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Two Chippewa County Schools will be closed for the rest of the week due to illness.
The JKL Bahwetingelementary and middle school in Sault Saint Marie will be closed Thursday and Friday. School leaders say a large number of students are battling the flu. The school will be closed for extensive cleaning.
Rudyard area schools is also battling the flu. School leaders say class is cancelled Thursday and Friday so classrooms can also be cleaned.
All events are also cancelled for Rudyard Schools.
Common misconceptions about influenza
By Natalie Zimmermann
Monday, January 26, 2009 at 5:40 p.m.
KINGSFORD -- Flu season strikes every year, and it's already been officially reported in the Upper Peninsula. However, was the case in Chippewa County really the first case of the flu in the U.P.? "When we talk about the first reported case, we're talking about a laboratory-confirmed case of influenza," said Linda Piper, health officer for the Dickinson-Iron County Health Department. "We may hear about cases in the community prior to having that laboratory confirmation." Influenza is a communicable respiratory disease that is commonly passed in the winter due to people staying inside more and kids being in school. Symptoms are similar to having a cold and include: Fever
Soreness
Cough
Headache
Sore throat So what about the symptoms of the so-called stomach flu? "That's a misnomer," Piper said. "Influenza is respiratory. People who talk about the stomach flu are often talking about a gastrointestinal virus." Influenza itself is dangerous, as it can often lead to pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Over 30,000 Americans die every year due to flu-related illness. Flu shots are a common preventative method, and people usually start getting them in October from their doctor or their local health department. However, this year, the health departments in the U.P. are offering an alternative for those who qualify. Instead of the shot, this form of the vaccine is intranasal. It's just as effective as the traditional injection, but requires no needles and takes nearly no time to administer. It's also being offered at no charge thanks to donations of the vaccine to more rural areas. Regardless of which method of vaccination you opt for, officials strongly suggest that you get immunized. The immunization takes two weeks to become effective after you receive it. However, since Upper Michigan's flu season doesn't usually peak until mid-February, there's still time to get a flu shot.
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School will be closed on Thursday,
January 29, 2009 and Friday,
January 30, 2009 due to a high number
of student illnesses. School will resume
on Monday, February 2, 2009.
Rudyard Area Schools and Bahweting School in Sault Michigan are closed today the rest of this week because illness.
Rudyard Area schools are also cancelling all activities for Thursday and Friday. A Bahweting School spokesperson says the schools is closed the remainder of the week because of a high number of illnesses.
Both Rudyard schools and Bahweting are scheduled to be open on Monday, February 2
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