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    Evanston Health Department and school officials are urging parents to be alert for symptoms in the wake of three Evanston Township High School students contracting whooping cough, starting about a week before the start of the school year.

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    Evanston Health Department and school officials are urging parents to be alert for symptoms in the wake of three Evanston Township High School students contracting whooping cough, starting about a week before the start of the school year.

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    October 20, 2014

    Dear Parent/Guardian:

    A student at ETHS has been diagnosed with and treated for pertussis (whooping cough).
    Pertussis is a highly infectious and usually mild illness that is easily transmitted through
    coughing and sneezing and may last for several months. Symptoms of pertussis usually appear
    5-10 days after exposure, but can take as long as 21 days to appear. It is possible for people
    to be infected with pertussis even if they have been vaccinated against it.

    The initial symptoms of pertussis are similar to those of the common cold: runny nose, low-
    grade fever and a mild occasional cough, which can become severe and spasmodic - with a
    distinctive whooping sound - and can progress to vomiting between bouts of coughing.

    Patients with pertussis should be isolated from day care, school, work, and public gatherings
    until at least 5 days after the start of appropriate antibiotic therapy to limit further transmission.
    Most people recover completely from pertussis, but complications from the disease can be
    severe in high-risk groups, especially infants under one year, and children who have not been
    fully immunized against the disease or children with weakened immune systems.

    Since students may have been exposed to pertussis, we want parents to remain alert for
    symptoms. If your child develops symptoms it is important that you contact your doctor
    immediately for testing and antibiotic treatment as appropriate. In addition, frequent hand
    washing and respiratory hygiene (e.g. covering your cough, coughing into tissues, disposing of
    tissues promptly) are important practices that help to limit the spread of infection.

    If you have questions, please contact the ETHS Health Service Office at 847-424-7260 or the
    Evanston Health Department at 847-866-2962.


    Evonda Thomas, RN, MSN, DHA (c)
    Director, Evanston Department of Health and Human Services

    Lisa Walter, MSN, RN, CSN
    Health Service, Evanston Township High School

    Eric Witherspoon, Ph.D.
    Superintendent
    Evanston Township High School D202



    Health Department
    2100 Ridge Avenue
    Evanston, IL 60201-2798
    P: 847.866.2951
    F: 847.448.8125
    www.cityofevanston.org



    20 de octubre del 2014

    Estimado Padre/Tutor:

    Un estudiante de ETHS ha sido diagnosticado y tratado por Tos Ferina (tos convulsiva). La Tos
    Ferina es altamente infecciosa y usualmente es una enfermedad leve que es fcilmente
    transmisible mediante la tos y el estornudo y puede durar por varios meses. Los sntomas de la
    tos ferina usualmente aparecen de 5 a 10 das despus de haber sido expuesta, pero puede
    tomar hasta 21 das en aparecer. Es posible que las personas se infecten con la tos ferina
    incluso si han sido vacunadas en contra de la enfermedad.

    Los sntomas iniciales de tos ferina son similares a aquellos del resfriado comn: secrecin
    nasal, fiebre baja y una ocasional leve tos, la cual puede convertirse en severa y espasmdica,
    con un distintivo sonido de silbido, y que puede derivar en vmito entre accesos de tos.

    Los pacientes con tos ferina deben ser aislados de los lugares de cuidado de nios, escuela,
    trabajo y reuniones pblicas hasta al menos 5 das despus de iniciar la terapia antibitica
    apropiada para limitar an ms la transmisin. Muchas personas se recuperan completamente
    de la tos ferina, pero las complicaciones de la enfermedad pueden ser severas en grupos de
    alto riesgo, especialmente infantes menores de un ao de edad y nios que no han sido
    totalmente vacunados contra la enfermedad o nios con sistemas inmunes debilitados.

    Ya que los estudiantes pueden haber estado expuestos a la tos ferina, queremos que los
    padres se mantengan alertas por los sntomas. Si su hijo desarrolla sntomas es
    importante que usted contacte a su doctor inmediatamente para hacerle exmenes y
    tratamiento con antibiticos de manera apropiada. Adems, el lavado de manos frecuente
    y la higiene respiratoria (ej. cubrirse la tos, toser en pauelos, descartar los pauelos
    descartables rpidamente) son prcticas importantes que ayudan a limitar la diseminacin de la
    infeccin.

    Si tiene preguntas, favor de contactar a la Oficina de Servicio de Salud de ETHS al 847-424-
    7260 o al Departamento de Salud de Evanston al 847-866-2962.

    Evonda Thomas, RN, MSN, DHA (c)
    Directora, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Evanston

    Lisa Walter, MSN, RN, CSN
    Servicio de Salud, Evanston Township High School

    Eric Witherspoon, Ph.D.
    Superintendente
    Evanston Township High School D202
    Health Department
    2100 Ridge Avenue
    Evanston, IL 60201-2798
    P: 847.866.2951
    F: 847.448.8125
    www.cityofevanston.org

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