Texas officials say they may never know how the current measles outbreak in the state began.
“Because of the way the highly contagious measles virus spreads, [the Texas Department of State Health Services] DSHS does not believe that we will know how the first case in the current outbreak was exposed to the virus.” a spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.
“People infected with measles are contagious 4 days before they have symptoms and can spread it to others before they know they are sick. Measles can also linger in the air for two hours after an infected person leaves the area. Ninety percent of unvaccinated people will get measles if they are exposed to the virus. All of this means that it is entirely possible that the person who exposed the first case in Texas was not even in the same room at the same time as the first case.”…