Your Bradford
Get involved: Send your pictures, video, news and views by texting BRADFORD NEWS to 80360 or e-mail »
Health alert warning issued
6:46pm Tuesday 18th March 2008
Comments (36)A double health alert has gone out following an outbreak of influenza and scarlet fever across the district.
All schools in Bradford and Airedale have written to parents, on the advice of the Health Protection Agency, asking for help to bring the influenza b outbreak under control.
The agency is also warning of an outbreak of scarlet fever centred on West Yorkshire, with more cases reported since January than in the whole of last year.
So far up to 60 children are showing symptoms of influenza b and parents are being asked to follow simple hygiene rules in a bid to halt the illness in its tracks. These include covering mouths when coughing and sneezing, using paper tissues, which should be promptly disposed of.
People with long-term health conditions such as heart and lung disease or diabetes, are being urged to get a flu vaccination as a matter of urgency, if they haven't already done so this winter.
Dr Martin Schweiger, consultant in communicable disease control at the West Yorkshire unit of the Health Protection Agency said: "Outbreaks of flu are more common at this time of year and the infection can easily be spread among people who are living or working close together.
"If adults or children have flu-like symptoms they should stay away from work or school until they are 48-hour symptom free."
The warning comes as West Yorkshire Health Protection Unit is reporting an increase in the number of scarlet fever cases across the county in recent weeks.
There have been 100 possible cases since the start of January, more than the 99 cases reported for the whole of last year. The illness is most common in children and young adults and the majority of recent cases have occurred in under fives.
First symptoms often include a sore throat, headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Between 12 to 48 hours after this, a rash develops, usually in those aged under 18 years.
Anyone who is suffering from the illness, which is spread by coughing and sneezing, should stay at home for at least 48 hours once antibiotics have been started to avoid passing it on.
Your Say YourBradford Telegraph and Argus
Darren, somewhere says...
8:40pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Darren, somewhere says...
8:40pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Darren, somewhere says...
8:40pm Tue 18 Mar 08
bradfordian, bradford says...
10:07pm Tue 18 Mar 08
bradfordian, bradford says...
10:07pm Tue 18 Mar 08
bradfordian, bradford says...
10:07pm Tue 18 Mar 08
bradfordian, bradford says...
10:07pm Tue 18 Mar 08
skippy, says...
3:26pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
3:26pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
3:26pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
3:26pm Wed 19 Mar 08
albion, west riding says...
3:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy wrote:Most things are.
its jacobs fault.
albion, west riding says...
3:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy wrote:Most things are.
its jacobs fault.
albion, west riding says...
3:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy wrote:Most things are.
its jacobs fault.
albion, west riding says...
3:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy wrote:Most things are.
its jacobs fault.
skippy, says...
4:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
4:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
4:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
skippy, says...
4:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
mrs walker, round here says...
9:30pm Wed 19 Mar 08
I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future.
If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction.
We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
mrs walker, round here says...
9:30pm Wed 19 Mar 08
I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future.
If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction.
We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
mrs walker, round here says...
9:30pm Wed 19 Mar 08
I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future.
If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction.
We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
mrs walker, round here says...
9:30pm Wed 19 Mar 08
I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future.
If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction.
We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
mrs walker, round here says...
9:33pm Wed 19 Mar 08
T&A - joined-up advertising policy, eh?
mrs walker, round here says...
9:33pm Wed 19 Mar 08
T&A - joined-up advertising policy, eh?
mrs walker, round here says...
9:33pm Wed 19 Mar 08
T&A - joined-up advertising policy, eh?
mrs walker, round here says...
9:33pm Wed 19 Mar 08
T&A - joined-up advertising policy, eh?
albion, west riding says...
10:19am Thu 20 Mar 08
mrs walker wrote:And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
albion, west riding says...
10:19am Thu 20 Mar 08
mrs walker wrote:And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
albion, west riding says...
10:19am Thu 20 Mar 08
mrs walker wrote:And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
albion, west riding says...
10:19am Thu 20 Mar 08
mrs walker wrote:And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*
mrs walker, round here says...
2:04pm Fri 21 Mar 08
albion wrote:Your staunch pessimism never fails to chill the cockles of my heart Albion.
mrs walker wrote: Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
mrs walker, round here says...
2:04pm Fri 21 Mar 08
albion wrote:Your staunch pessimism never fails to chill the cockles of my heart Albion.
mrs walker wrote: Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
mrs walker, round here says...
2:04pm Fri 21 Mar 08
albion wrote:Your staunch pessimism never fails to chill the cockles of my heart Albion.
mrs walker wrote: Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
mrs walker, round here says...
2:04pm Fri 21 Mar 08
albion wrote:Your staunch pessimism never fails to chill the cockles of my heart Albion.
mrs walker wrote: Anyone tried playing the drowning polar bear game on this page? I thought it was a bit bleak, but then, so is the polar bears' future. If we all get scarlet fever or influenza, and die, maybe the polar bear will be saved...along with all the other flora & fauna threatened with extinction. We haven't done a very good job of looking after the planet, have we.. *sigh*And then the Polar Bear will still die, as global warming is irreversible.
In this section
- Dogs left to rot in filthy hovel by mum and daughter
- Five-fold increase in knife offences
- Thirteen prisoners on the run can't be named
- Superstores spark petrol price war
- ‘Find yourself flu friends’ says NHS
- Bradford second to sign up to Jamie's food revolution
- Pupils eating more school meals
- Father jailed
- Woman is spared jail after robbery
- Big-hearted response to scanner appeal!
Sponsored Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
Darren, somewhere says...
8:40pm Tue 18 Mar 08