{"id":109793,"date":"2024-10-03T05:18:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109793"},"modified":"2024-10-03T05:18:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:18:53","slug":"whooping-cough-case-at-blue-springs-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109793","title":{"rendered":"Whooping cough case at Blue Springs High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- blocks\/ad.twig --><\/p>\n<p><!-- blocks\/ad.twig --><\/p>\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-headline\">\n<p>Whooping cough case confirmed at Blue Springs High School<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-social-branding share-content horizontal\">\n<p><!-- blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-branding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/htv_default_image\/site_branding\/kmbc.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KMBC logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: 4:19 PM CDT Oct 2, 2024\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tJackson County Public Health confirmed a case of pertussis at Blue Springs High School.Commonly known as whooping cough, symptoms include a runny nose, mild cough, and severe coughing fits.\u201cPertussis is a contagious respiratory illness that may initially seem like a common cold,\u201d says Bridgette Shaffer, health director of Jackson County Public Health. \u201cThis disease can have very serious complications, especially for infants and those with chronic health conditions like asthma.\u201dThe health department and school district are working together to prevent further infections.Health officials advise early antibiotic treatment and vaccination as the best protection. Symptoms: Runny noseMild cough that progressively worsensLow-grade feverCoughing spells that may lead to vomiting or gaggingA distinctive \u201cwhooping\u201d sound during coughing fitsDifficulty breathing (especially in infants and young children)A cough that can persist for up to 10 weeks\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content--body-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jackson County Public Health confirmed a case of pertussis at Blue Springs High School.<\/p>\n<p>Commonly known as whooping cough, symptoms include a runny nose, mild cough, and severe coughing fits.<\/p>\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/side-floater --><\/p>\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/side-floater --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPertussis is a contagious respiratory illness that may initially seem like a common cold,\u201d says Bridgette Shaffer, health director of Jackson County Public Health. \u201cThis disease can have very serious complications, especially for infants and those with chronic health conditions like asthma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The health department and school district are working together to prevent further infections.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials advise early antibiotic treatment and vaccination as the best protection. <\/p>\n<p>Symptoms: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Runny nose<\/li>\n<li>Mild cough that progressively worsens<\/li>\n<li>Low-grade fever<\/li>\n<li>Coughing spells that may lead to vomiting or gagging<\/li>\n<li>A distinctive \u201cwhooping\u201d sound during coughing fits<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty breathing (especially in infants and young children)<\/li>\n<li>A cough that can persist for up to 10 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/whooping-cough-case-confirmed-blue-springs-missouri-high-school\/62491515\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whooping cough case confirmed at Blue Springs High School Updated: 4:19 PM CDT Oct 2, 2024 Jackson County Public Health confirmed a case of pertussis at Blue Springs High School.Commonly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109793\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}