Is the health of the pupils at risk?!


Question: in the last month at my sons school there has been 3 cases of scarlet fever and a few coldsore viruses, i know scarlet fever is not as common as what it used to be but should the school be closed? or can anyone tell me how id find out if it should be shut? Ive tried ofsted but cant find a link for a general enquiry.


Answers: in the last month at my sons school there has been 3 cases of scarlet fever and a few coldsore viruses, i know scarlet fever is not as common as what it used to be but should the school be closed? or can anyone tell me how id find out if it should be shut? Ive tried ofsted but cant find a link for a general enquiry.

Scarlet fever is an infectious disease caused by streptococcus bacteria. It is a notifiable disease in the UK, which means by law all cases have to be reported to the public health officer. Infection is transmitted by direct touch and airborne droplets (coughing/sneezing). It is most common in children. Symptoms are classically a sore throat, fever and the scarlet rash (hence the name). It usually resolves within a week and is treated by a course of antibiotics. The incubation period of scarlet fever is 2-4 days meaning the time from infection to appearance of symptoms. You said the cases had appeared over the last month, so maybe the local health authorities felt since there were no new cases the infection risk to other children had passed. I would haver thought however that parents should have been contacted officially to let them know the signs and symptoms so they could keep an eye on their own kids. It might be worthwhile contacting your local health board to find out who the public health officer is. I hope this helps.

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This one has a helpdesk at the bottom http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez...

Scarlet Fever is pretty scary stuff. Contact your doctor and discuss it with him/her

You say that this has occurred over the past month, why are you showing concern now at 10 o'clock at night? Ask the question of your local health authority first thing in the morning. I hope all is well.

Scarlet fever.....if my child was in school and I heard that
name.....I would take him out immediately and to the Doctors
for an antibiotic shot, which after 24 hours the child should be fine. If not done, your child, and the other children at the school could develop rheumatic fever.
This is a very SERIOUS matter. You should call the principal
of the school and ask why the school was not shut down.....
Call the Health Department.
My God, are these grown up so young, they do not even know
what can happen to these kids.
Just type Scarlet fever in your line and you will see it is nothing to fool around with.

Scarlet fever is due to infection with streptococcus, the same organism that causes simple tonsillitis. It does not require the closure of a school! Infected individuals however, should be excluded. Theoretically at least, they cease to be infectious after 48 hours on penicillin. On treatment there are few risks from the condition, and these days most untreated individuals, who never seek medical advice, make a full recovery anyway, so it is important not to blow the effects of this condition out of proportion!

try contacting NHS direct for any health concerns





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