BERKELEY -- Health officials are warning Bay Area residents about possible exposure to measles after a student diagnosed with the illness used BART to travel between the UC Berkeley campus and his home in Contra Costa County last week.
The measles virus can stay in the air for up to two hours after a person coughs or sneezes. The unidentified student rode between the El Cerrito del Norte BART station and the Berkeley station in the morning and the evening every day between Feb. 4 and 7.
People who are vaccinated or have already had measles are unlikely to catch the illness,...
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The measles virus can stay in the air for up to two hours after a person coughs or sneezes. The unidentified student rode between the El Cerrito del Norte BART station and the Berkeley station in the morning and the evening every day between Feb. 4 and 7.
People who are vaccinated or have already had measles are unlikely to catch the illness,...
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