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Scares Of School Flu
One Cabot mother is keeping her child home from school after hearing reports some of her son's classmates have been sent home for flu-like symptoms.
A White House study says H1N1 could infect half of the U.S. Although, the Arkansas Department of Education does not have any confirmed cases in schools, some Cabot students were sent home with symptoms Monday and Tuesday.
One mother is very concerned because the flu could compromise her son's health, and he's at a greater risk of dying.
Cindy Jones' son goes to a Cabot elementary school.
"I went straight to the school after I found out my friend's son was sick and told possibly six to seven kids with flu-like symptoms and were sent home. I was majorly concerned because my son has Type 1 Diabetes," says Jones.
According to the National Foundation for Infectious diseases, people with diabetes should be concerned because the flu can interfere with blood glucose, it increases their risk of a diabetic coma.
"It's bad, he could possibly die from it," says Jones.
So far, there are no confirmed cases in any state school district. Cabot Superintendent Dr. Tony Thurman says his district sent home 12 kids with flu-like symptoms Monday, and four on Tuesday.
Thurman says his district is not immune to the virus.
"Cabot is like any school district. They will deal with this at some point this school year," says Thurman.
Cabot school nurse Melinda Gardner says the district is taking preventative measures, like encouraging hand washing, disinfecting rooms and telling parents to watch out for the symptoms.
"Flu-like symptoms are fever greater than 100. That is the big thing. Sore throat, coughing, and severe headache and sometimes nausea and vomiting," says Gardner.
Jones says her son seems fine and even says her doctor encouraged her to send her son back to school, but she's still on the fence about it.
"I'm confused. Sometimes I think, am I overreacting? I think I did the right thing and trying to be strong about it," says Jones.
Parents are told not to send their kids to school if their child has any of those symptoms. Thurman says parents will be notified if there are confirmed cases.
H1N1 could infect half of Americans, hospitalizing 1.8 million and causing 90,000 deaths, according to a White House study released Monday.
One Cabot mother is keeping her child home from school after hearing reports some of her son's classmates have been sent home for flu-like symptoms.
A White House study says H1N1 could infect half of the U.S. Although, the Arkansas Department of Education does not have any confirmed cases in schools, some Cabot students were sent home with symptoms Monday and Tuesday.
One mother is very concerned because the flu could compromise her son's health, and he's at a greater risk of dying.
Cindy Jones' son goes to a Cabot elementary school.
"I went straight to the school after I found out my friend's son was sick and told possibly six to seven kids with flu-like symptoms and were sent home. I was majorly concerned because my son has Type 1 Diabetes," says Jones.
According to the National Foundation for Infectious diseases, people with diabetes should be concerned because the flu can interfere with blood glucose, it increases their risk of a diabetic coma.
"It's bad, he could possibly die from it," says Jones.
So far, there are no confirmed cases in any state school district. Cabot Superintendent Dr. Tony Thurman says his district sent home 12 kids with flu-like symptoms Monday, and four on Tuesday.
Thurman says his district is not immune to the virus.
"Cabot is like any school district. They will deal with this at some point this school year," says Thurman.
Cabot school nurse Melinda Gardner says the district is taking preventative measures, like encouraging hand washing, disinfecting rooms and telling parents to watch out for the symptoms.
"Flu-like symptoms are fever greater than 100. That is the big thing. Sore throat, coughing, and severe headache and sometimes nausea and vomiting," says Gardner.
Jones says her son seems fine and even says her doctor encouraged her to send her son back to school, but she's still on the fence about it.
"I'm confused. Sometimes I think, am I overreacting? I think I did the right thing and trying to be strong about it," says Jones.
Parents are told not to send their kids to school if their child has any of those symptoms. Thurman says parents will be notified if there are confirmed cases.
H1N1 could infect half of Americans, hospitalizing 1.8 million and causing 90,000 deaths, according to a White House study released Monday.
