CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) -- A small child who spent several hours in Charlottesville across multiple days has been diagnosed with measles, creating an exposure risk for those in the area. This marks the third confirmed case of measles in Virginia this year.

On Thursday, June 4, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced that a child 4 years old or younger was diagnosed with measles.

This illness came after they were exposed to Virginia's second measles case of the year, which involved a teenager. Both were in Charlottesville in late May.

Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs.

The VDH provided locations, dates and times of two potential exposure sites in Charlottesville, listed below: •

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