Federal Agency Issues Guidelines On Handling Infected Students

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Foreign Desk | April 11, 2003, Friday

Federal Agency Issues Guidelines On Handling Infected Students

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN (NYT) 479 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 10 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues first guidelines for school administrators and health officials in determining what to do if student has SARS, mysterious respiratory disease; says students who have been exposed to SARS but do not have symptoms--fever, cough, sneezing--should be allowed to attend school, but should be vigilant for onset of symptoms; CDC says that SARS has not so far been transmitted from affected individuals to other people through casual contact in schools or public gatherings in US (M) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday issued the first guidelines for school administrators and health officials in determining what to do if a student has SARS, the mysterious respiratory disease. Students who have been exposed to SARS and who do not have fever, cough, sneezing or other respiratory symptoms should be allowed to attend school, but should be vigilant for onset of symptoms of SARS, the federal health agency said.

The reason for not excluding such students from school is that, so far, SARS, for severe acute respiratory syndrome, has not been transmitted from affected individuals to other people through casual contact in schools or public gatherings in the United States, the C.D.C. said.



 

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