A third confirmed case of measles in Lakewood Friday caused health officials to declare an outbreak of the highly contagious disease.

An unidentified “adult male from Ocean County” visited locations in town including houses of worship, a wedding venue and yeshiva while infected with measles between March 9 and March 14 and may have exposed others, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.

A complete list of all the places the man visited and the times he visited them can be found by clicking here.

The health department asked people who visited any of the Lakewood locations to call their doctor “immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness."

With three positive cases of measles reported in the last two weeks, the health department has now declared this as the second outbreak in the Lakewood community in the last five months.

The first outbreak sickened 33 people in Ocean and Passaic Counties before it was declared over in January.

State and local health officials were investigating if there were any connection between the recent cases, the previous outbreak in Ocean County, or current outbreaks in other states.

People who have not been vaccinated or have not had measles were at risk of getting the disease, which usually starts with symptoms including fever, coughing and a rash that usually starts on the face.

These symptoms might not develop until as late as April 7 for anyone who was infected by the third man who was recently infected with the disease.

Measles can also cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis, a swelling of the brain, and can lead to a miscarriage, premature birth or low-birth weight baby for pregnant women, the CDC said.

It can be spread through the air when someone coughs or sneezes and an people can get sick if they come in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person, officials said.

“We urge everyone to check to make sure they and their family members are up-to-date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine and all other age-appropriate immunizations," state epidemiologist Dr. Christina Tan said in a release. “Getting vaccinated not only protects you, it protects others around you who are too young to get the vaccine or can’t receive it for medical reasons.”

The New Jersey Department of Health also warned on Feb. 26 that a New Jersey resident with measles may have exposed others to measles in Bergen County.

Chris Sheldon may be reached at csheldon@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @chrisrsheldon Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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