January 20,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, its flu season and the CDC recommends some everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone for 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.)
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs like the flu.
In New Jersey, the Department of Health stated that the influenza activity has been high, over 1,300 cases reported. There has also been 18 outbreaks this flu season at long-term care facilities.
Influenza-like illness (ILI) is defined as fever (> 100°F [37.8°C], oral or equivalent) and cough and/or sore throat (in the absence of a known cause other than influenza). For long term care facilities, fever is defined as 2°F above baseline temperature
https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/stats17/flummwr_1.pdf
It’s simple if Your kid is sick keep them home. And if you’re sick don’t go to work use your sick time.
I used to beg my staff not to come to work when they were sick.
Well you are smart, stay home if you are sick,
I blame the management for not sending people home when they’re sick. That’s why we are given some time to use it. Now come to work sick build up their sick time and they leave with 150 sick days,