>> We’re going to get you more details but for now I’m in a pass it over to Jen.
Thank you very much Lauren
covering Saint
Johns County.
>> Now where operations at
creekside high school have
returned to normal this
morning. Remember 19 students
and a teacher were sent home
because what was described as a
stomach virus. It was
yesterday, parents and students
tell us that they think the
number of sick is actually even
higher because students know to
some of their peers were absent
yesterday and they could hear
others throwing up in the
past room. Joining me now is
doctor Moby Ras or he is the
chief of pediatric infectious
disease and immunology at
Wilson Children’s Hospital.
Good morning, thank you for
being here as always good to
see you so when you first heard
this and you heard the symptoms
vomiting obviously that some
reports of diarrhea was there
something that stood out in
your mind is what it might be.
>> What I think is the sick are
if you’re infected is always
the thing that you think about
and infection could be
different types and of course a
viral infection in the middle
Windows, what you
I think is most likely that can
cause such a infection that
spreads looks like
real quickly.
>> So it that the fact that so
many students appear to have
been sickened at the same time
does that does that suggest
something to you that.
>> Well it could be
from oakham common source,
common food sourcing here about
that a family big make or
something they have and they
get you in the summer.
But in this time of the year to
be Van norovirus can do
something like that but we have
usually on the cruise ship to
ship inside but in front of can
also cause diarrhea. So we may
not we may never know all
what caused this. But I think
the important thing is to
remember that being in the
middle of the flu season.
So you can get the flu vaccine.
Deputies, you know that’s not
the food that
influenza that’s causing the
vomiting and that it can cause
that also
but in engender in the I hear
something like that. It’s about
infection
in December. You what about
norovirus I’m sure the state is
going to look at it because the
bottom is going to look at it
make sure it’s not bad.
>> So you have parents now
whose children for example are
not sick, who are hearing this
this morning thinking
many of them decided not to
send their children from what
we’re hearing to school but
that said for those who did
go to school today or for those
who maybe came into contact
with the students who
are sick. What should they be
doing well I think the most
important thing if your child
is sick with vomiting they
should not.
>> Go to school to get
them home and if the suspect
nor was the need to stay home 2
days after the symptoms all so
that putting that aside
if you’re if you are school
that should be the common sense
thing, good hand hygiene.
You know wash your hands.
You know the food of course on
August they should be read a
book should be watched if
somebody’s sick. Don’t good
point get close to them they
should be sort of sent home
right away. Other
than that there’s not a whole
lot you can do for to influenza
which can cause that if you’ve
not got near vaccine go to your
doctor and get the vaccine.
That’s the one thing you can do
to be sure that influenza is
not responsible which can cause
you know you need the same
front that causes. That’s
pretty infections. Pneumonia.
But can cause vomiting and
diarrhea also so I think that’s
one thing you can also do
especially since we don’t know
exactly what’s causing it right
now.
>> I’ve been those parents and
students are probably concerned
because you know how are these
kinds of viruses and example
spread you have to worry if
you were sitting 4 seats away
from this to that you heard got
sick or
or that you shared a drink with
family or something like that
for 2 different things where if
it’s and friends are causing
this yes. It’s the context at
least 3 to 6 feet away from
them would help.
>> If you have fun, they should
be going to school with all
that you don’t know
if it’s a Ford born in less
like norovirus sort of staph
infection. That’s causing that
then it’s good hand hygiene you
make sure that there’s you
don’t eat the contaminated
food, but I think that would
have hygiene and wrote quote
food, especially with seafood
which can cause norovirus
infection washing all the
vegetables and all the fruit
said what washing them. Well
it’s another thing. Other
than that you know just but you
know you get if you’re coughing
go your call for the algal and
again as I said we are in the
midst of influenza season.
There’s norovirus another
infection that episodic darker
the can control them
and friends are going on for a
long period of time so it’s
very important. Unfortunately
don’t have a vaccine for more
ladders working on it once we
have that that would be but
good thing to
get to.
>> So it’s it’s interesting
because then if someone let’s
say went to school
with a child who has been sick
and if they’re not feeling
any symptoms is there a time
period by which they might you
know are they out of the woods
so to speak or
you know to their parents see
the kind of take a look at it
over the next couple of days
why the money to pay close
attention next couple of
the challenge it is we don’t
know what’s causing always the
hard right and I think if it’s
the staph infection docks and
mediated that usually comes in
24 hours over and then
dissolves fact.
>> out of norovirus has been
done through glass to it a
longer so yes, you can I mean
for the weekend coming keep an
eye on your kids
make sure there are you know
that having diarrhea vomiting
and keep
them hydrated. But I think
again it in the big company has
make sure that you’re following
good handwriting. A hat and I didn’t pick me because it can spread in the House are also
yeah, you know what everybody