Parents of Oak Hills High School students are being asked to monitor their children for symptoms after a student was diagnosed with whooping cough.Officials said the student attends Oak Hills High School.In a letter on Wednesday, the district asked parents of high school students to monitor their children for symptoms and keep them home from school if they are sick to mitigate the potential spread of the illness.Parents are asked to observe their children for symptoms through Nov. 16.Whooping cough is a highly contagious illness, with symptoms including a runny and congested nose, mild coughing and labored breathing.Symptoms typically start out mild but after one to two weeks, coughs can become more violent and affect a person’s ability to breathe well.People who are diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, are infectious for five days after beginning antibiotics.
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Parents of Oak Hills High School students are being asked to monitor their children for symptoms after a student was diagnosed with whooping cough.
Officials said the student attends Oak Hills High School.
In a letter on Wednesday, the district asked parents of high school students to monitor their children for symptoms and keep them home from school if they are sick to mitigate the potential spread of the illness.
Parents are asked to observe their children for symptoms through Nov. 16.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious illness, with symptoms including a runny and congested nose, mild coughing and labored breathing.
Symptoms typically start out mild but after one to two weeks, coughs can become more violent and affect a person’s ability to breathe well.
People who are diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, are infectious for five days after beginning antibiotics.