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Louisville schools: Health officials investigating unknown 'illness'
The nearby Louisville Medical Center confirms they have also seen an increase in patients exhibiting similar symptoms.
KETV Updated: 7:32 PM CDT Oct 20, 2022
Josh Kristianto
Multimedia Journalist
An unknown "illness" is impacting both students and staff at Louisville Public Schools, enough to make the district cancel classes until next week so they can deep-clean their facilities.
"This was a situation in which we had...moved through our school district very quickly," said Andrew Farber, the LPS superintendent. Farber says the number of sick staff is to the point where they do not have enough substitutes to cover the teaching schedule. ..
...The district does not know what is causing the illness, but Farber says it is not COVID-19-related. He describes the symptoms as flu-like accompanied by gastrointestinal issues...
...Geditz could not disclose whether they have treated students or school staff but does say the patients they have seen tested negative for Influenza A and B, as well as for COVID-19. She says there are other viruses that spread this time of year when people tend to stay indoors together and do fewer outdoor activities. But she is also not sure what is causing this particular illness in Louisville.
"It can be several organisms. It can be the influenza, but most of the people that we have seen have tested negative for influenza. It can be norovirus, it can be a rotavirus," said Geditz. "There's a lot of viruses that while the weather is changing cold to hot, hot to cold, these things become active." ../
Louisville schools: Health officials investigating unknown 'illness'
The nearby Louisville Medical Center confirms they have also seen an increase in patients exhibiting similar symptoms.
KETV Updated: 7:32 PM CDT Oct 20, 2022
Josh Kristianto
Multimedia Journalist
An unknown "illness" is impacting both students and staff at Louisville Public Schools, enough to make the district cancel classes until next week so they can deep-clean their facilities.
"This was a situation in which we had...moved through our school district very quickly," said Andrew Farber, the LPS superintendent. Farber says the number of sick staff is to the point where they do not have enough substitutes to cover the teaching schedule. ..
...The district does not know what is causing the illness, but Farber says it is not COVID-19-related. He describes the symptoms as flu-like accompanied by gastrointestinal issues...
...Geditz could not disclose whether they have treated students or school staff but does say the patients they have seen tested negative for Influenza A and B, as well as for COVID-19. She says there are other viruses that spread this time of year when people tend to stay indoors together and do fewer outdoor activities. But she is also not sure what is causing this particular illness in Louisville.
"It can be several organisms. It can be the influenza, but most of the people that we have seen have tested negative for influenza. It can be norovirus, it can be a rotavirus," said Geditz. "There's a lot of viruses that while the weather is changing cold to hot, hot to cold, these things become active." ../