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Flu/COVID Information

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COVID

  • School is now in session, and your children have been around others who are sick. Please monitor your children for symptoms of any illness and treat them appropriately.
  • According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), COVID-19 is no longer a reportable disease. Incidents of COVID-19 occurring in schools are not tracked by health departments, nor are letters of positive cases being sent home. These guidelines have been implemented since 2023 through an initiative from the office of the governor.
  • Students who are sick and test positive for COVID-19 or influenza (flu) should stay home until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the need for fever-reducing medication. All other symptoms should be improving with medication taken at home. If your child is not getting better, please take them to their doctor or to the emergency room if severe. Please send in a parent note or doctor's note to the attendance office if your child is out of school due to illness.
  • How to Protect Yourself and Others: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/prevention/index.html
    Preventing Spread when You're Sick: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html
    En espanol: https://espanol.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/prevention/precautions-when-sick.html
    Symptoms of COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms/index.html
    Treatment of Respiratory Viruses: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/treatment/index.html
    En espanol: https://espanol.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/treatment/index.html
    GUIDANCE TO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF SEASONAL INFLUENZA

    The following information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides guidance to help reduce the spread of seasonal influenza (flu) among students and staff.

    Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways. Although epidemics of flu occur every year, the timing, severity, and length of the epidemic depend on many factors, including what flu viruses are spreading, how well the flu vaccine is matched to the flu viruses that are causing illness, and the number of people who are susceptible to the circulating flu viruses. The timing of flu can vary from season to season. In the United States, seasonal flu activity most commonly peaks in January or February, but flu viruses can cause illness from early October to late May. In 2009-2010, a new and very different flu virus (called 2009 H1N1) spread worldwide, causing the first flu pandemic in more than 40 years.

    Flu viruses are thought to spread mainly from person to person through coughs and sneezes of infected individuals. People may also become infected by touching something with flu virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes.

    SYMPTOMS AND EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNS

    The symptoms of flu can include:

      • Fever (although not everyone with flu has a fever)
      • Cough
      • Sore throat
      • Runny or stuffy nose
      • Body aches
      • Headache
      • Chills
      • Tiredness
      • Sometimes diarrhea and vomiting

    Emergency warning signs that indicate a person should get medical care right away include:

    In young children:

    • Fast breathing or trouble breathing
    • Bluish skin color
    • Not drinking enough fluids
    • Not waking up or not interacting
    • Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
    • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
    • Fever with rash

    In adults:

    • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
    • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
    • Sudden dizziness
    • Confusion
    • Severe or persistent vomiting
    • Flu-like symptoms that improve but then return with fever and worse cough

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    Below are recommendations to help reduce the spread of flu in schools.

    • Encourage students, parents, and staff to take the time to get a yearly flu vaccine.
    • Encourage students, parents, and staff to take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs. Proper coughing sneezing etiquette—using a tissue or the inside of one's elbow—should be practiced. Frequent hand washing, using soap, should take place for a minimum of 20 seconds each time hands are washed. Dispose of all used tissues and do not touch trash containers.
    • Encourage students and staff to stay home when sick. Those who get flu-like symptoms at school should go home and stay home until at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    For additional information on the influenza virus, visit www.cdc.gov/flu or www.texasflu.org.

    ORIENTACIONES PARA AYUDAR A REDUCIR LA PROPAGACIÓN DE LA INFLUENZA ESTACIONAL

    La siguiente información de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), una agencia del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU., Brinda orientación para ayudar a reducir la propagación de la influenza estacional (gripe) entre los estudiantes y el personal.

    Las temporadas de influenza son impredecibles de varias maneras. Aunque las epidemias de gripe ocurren todos los años, el momento, la gravedad y la duración de la epidemia dependen de muchos factores, incluidos los virus de la gripe que se están propagando, la compatibilidad de la vacuna contra la gripe con los virus de la gripe que causan la enfermedad y la cantidad de personas que son susceptibles a los virus de la gripe circulantes. El momento de la gripe puede variar de una temporada a otra. En los Estados Unidos, la actividad de la influenza estacional alcanza su punto máximo en enero o febrero, pero los virus de la influenza pueden causar enfermedades desde principios de octubre hasta finales de mayo. En 2009-2010, un virus de la gripe nuevo y muy diferente (llamado H1N1 2009) se propagó por todo el mundo y provocó la primera pandemia de gripe en más de 40 años.

    Se cree que los virus de la influenza se transmiten principalmente de persona a persona a través de la tos y los estornudos de las personas infectadas. Las personas también pueden infectarse al tocar algo que tenga el virus de la gripe y luego tocarse la boca, la nariz o los ojos.

    SÍNTOMAS Y SEÑALES DE ADVERTENCIA DE EMERGENCIA

    Los síntomas de la gripe pueden incluir:

    • Fiebre (aunque no todas las personas con gripe tienen fiebre)
    • Tos
    • Dolor de garganta
    • Congestión o secreción nasal
    • Dolor de cuerpo
    • Dolor de cabeza
    • Resfriado
    • Cansancio
    • A veces, diarrea y vómitos.

    Las señales de advertencia de emergencia que indican que una persona debe recibir atención médica de inmediato incluyen:

    En niños pequeños:

    • Respiración rápida o dificultad para respirar
    • Color de piel azulado
    • No beber suficientes líquidos
    • No despertar o no interactuar
    • Estar tan irritable que el niño no quiere que lo carguen
    • Los síntomas parecidos a los de la gripe mejoran pero luego regresan con fiebre y peor tos
    • Fiebre con erupción

    En adultos:

    • Dificultad para respirar o falta de aire.
    • Dolor o presión en el pecho o el abdomen
    • Mareos repentinos
    • Confusión
    • Vómitos intensos o persistentes
    • Síntomas similares a los de la gripe que mejoran pero luego regresan con fiebre y peor tos
    RECOMENDACIONES

    A continuación se presentan recomendaciones para ayudar a reducir la propagación de la gripe en las escuelas.

    • Anime a los estudiantes, padres y personal a que se tomen el tiempo para vacunarse anualmente contra la influenza.
    • Anime a los estudiantes, padres y personal a tomar acciones preventivas diarias para detener la propagación de gérmenes. Se debe practicar la etiqueta adecuada de toser y estornudar, usando un pañuelo de papel o la parte interna del codo. El lavado de manos frecuente, con jabón, debe realizarse durante un mínimo de 20 segundos cada vez que se lavan las manos. Deseche todos los pañuelos usados ​​y no toque los contenedores de basura.
    • Anime a los estudiantes y al personal a quedarse en casa cuando estén enfermos. Aquellos que tengan síntomas similares a los de la gripe en la escuela deben irse a casa y quedarse en casa hasta al menos 24 horas después de que ya no tengan fiebre o signos de fiebre sin el uso de medicamentos para reducir la fiebre.

    Para obtener información adicional sobre el virus de la influenza, visite www.cdc.gov/flu o www.texasflu.org.

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