EASTON, Pa. – Easton Area High School reported a case of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) to parents on Friday.
Parents received a letter from Easton Area School District stating that a student attending the high school has been diagnosed with whooping cough.
According to the letter, the student is now under the care of a physician.
Pertussis is a contagious disease of the lungs and airways, and has been a common childhood illness for centuries. Pertussis is caused by bacteria that are found in the nose, mouth and throat of an infected person.
Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations state that any child and staff member of a school or daycare who is suspected of having or has been diagnosed with pertussis must be excluded from school/daycare for three weeks from start of symptoms or five days after starting appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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