New Jersey residents may have been exposed to measles after two people with the virus visited several places, including Newark Liberty International Airport, in recent weeks, the state’s health officials announced.

New Jersey Department of Health said a person with measles stopped in New Jersey on April 30 while on a tour bus traveling from Niagara Falls, New York to Washington, D.C. In the second unrelated incident, a resident in Bergen County contracted measles after coming in contact with an international traveler who had the contagious virus between late April and early May.

The two infected people passed through several places, including Towne Centre at Englewood apartments from April 24 to May 2, Renaissance Office Center in Englewood on April 30, Columbia Travel Center on April 30 and Newark airport on May 2, NJ.com reported.

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Health officials urged anyone who hasn’t received a measles vaccine to immediately do so. Anyone who may have been exposed to the virus who hasn’t been vaccinated should seek medical attention.

People with measles could develop symptoms such as rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. In some cases, serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis could develop.

Symptoms, however, usually takes a week to two weeks to appear.

The virus spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Measles can also spread four days before and after a rash appears on an infected person, according to the CDC.

Though the disease is highly contagious, officials said children who received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine twice are “considered protected for life.”

A day care center in North Quincy, Mass., was closed on Wednesday and Thursday after a child came down with a case of typhoid fever. The child, who was not identified, had traveled recently and was not believed to have contracted the illness at Bright Horizons day care.

“The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is working with Bright Horizons and the Quincy Public Health Department to prevent the spread of the disease,” a state health department spokeswoman said, according to the Boston Herald.

Meanwhile, teachers and other children who attend the day care were being tested for the dangerous illness. Children ages 6 weeks to 5 years attend the center. The disease can cause high fevers, weakness, stomach pains, headache and loss of appetite and is typically spread by contaminated food and water.

“It is a serious infectious disease that can be deadly if not treated appropriately,” Dr. Mary Montgomery, infectious disease physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, told the news outlet. “Like many infectious diseases, it can be worse in young children compared to adults.”

Those who travel to Asia, Africa and Latin America are considered to be most at-risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  

Luke Hanoman had a scary brush with death after he became infected with sepsis from biting his nails.

Hanoman, the 28-year-old father of two in the United Kingdom, began to experience flu-like symptoms, including cold sweats and shaking, after he bit the skin on the side of one of his nails, The Sun reported. He tried to ignore the symptoms and sleep them off, but eventually, his finger began to throb and swell.

He eventually went to a nearby hospital, where he was told he was “lucky to be alive” and treated for sepsis for several days. By this time, he had contracted a high temperature and had red lines all over his body, a sign that the infection was spreading, according to The Sun.

“It was quite scary,” the young father told the news outlet. “I was on a 24-hour observation with two drips in my arms constantly. They told me I was lucky to make it so long. I was close to septic shock.”

"They told me I was lucky to make it so long. I was close to septic shock."

- Luke Hanoman

Hanoman said he used to bite his nails regularly -- it was a "nervous" habit.

Sepsis is a “potentially life-threatening complication of an infection,” according to the Mayo Clinic. It can damage organs, causing them to fail. In the U.S., more than 1.5 million people contract the disease each year, and 250,000 people die from it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

The Mayo Clinic warns that while anyone can contract sepsis, it is more common in those with weakened immune systems or older adults. The earlier it’s treated, the better.

Dr. Steven Simpson, medical director of the Sepsis Alliance, warned nail-biters to seek medical attention quickly if one's finger begins to get red and tender.

“Antibiotics could be a lifesaver,” Simpson told BuzzFeed News.

A Washington nurse accused of infecting at least two patients with hepatitis C was arrested last week.

Cora Weberg, 31, could face second-degree assault charges as prosecutors claim she stole injectable drugs from Puyallup's Good Samaritan Hospital, where she worked and knowingly infected at least two patients with hepatitis C, The News Tribune reported.

“Good Samaritan and local and state health department officials have conducted a thorough investigation and determined that one of our nurses was removing higher-than-normal amounts of narcotics from our dispensing system and admitted to diverting medications intended for patients,” the MultiCare Health System said in a safety alert last week.

The hospital system said it informed two patients treated in December 2017 by the nurse that they were infected with the disease while at the hospital. MultiCare Health System encouraged people who visited the emergency room between August 2017 and March to be tested.

Puyallup police said Weberg, who has hepatitis C, “intentionally contaminated medicine or another substance with her own blood.” However, Good Samaritan Hospital workers previously said Weberg was “surprised” to learn she had the virus after she took a test in March, according to The News Tribune.

Weberg’s attorney, Bryan Hershman, said there is no connection between the outbreak and the nurse.

“They need to have a scapegoat,” Hershman told KCPQ-TV of the hospital.

“They can draw no connection to my client, none, and they’ve tried,” he said. “So what they know is, they’re facing civil litigation, and they’ve got to find a scapegoat. What better person than someone who’s got some narcotics issues, right?”

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has established a link between the viruses both patients contracted while at the hospital, The News Tribune reported. However, health investigators were unable to conclusively find a genetic link between Weberg and the patients.

Weberg also reportedly said her exposure to hepatitis C was not strong enough for her to be able to infect other people.

Weberg was arrested at the Canadian border as she was embarking on a planned vacation to Guam with her boyfriend, police said.

Police spokesman Ryan Portman told KCPQ investigators “would have liked to have developed some more evidence” before arresting her, but “were working under a time crunch with her leaving the country.”

An unidentified man is suing MultiCare Health System after he contracted hepatitis C while being treated in December for kidney stones, according to The News Tribune. The suit says he now “has to live with severe emotional and mental anguish.”

According to MultiCare, hepatitis C affects the liver when the virus enters a person’s system, usually through exposure to an infected person’s blood. It is typically transmitted through the sharing of needles, according to the hospital.

Although most people do not experience symptoms, they can include vomiting, stomach aches or yellow skin or eyes, the hospital said.

MultiCare promised to provide free treatment to anyone who was infected while receiving care at its hospital. With treatment, an infected person should be cured of hepatitis C, the hospital said.

Puyallup, Washington is about 30 miles south of Seattle.