NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 2018. THAT CASE REPORTED NEAR CHARLOTTE ON MONDAY BY THE N-C DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. ECU HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT MEASLES IS ONE OF THE MOST CONTAGIOUS VIRUSES AROUND... BECAUSE IT'S AIRBORNE ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT PEOPLE ARE CONTAGIOUS ABOUT FOUR DAYS BEFORE SHOWING SYMPTOMS. MAKING SURE YOUR CHILD HAS THE MEASLES VACCINE IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF MAKING SURE THIS VIRUS DOESN'T SPREAD. "Problem is, with measles, you really have to have well over 95% of your community immunized to really prevent it. And so we're well below that number in County, let alone North Carolina. EXPERTS ALSO SAY HAVING MEASLES DOESN'T HAVE JUST SHORT TERM EFFECTS... BUT CAN CAUSE PNEUMONIA AND OTHER HEALTH COMPLICATIONS. CHILDREN SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE WHEN THEY'RE 12 TO 15 MONTHS OLD... AND THEIR SECOND DOSE AT 4 TO 6 YEARS OLD.