Whooping Cough in CG Community Schools

One confirmed case of pertussis (whooping cough) has been identified within the Center Grove Community School Corporation. We want you to be watchful for the symptoms of pertussis listed below should they occur in your child.

The first symptoms of pertussis are similar to the common cold. Your child may also have a low fever. After a week or two, the cough will become worse. Your child may develop coughing fits, or spasms, followed by vomiting or trouble catching a breath. Sometimes, younger children will have a “whoop” sound after a coughing fit.

Although your child may appear healthy in between coughing fits, please do NOT send your Child to school if he or she has any of the signs and symptoms of pertussis. If you think your child may have pertussis, call your child’s doctor immediately so your child can be treated. If your child comes to school with these symptoms, you will be called to take your child home and will need to take him or her to a doctor to be checked for pertussis.

If your child has symptoms of pertussis, please take this letter to your child’s doctor as a source of reference.

Keeping your child up-to-date with pertussis vaccine helps prevent disease, but the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has identified cases of pertussis in children who have received all their pertussis shots. Check to make sure all members of your family have been fully vaccinated against pertussis. Your physician or local health department should be able to help you to determine if vaccination is needed for any in your family.

You can find more information from the Indiana Department of Health at this link.

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