MAY 1 UPDATE:<\/p>\n
Renown Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0pediatric experts are\u00a0alerting parents and caregivers to an increase in gastrointestinal illness among children in several Reno-area schools.<\/p>\n
While most cases are mild and can be dealt with at home, experts are giving guidance on when\u00a0families should call their pediatrician and\u00a0seek medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a child is sick with vomiting or diarrhea, it can be stressful for families, but these illnesses are usually short-lived and manageable at home,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Kris Deeter, MD,\u00a0Physician-in-Chief, Renown Children\u2019s Hospital and Chair of Pediatrics, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.\u00a0\u201cThe good news is that most children recover quickly\u00a0from GI illness\u00a0with rest and hydration. Parents should focus on monitoring symptoms, hand washing, and keeping children comfortable at\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Children with a gastrointestinal illness may experience:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fatigue or decreased appetite\u00a0<\/p>\n
Symptoms often begin suddenly and may last one to three days. The most common cause is a viral infection, which spreads easily in group settings such as schools and childcare centers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hydration, rest, and food, once vomiting subsides, are all key to recovery. Parents are also advised to avoid dehydration triggers like\u00a0sugary drinks, dairy, or greasy foods.<\/p>\n
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:<\/p>\n
The Washoe County School District is reporting schoolwide outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness at five elementary schools:<\/p>\n
* Libby Booth<\/p>\n
* Rita Cannan<\/p>\n
* Caughlin Ranch<\/p>\n
* Natchez<\/p>\n
* Jerry Whitehead<\/p>\n
In addition, there is one classroom at Echo Loder Elementary School where a high number of students have reported GI issues.<\/p>\n
At each of these schools, heightened sanitation procedures have been put in place, and letters have gone out to families via the Connect Ed call system with information about symptoms and exclusion practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAY 1 UPDATE: Renown Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0pediatric experts are\u00a0alerting parents and caregivers to an increase in gastrointestinal illness among…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[7543,24846,3149,7542,47973,97,252,7544,7546,15083,8871,7545,686,21730,24493,9778,111165],"class_list":["post-618599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-clinical-medicine","tag-dehydration","tag-disease","tag-diseases-and-disorders","tag-gastroenterology","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-health-sciences","tag-human-diseases-and-disorders","tag-immunology","tag-infectious-diseases","tag-medical-specialties","tag-medicine","tag-microbiology","tag-nausea","tag-pediatrics","tag-vomiting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}