Common Illness

[April]

It's most likely to see cold and flu symptoms. That would be sniffly nose, coughing, and fever. If their fever is above 100 we send them home. 

[Gale Coleman]

Colds are very Contagious, and spread through person to person contact or by breathing in the virus, which can travel up to 12 feet through the air when someone with a cold coughs or sneezes. Touching the mouth or nose after touching skin or contaminated surfaces can also spread a cold. Because so many viruses cause colds, there is not a vaccine to protect against many of these cold viruses. And to help avoid catching a cold virus kids should avoid other children who have a cold, keep all children’s and adult hands well washed often, especially after blowing noses, sneezes or coughs, do not share towels, drinking glasses, or eating utensils with someone who has a cold, avoid sneezing, or coughing into hands, and do not pick up other people's used tissues, without protective gloves.