[BakerButlerMatters] Health Info Update

[Thomas Pajewski]

The following was posted on SutherlandMatters by Sutherland¹s principal
David Rogers.

There were 3 cases of chicken pox at Sutherland Middle School last week.  It
is unknown if any of these children had the chicken pox
vaccine.  The incubation period for chicken pox is commonly 14-16 days.  It
is contagious as long as 5 but usually 1-2 days before onset of rash, and
continuing until all lesions are crusted (usually about 5 days).  It is
especially infectious during the early period. Susceptible individuals
should be considered infectious 10-21 days following exposure.  Infection
usually confers long immunity; second attacks are rare. Transmission is from
person to person by direct contact, droplet or airborne via respiratory
tract or fluid from the vesicles (rash).  It is transmitted indirectly from
articles freshly soiled by discharge from the vesicles (rash) and mucous
membranes of infected people.  Scabs from the vesicles are not infective.
The very young and those who are immunosuppressed may have the most
difficulty.  If you have concerns, please contact the school nurse or your
doctor.



In addition, the following was sent out by Dr. Keri Hall, UVa¹s hospital
epidemiologist, to clinical providers at UVa.

As you may have heard, UVA Student Health diagnosed a probable clinical case
of mumps last Friday in a first-year college student.  The infectious
student has returned to her family home and all individuals exposed to this
student are being contacted by the health department.  The U.S. is
experiencing a large mumps outbreak that began in Iowa and has spread to at
least 10 other states.  Thus far, the majority of cases in the Midwest have
been mild and have occurred in persons aged 18-25 years of age, particularly
college students.  The significance of the case diagnosed at UVA Student
Health on Friday is that it's the first case on a college campus in
Virginia, and most other outbreaks began on college campuses.  UVA is in
close contact with the local and state Health Departments and CDC as the
situation evolves.


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