Measles Alert

There is an alert out for a disease you probably haven't heard of in a while, but could start making its way to Colorado.

We're talking about measles, something most of us have never seen, but something that might be traveling to Colorado this summer.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has just issued an alert to doctors around the state to be on the lookout for people with symptoms of measles. The department is especially wanting Urgent Cares, emergency departments and other doctors' clinics to be on the watch for measles since people will be traveling to Europe this summer for the Olympics or to other international locations.

Part of the problem is that measles outbreaks are occurring in England and other parts of the world and more children here in the U.S. are not getting recommended vaccines. When you combine those two by traveling to an area and getting exposed to measles without the protection of a vaccine, that not only means you or your children will get sick, but you could also bring measles back to Colorado.

So, your best bet is to make sure you and your children have their required vaccines, whether you are traveling or not. Especially since it looks like measles will do some traveling of its own this summer.