Local school district works to keep students healthy amid high flu activity

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flu enactment successful California isn't slowing down conscionable yet. The microorganism is starring to engaged exigency rooms and galore kids are inactive getting sick.

The surge successful cases has Central California doctors connected alert, particularly for younger patients.

"We are seeing a batch of flu patients," said Dr. Garine Lepejian a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente Fresno. "It hurts maine astir erstwhile I spot the young ones nether the property of 2 due to the fact that they person much terrible symptoms."

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Earlier this month, cases of the flu led to schoolhouse closures successful 4 states. Action News checked successful with the Clovis Unified School District to spot however the microorganism is affecting their students.

"From speaking with galore of our schoolhouse nurses, they person been seeing confirmed cases of influenza A and B that's chiefly reported backmost from parents," said Marie Thuringer, the Director of Nursing astatine the Clovis Unified School District, "that was much truthful aft wintertime interruption we were seeing a batch much of those accrued cases."

Over the past fewer weeks, Thuringer says they're seeing students dealing with flu-like symptoms.

"A batch of precocious respiratory, headaches, a batch of what our students are going location for close now. As good arsenic fevers," said Thuringer.

The territory is taking steps to forestall the dispersed of the flu and different viruses.

"We bash person HEPA filters successful each of our wellness offices," said Thuringer. "It's inactive highly encouraged to support those up and going. We bash show erstwhile those request to beryllium changed out. Same with our classrooms."

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Thuringer says students with a fever implicit 100 are sent home. The territory besides works intimately with the Fresno County Department Public Health and section hospitals to support students healthy.

Valley doctors and schoolhouse territory leaders say, it's not excessively precocious for students to get their flu shot. If they're feeling sick, it's champion for them to enactment home.

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