the flu

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I am in central Connecticut. According to the CDC, we are having a flu outbreak NOW, as is much of the country. There are multiple students ill with fls, which is why I checked. Anyone else?

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Here in Texas, we kept hearing that flu season was going to be late this year, but in my area it never really came at all! We had a few cases scatterred about, but nothing major. Lots of strep though. I remember when H1N1 came on the scene it was April...I wonder if the flu strain that is causing this late outbreak is H1N1 or a relatad strain?

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According to the CDC, it looks like flu is widespread here in New York. I haven't really been seeing it the office lately, though. I saw a bunch of respiratory illness with high fever in late winter and early spring. Despite having a flu shot, I had a pretty bad flu-like illness myself around that time.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health, Home Care.

The strain of flu going around my district right now is called pertussis. wanna trade?

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omgoodness, no thank you! it seems to be localized to one classroom, one of the K classes. particularrly nasty bug from what i have seen. sent one little one home last thurs with a temp of 102. she came back tues with a temp of 102. sent her back home. so 6 days and counting!

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Specializes in Med-Surg; Telemetry; School Nurse pk-8.

Here in MA we've had a few patients + flu in the Pedi's office where I work, but I've not seen it in the school.

*Fingers Crossed*

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