Chaos Ranch
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Anyone who reads many of my posts can see why my farm is called Chaos Ranch! Lol... We're always covered in so much it's complete chaos most of the time.
Yesterday my 6 year old daughter comes home and tells me that 10 of her 18 student classroom was sent home yesterday with high fevers.
My mother in law comes over and I ask her about it and she tells me that yesterday in the elementary school alone (elem. and high school are connected by a hallway.) 76 students were sent him with high fevers.Tells me many have strep throat, and also heavy red rashes spreading over their bodies. :new_shocked:
I get a little more information... tongues are yellow or white coated, bumpy, and the rash is spreading on some down their arms, over their backs, bellies, and necks. Ok... I'm no genius, and I don't claim to know a whole lot, but in a VERY Small school, 76 students in the elementary are breaking out with this stuff in ONE DAY...shouldn't they send home a note? Contact the news? Somehow inform the parents????
I decide to keep my 5 kids home today until I find out what's going on. At 12:30 I speak to the nurse and she says she has sent home 88 students from the elementary school TODAY by 12:30.... ???? Ok... does that not spell infectious problem ??? I ask her about scarlet fever. She says "some have the flu but most have strep throat and are getting the strep rash".
This is part of an article on Scarlet fever I found on kidshealth.com......
""Scarlet fever is caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria. The bacteria make a toxin (poison) that can cause the scarlet-colored rash from which this illness gets its name.
Not all streptococci bacteria make this toxin and not all kids are sensitive to it. Two kids in the same family may both have strep infections, but one child (who is sensitive to the toxin) may develop the rash of scarlet fever while the other may not.""
You can read all of what they wrote here.....Kids Health ~ Scarlet Fever
I ask the nurse...
"Are you shutting school down for a few days and disinfecting the school?"
No, we're not.
"Are you sending home warning letters to parents?"
"No, we're not.
"Should I keep my kids home?"
I can't authorize that.
I kept them home. I am going to contact their doctor for a note of excuse, then I contacted the local news and asked them to check in and see what's going on. Parent's deserve to know that their kids are being exposed to a very highly contageous fever, as well as the flu, and strep throat, and possibly scarlet fever.
I have questions though. How long should I keep them home?
My friend is 8 weeks pregnant. She's VERY high risk...already lost a baby in July, very fragile pregnancy. Her 3 year old step son has strep throat, I am worried that if we go around her, and my kids are carrying whatever this is going around I'm scared that they could possibly cause her baby in her belly to get sick. Is this possible? Should I avoid her at all costs to prevent infecting her or her unborn baby with this ...well...with this mystery illness?
Is there a shot I can get my kids to prevent them from getting sick? How long should I keep them home?
Yesterday my 6 year old daughter comes home and tells me that 10 of her 18 student classroom was sent home yesterday with high fevers.
My mother in law comes over and I ask her about it and she tells me that yesterday in the elementary school alone (elem. and high school are connected by a hallway.) 76 students were sent him with high fevers.Tells me many have strep throat, and also heavy red rashes spreading over their bodies. :new_shocked:
I get a little more information... tongues are yellow or white coated, bumpy, and the rash is spreading on some down their arms, over their backs, bellies, and necks. Ok... I'm no genius, and I don't claim to know a whole lot, but in a VERY Small school, 76 students in the elementary are breaking out with this stuff in ONE DAY...shouldn't they send home a note? Contact the news? Somehow inform the parents????
I decide to keep my 5 kids home today until I find out what's going on. At 12:30 I speak to the nurse and she says she has sent home 88 students from the elementary school TODAY by 12:30.... ???? Ok... does that not spell infectious problem ??? I ask her about scarlet fever. She says "some have the flu but most have strep throat and are getting the strep rash".
This is part of an article on Scarlet fever I found on kidshealth.com......
""Scarlet fever is caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria. The bacteria make a toxin (poison) that can cause the scarlet-colored rash from which this illness gets its name.
Not all streptococci bacteria make this toxin and not all kids are sensitive to it. Two kids in the same family may both have strep infections, but one child (who is sensitive to the toxin) may develop the rash of scarlet fever while the other may not.""
You can read all of what they wrote here.....Kids Health ~ Scarlet Fever
I ask the nurse...
"Are you shutting school down for a few days and disinfecting the school?"
No, we're not.
"Are you sending home warning letters to parents?"
"No, we're not.
"Should I keep my kids home?"
I can't authorize that.
I kept them home. I am going to contact their doctor for a note of excuse, then I contacted the local news and asked them to check in and see what's going on. Parent's deserve to know that their kids are being exposed to a very highly contageous fever, as well as the flu, and strep throat, and possibly scarlet fever.
I have questions though. How long should I keep them home?
My friend is 8 weeks pregnant. She's VERY high risk...already lost a baby in July, very fragile pregnancy. Her 3 year old step son has strep throat, I am worried that if we go around her, and my kids are carrying whatever this is going around I'm scared that they could possibly cause her baby in her belly to get sick. Is this possible? Should I avoid her at all costs to prevent infecting her or her unborn baby with this ...well...with this mystery illness?
Is there a shot I can get my kids to prevent them from getting sick? How long should I keep them home?