Swine flu case confirmed at Owasso school
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Published: 8/31/2009 1:07 PM
Last Modified: 8/31/2009 1:30 PM
An Owasso sixth-grader has a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, an administrator for the school district said Monday.
Enrolled at the Sixth Grade Center, the student is at home and will remain there for the week, said David Hall, an assistant superintendent.
?We are monitoring students that were around this person over the weekend at a birthday party and will be proactive with our nursing staff should others come down with any symptoms,? Hall said in an e-mail to the Tulsa World.
?The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends isolation or limiting the ill child?s contact with others. If we see symptoms displayed with other students, we will get the ill child isolated until their parent can come get them from school.?
CDC information about H1N1 flu conditions and protocols for dealing with it were sent home with students Friday, Hall said. Information about H1N1 can also be found at tulsaworld.com/owassoschools.
In the meantime, sanitizers will be used for hand washing in Owasso?s classrooms. Personnel also will continue to daily clean solid surfaces used by multiple children, Hall said.
Last week, a spokesman for Broken Arrow Public Schools said five students in that district had Type A influenza, which may be swine flu.
One student in Tulsa Public Schools and two students in Muskogee Public Schools also have been diagnosed with Type A influenza. Type A has been identified on every campus of Jenks Public Schools, said Dana Ezell, director of personnel.
Symptoms for H1N1 and seasonal flu include body aches, chills, coughing, fatigue, fever, headache, runny or stuffy nose and sore throat. Some cases also include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
CDC guidelines include having people diagnosed with any type of flu stay home until they are symptom-free and have no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications.
The top prevention tip is to wash hands with soap and water often and to avoid touching the eyes and mouth as much as possible.
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Published: 8/31/2009 1:07 PM
Last Modified: 8/31/2009 1:30 PM
An Owasso sixth-grader has a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, an administrator for the school district said Monday.
Enrolled at the Sixth Grade Center, the student is at home and will remain there for the week, said David Hall, an assistant superintendent.
?We are monitoring students that were around this person over the weekend at a birthday party and will be proactive with our nursing staff should others come down with any symptoms,? Hall said in an e-mail to the Tulsa World.
?The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends isolation or limiting the ill child?s contact with others. If we see symptoms displayed with other students, we will get the ill child isolated until their parent can come get them from school.?
CDC information about H1N1 flu conditions and protocols for dealing with it were sent home with students Friday, Hall said. Information about H1N1 can also be found at tulsaworld.com/owassoschools.
In the meantime, sanitizers will be used for hand washing in Owasso?s classrooms. Personnel also will continue to daily clean solid surfaces used by multiple children, Hall said.
Last week, a spokesman for Broken Arrow Public Schools said five students in that district had Type A influenza, which may be swine flu.
One student in Tulsa Public Schools and two students in Muskogee Public Schools also have been diagnosed with Type A influenza. Type A has been identified on every campus of Jenks Public Schools, said Dana Ezell, director of personnel.
Symptoms for H1N1 and seasonal flu include body aches, chills, coughing, fatigue, fever, headache, runny or stuffy nose and sore throat. Some cases also include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
CDC guidelines include having people diagnosed with any type of flu stay home until they are symptom-free and have no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications.
The top prevention tip is to wash hands with soap and water often and to avoid touching the eyes and mouth as much as possible.
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