What illnesses are you seeing already?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.

I've had 5 cases of Strep so far, 4 of pneumonia, and 2 cases of Fifth's...lots of runny noses and coughs as well. Three teachers went home sick on Friday with lost voice and fever. It's going to be a long Winter...

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

Oh wow. Sorry to hear this. I am just having a random headache, belly ache. Not much yet. But the weather has been amazing here in good ole Missouri.

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I had a few kiddos with hand, foot, and mouth at the start of the year and a family that passed around strep, but right now it's mostly kids coming in in casts from weekend accidents! And the ever present cases of pretend illness!

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I have had quite a few strep cases, a few hand foot and mouth, and the usual stomach bugs.

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Strep, strep, and more strep. Then the usual headaches and stomachaches.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.
I had a few kiddos with hand, foot, and mouth at the start of the year and a family that passed around strep, but right now it's mostly kids coming in in casts from weekend accidents! And the ever present cases of pretend illness!

Totally forgot about the three cases of HFM two weeks ago

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Strep, pneumonia, gastroenteritis

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Bronchitis and sinus infections.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i've had some isolated hfm - it seems to be hitting some districts near me hard.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

1 strep so far. We just had a super rainy weekend, first time it rained that hard in a long time. Other than that we are still cooling off from a late summer. Who knows what will pop in today?

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STREP! Just cannot seem to get rid of it. And a couple HFM.

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Well, my sciatica has been flared up recently, and I am just getting over this darn cold.

OOOOOooooohhhhh. You meant the students. :sarcastic: ;)

I have seen lots of GI stuff this year. Big burly football players being brought to their knees by diarrhea. Legit vomiting. I have heard of a few cases of strep as well, but I haven't seen any of them in my office. Not technically an illness, but I have seen so. many. concussions.

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