*TWO HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
THAT HAVE SHOWN UP IN THE
COMMUNITY...TODAY.
..
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THERE HAVE
BEEN MORE THAN A HALF A DOZEN
CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE
COUNTY...
AND A NOROVIRUS
OUTBREAK THAT STARTED LAST WEEK
CONTINUES TO SPREAD....NOROVIRU
S IS A HIGHLY-CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
THAT IS EASILY SPREAD
THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT FROM
PERSON TO PERSON.SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE: VOMITING, STOMACH PAIN,
BODY ACHES AND FEVER...THERE
HAVE
BEEN 17 LAB CONFIRMED CASES OF
NOROVIRUS IN THE LAST SEVERAL
WEEKS, AND 46 PEOPLE REPORTING
SYMPTOMS.ST PETER’S HEATH HAS
RESTRICTED VISITORS BECAUSE OF
NOROVIRUS.ACCORD
ING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
CONTROL, PROPER HYGIENE IS THE
BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY...THAT
INCLUDES REGULARLY WASHING YOUR
HANDS...
AND
AVOIDING PREPARING FOOD WHILE
YOU ARE SICK...
AND FOR AT
LEAST TWO DAYS AFTER SYMPTOMS
END.###




{I GUESS THE BIGGEST ISSUE WHEN
ADDRESSING NOROVIRUS IS MAKING
SURE WE DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO CONTAIN IT.
IT’S A VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS AND
IT JUST TAKES STAYING HOME WHEN
YOU’RE SICK
AND WASHING YOUR HANDS TO KEEP
THAT DISEASE FROM SPREADING ALL
OVER THE COMMUNITY.
}{####}




[(***MJENSEN***)]PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE SEVEN
CONFIRMED CASES WHOOPING COUGH
IN LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY.WHOOPIN
OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE SEVEN
CONFIRMED CASES WHOOPING COUGH
IN LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY.WHOOPING COUGH IS ALSO
KNOWN AS
PERTUSSIS.IT IS A HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE
CAUSED BY
A TYPE OF BACTERIA.ITS PRIMARY
SYMPTOM IS AN
UNCONTROLLABLE VIOLENT
COUGH...IT CAN BE VERY
SERIOUS...
AND EVEN
DEADLY IN INFANTS AND BABIES
LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.HEALTH
EXPERTS SAY VACCINES OFFER THE
BEST PROTECTION
AGAINST PERTUSSIS.MISSOUL A AREA
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYS
THEY NOW HAVE 57 CASES OF
WHOOPING COUGH IN SIX AREA
SCHOOLS.####
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