A traveler carrying measles passed through some of Colorado's most trafficked public spaces last week, leaving behind an invisible trail of potential exposure at Denver's Union Station, a Steamboat Springs hotel, restaurants, and a hospital. Measles, one of the most contagious diseases in human history, does not require proximity or conversation to spread — only shared air. Health authorities from the state and federal level are now engaged in the quiet, urgent work of tracing who was present, who is vulnerable, and whether this single case will remain a solitary warning or become something la
Measles exposure confirmed at Steamboat Springs hotel; CDC investigating Colorado outbreak
Potentially thousands of people exposed to measles at public venues including Union Station, hotels, restaurants, and mass transit.