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UCM reports 7 students have tested positive for Type A flu
Aug 29, 2009, 6:39 PM
WARRENSBURG, Mo.--The University Health Center has treated seven students this week who have experienced flu-like symptoms, and tested positive for Influenza Type A.
Although H1N1 testing is usually not done unless individuals are hospitalized, UCM spokesman Jeff Murphy said statistics show that there is a 95 percent chance that an individual with Influenza Type A will have H1N1.
However, Judy Schache, RN, with the Johnson County Community Health Services, said Type A is usually associated with seasonal flu, and not H1N1. She told Digitalburg Saturday there has been one reported case of flu in the county, but that case has not been confirmed by lab testing.
Schache said the school nurses are required to promptly report flu cases to the county agency; none has been reported.
The county will receive its initial flu vaccine Oct. 1, she said.
The UCM Health Center is working with the seven students to make sure they get necessary antiviral medications, and to educate them in procedures that will help them recover and prevent the spread of the flu virus, Murphy said.
For detailed information about preventing the spread of flu, you may check the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, which has established a Web site that provides details about H1N1, how it is spread and tips for prevention, at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm.
http://www.digitalburg.com/artman2/publish/UCM_News_72/UCM_reports_7_students_have_tested_positive_for_Type_A_flu.shtml
Aug 29, 2009, 6:39 PM
WARRENSBURG, Mo.--The University Health Center has treated seven students this week who have experienced flu-like symptoms, and tested positive for Influenza Type A.
Although H1N1 testing is usually not done unless individuals are hospitalized, UCM spokesman Jeff Murphy said statistics show that there is a 95 percent chance that an individual with Influenza Type A will have H1N1.
However, Judy Schache, RN, with the Johnson County Community Health Services, said Type A is usually associated with seasonal flu, and not H1N1. She told Digitalburg Saturday there has been one reported case of flu in the county, but that case has not been confirmed by lab testing.
Schache said the school nurses are required to promptly report flu cases to the county agency; none has been reported.
The county will receive its initial flu vaccine Oct. 1, she said.
The UCM Health Center is working with the seven students to make sure they get necessary antiviral medications, and to educate them in procedures that will help them recover and prevent the spread of the flu virus, Murphy said.
For detailed information about preventing the spread of flu, you may check the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, which has established a Web site that provides details about H1N1, how it is spread and tips for prevention, at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm.
http://www.digitalburg.com/artman2/publish/UCM_News_72/UCM_reports_7_students_have_tested_positive_for_Type_A_flu.shtml