas or placed in coffins constructed by the ship's carpenter. There was often a shortage of lumber for coffins on board ships where there were many deaths, and there were times when two persons were placed in the same coffin with feet in opposite directions. If there were no minister on board, the captain would read a funeral service before the bodies were sunk into the ocean. On the brig Incognito sailing in 1852, the story says that there were a lot of deaths, and sharks were following the ship. Grieving parents had to watch the sharks attack the body of their deceased child as it entered the water.
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    Those who were ill, upon reaching Ellis Island, or Quebec were placed in isolation. Some of those ill were placed back on the ship to return to their country of origin.

    The immigrants had to supply their own food. This is a list of food per person Norwegian ships recommended:

    The following is a list of provisions printed by Det Norske Udvandringsselskap in Christiania (later Oslo) in the 1870s. These provisions were intended to be adequate for an adult for up to ten weeks:

    - 70 pounds hard bread (or the equivalent in soft bread or flatbread)
    - 8 pounds butter
    - 24 pounds meat
    - 10 pounds sidepork
    - 1 small keg of herring
    - 8/3 Td. potatoes
    - 20 pounds rye and barley flour
    - ½ bushel dried peas
    - ½ bushel pearl barley
    - 3 pounds coffee
    - 3 pounds sugar
    - 2½ pounds syrup
    - Quantities of salt, pepper, vinegar and onions

    Of course, each passenger may take along the type of provisions desired as long as they are adequate for 10 weeks. [Pound = 454 grams, Td. = tønne = keg]
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    Measles used to kill a lot of people each year.
    Probably a stronger strain now too. Just read something today where they are having problems in China with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. The people kind....not the cow kind. Effects basicly just children.

    We've had a surge of mumps too....hit those who have had mumps or have been vaccinated as well. All comming around again.......
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