This email is regarding: [STUDENTS NAME]. ———————————————– Dear Parents and Staff, Please read this attached letter about confirmed pertussis (whooping cough) case at our school. This is is very important. Please contact your health care provider or the Utah County Health Department if you have questions. Courtney Johnson Principal CVHS Utah County Health Department Curtis Jones 801-851-7053The email contain the following PDF attachment. [pdf-embedder url=”https://cedarvalleysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Pertussis-Classmate-Cedar-Valley-High-School.pdf” title=”Pertussis Classmate Cedar Valley High School”]
More about Pertussis
The Center for Disease Control has an entire section of their website dedicated to Pertussis: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html Their site includes some precautions, you can take including Vaccines and Antibiotics. But it also gives some Hygiene tips.Like many respiratory illnesses, pertussis spreads by coughing and sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the bacteria. CDC recommends practicing good hygiene to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses. To practice good hygiene you should:[pdf-embedder url=”https://cedarvalleysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/pertussis-basics-color.pdf”] [pdf-embedder url=”https://cedarvalleysentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p4212.pdf”] They also have this infographic on how to protect babies from Whooping Cough.[Source: https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/prevention/index.html ]
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
- Put your used tissue in the waste basket.
- Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hands, if you don’t have a tissue.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Use an alcohol-based hand rub if soap and water are not available.
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