{"id":10143,"date":"2025-03-01T14:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan184\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:48:23","slug":"dhan184","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan184\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan184 ~  Division of Public Health &#8211; &#8211; Health Alert  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan184.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->184 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->May 21, 2009 2:09 pm <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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As indicated in Table 1, a significant number of\n\n\n  cases are of an age expected to attend school or child care programs.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Table 1.\u00a0 Distribution of Confirmed Novel Influenza H1N1 by Age, Delaware, May 20, 2009.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n  <tbody><tr>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Age (Years)\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Number\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Percentage\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      1-5\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      13\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      14.3\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      6-10\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      19\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      20.9\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      11-15\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      27\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      29.7\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      16-20\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      19\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      20.9\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      > 20\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      14\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      15.4\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"center\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      Total\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      91\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      100.0\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><br>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  While this age distribution is probably determined in part by testing practices within the health care community, it does indicate that\n\n\n  many young people are infected.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Because most people in the community who are infected with novel influenza H1N1 are not tested, the following guidelines apply to all\n\n\n  children, faculty or staff with influenza-like illness.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  The successful implementation of these recommendations can only be accomplished if they are consistently applied by both the health care\n\n\n  and school communities.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Guidance for School and Child Care Facilities\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Students, faculty or staff with influenza-like illness (fever with a cough or sore throat) should stay home and not attend school or\n\n\n  child care programs, or go into the community except to seek medical care for at least 7 days even if symptoms resolve sooner.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Students, faculty and staff who are still sick 7 days after they become ill should continue to stay home from school and child care\n\n\n  programs until at least 24 hours after symptoms have resolved.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Students, faculty and staff should stringently follow sanitary measures to reduce the spread of influenza, including covering their\n\n\n  nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (or coughing or sneezing into their sleeve if a tissue isn\u2019t available),\n\n\n  frequently washing hands with soap and water, or using hand sanitizer if hand washing with soap and water is not possible.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  The full guidance from CDC can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/K12_dismissal.htm\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/h1n1flu\/K12_dismissal.htm<\/a>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>\n\n\n  Guidance regarding who should be tested\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  DPH also reminds both the school and health care communities that most children with suspected novel influenza H1N1 symptoms do not need\n\n\n  to be tested. 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