There are many steps that can take the parents and school officials to ensure that children stay healthy and free of germs during the year, especially if they return to school in the fall.
rich after 5 years Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2010 hospitalizations for influenza in children from 7000 to 26000 in the United States. Influenza causes more hospitalizations including any other disease preventable by vaccination of young children.
Dr. Elvin Adams, Johnson County authority for the Texas Department of Health Health, said he firmly believes is in vaccines.
"There are a number of children in some classes required vaccines," Adams said. "One of the best methods of disease prevention is come to keep vaccines. to say pediatricians able to what they need. You do not need every year. is terribly important vaccines. "
The classrooms are relatively moved people, Adams said.
"This is the spread of infectious diseases easier," he said. "Keep sick children at home. If your child is sick, do not send them to school because you inform the seeds of an entire room of children. "
helps keep a balanced diet and a good diet to healthy children, he said.
"Get a good breakfast students a good start to the day is," he said. "I think it is important because your mind will be clear, at least until it's time for lunch to get up early enough for breakfast."
Practice basic hygiene is important, he said.
"Children need to cough into the elbow rather than your hands," he said. "It will transmit germs to other objects and people when they cough into their hands. Good techniques of hand washing is important. In medicine, we wash their hands between patients. For children, they can wash their hands between tasks. "
Adams said that the reports of flu peak in North Texas were held in the first week of February and has since been declining.
"During the entire flu season, those who went to the hospital for flu, 28 percent were 0-4 years old, 32 percent were 5-24 years old, 24 percent were 25- 49, 9 percent were 50-64 and 7 percent were 50-64 and 7 percent were older than 65 years, "he said. "This shows that children and young adults were most affected by the flu. This same population is not likely to get the flu vaccine. Older people are more likely to develop flu vaccines and appear to be protected. "
In November there was an outbreak of mumps in two schools in Cleburne and Keene, and Adams said the epidemic has not been widely used because many children had their MMR - measles, mumps and rubella.
Although some children and adults, the MMR vaccine Mumps have contact have received, there are a small number, Adams said. There is always a small chance that a person received the vaccine against mumps reception, he said.
Director Cleburne ISD Lisa Magers, the communications offer a clean, healthy and safe indoor environment for students and staff is a priority for the district.
"Cleaning procedures exist and are followed by the guards at all CISD campus," Magers said. "This effort includes using industry standard of cleanliness" green "products, which are suitable for use around children. Donor wall Hand Sanitizer are in high traffic areas in all schools, including toilets and changing rooms, hallways and entrances cafes and computer labs. "
Magers says the team is working closely protect the district with district nurses and school principals, alerting when an epidemic of colds, stomach aches or flu cases in a particular class or around campus.
"Contains Control Standards infection purification protocol cleaned in the / points contact surfaces throughout the day, increasing after class," he said. "Sharing During the school year, and especially during the cold and flu, nurses and counselors for students of the importance of hand washing test coverage through coughing or sneezing, and no food or drinks with others. Parents are encouraged reinforce this healthy hygiene habits at home. We invite to take these preventive measures our employees. "
CDC officials encourage children, parents and teachers to take the following daily preventive measures:
• home if you are sick. If possible, stay home, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others to control your disease. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue after use and wash your hands. If you have no tissue is available, do not cover your mouth and nose with his sleeve, his hand.
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. If soap and water is not available, a hand sanitizer based alcohol.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
• Clean and disinfect surfaces or objects. frequently touch cleaning and disinfecting surfaces at home, at work or at school, especially when someone is sick.
More tips can be found www.cdc.gov .
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