NEW YORK -- A person with the measles rode an Amtrak train from New York City to a stop in the Hudson Valley, according to the New York State Department of Health.
According to the Department of Health, anyone who traveled on Amtrak Train 283 this past Sunday who is not immune to measles should contact their primary physician if they come down with a fever.
The person diagnosed with measles is a student at Bard College in Dutchess County, and according to the Department of Health, they disembarked the train in Rhinecliff, New York.
This is the 3rd measles case this year in New York. The other two were in New York City.
Health experts say measles is highly contagious.
“Measles can sort of survive in the air or on countertops and tabletops, even after the person leaves, and so if you enter that space, you will be exposed to measles," said Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein. "It is very, very contagious."
Measles symptoms usually appear in 10 to 12 days, but can occur as late as 18 days after exposure. Symptoms generally appear in two stages, with the first feeling like just a cold.
"Then, you get the rash, the red lacy rash, and then you can suffer severe complications that require hospitalization and often can even lead to death," Burstein said.
People are not at risk of contracting measles if they've been vacccinated. Vaccines are usually administered in several doses when children are under six years old.
Bard College held a vaccine clinic Friday for anyone on campus who hasn't been vaccinated.
After the train went to Albany, it continued across the state and made stops in Buffalo and Rochester, among others, according to an Amtrak schedule.