The Santa Rosa County Health Department is investigating a
confirmed case of measles in a The individual was briefly
hospitalized, but has been released and is now on home isolation
and is being cared for by family members. The individual had not
received the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and did not
have natural immunity. The individual is expected to fully
recover with no lasting complications. Identifying information
will not be released to protect the individual's privacy. The
individual was diagnosed by their private provider who
recognized the symptoms of measles and reported it to the health
department. Physicians are required under Florida Statute 381 to
report all suspected cases of communicable disease. The Santa
Rosa County Health Department is now in the process of
identifying and contacting others who may have been exposed to
the sick individual and may be at risk of contracting the
disease. Measles is caused by the respiratory virus Rubeola, and
is spread from person to person through coug