Surprise! An Australian primary school, actually broke out pertussis epidemic!
In just two weeks, 18 students have been admitted! For a moment, people panic, parents are dying!
Christ the King Elementary School in Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, a Catholic primary school, had a case of whooping cough two weeks ago.
At that time, the school did not pay enough attention. As a result, the situation suddenly became out of control! By air, two, three. In just 2 weeks, 18 students got sick.
Watching their children suffer, parents are naturally, miserable! Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infectious disease that begins with a common cold.
At first, you can only runny nose, sneeze, feel tired all over.
After a few weeks, the cough will become more and more serious, even cough vomiting! I`m coughing up a broken rib! Serious, or even life-threatening!
It is estimated that around 16 million people worldwide are infected with pertussis every year, not only in children, but in people of all ages.
Including adults!
Nearly 2% of children infected with pertussis die when they are not satisfied. Is enough to see the unusual "killing power" of the disease.
After the outbreak of pertussis in Christ the King primary school, the parents of students were very dissatisfied with the management of the school.
One mother said his son had been diagnosed with pertussis, and the school sent an understated email after discovering a case of pertussis on campus.
Even later, when spread faster and faster, even e-mails were too lazy to send to parents, and many parents were in the dark about the dangers of their children!
Nick Hurley, the principal of Christ the King Primary School, said the school did have cases of pertussis, and it has worked closely with the Kunzhou Department of Health.
He also announced that the school had sent timely e-mail notifications to parents about pertussis and had learned more about pertussis.
At present, the school suggests that parents should let their children rest more, enhance immunity, once there is a suspected condition, go to the hospital immediately.
During the season, human resistance is weak, then, how to prevent the transmission of pertussis? Impression. show you!
1. Control the source of infection: in the epidemic season, the diagnosis of the patients should be isolated immediately to 40 days after the onset of the disease, or 30 days after the isolation of cough contact should be closely observed for at least 3 weeks, if any, antibiotic prophylaxis should be carried out as soon as possible.
2, cut off the transmission route: because of the external resistance to pertussis bacilli is weak, there is no disinfection effect, but should maintain indoor ventilation, clothes exposed to the sun, sputum and mouth and nose secretions should be sterilized.
(3) improving the immunity of population: at present, there are whole-cell vaccine and bacteria-free vaccine for pertussis vaccine. All-bacterial vaccine is a kind of routine vaccine.
(4) Drug prevention: if infants are in weak health and are not vaccinated and are in close contact with pertussis patients, they may choose to use pertussis immunoglobulin 2.5 ml intramuscular injection or convalescent serum 10 / 20 ml intramuscular injection. 5 days repeated injection 1-7 days, 3 consecutive times, can make it temporarily ill.
Must pay attention to distinguish, pertussis and common cold difference, lest delay treatment, cause danger!
