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Why do kids seem to get sick when they go back to school?
What causes colds at school? Are schools breeding ground for germs? What germs do schools seems to have a lot of? Is it the season changes that seems to make kids get sick when they go back to school? How can I prevent my child from getting colds at school?
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Kids get sick when they go back to school because the experience of going to school creates ample opportunities for germs to breed and spread between students. When kids go to school, they often spend large amounts of time outside in the cold and other weather elements. Students don’t always get adequate amounts of sleep when they go back to school. Those two factors combined with the fact that students have a lot of close contact with a lot of other students can cause colds and other illnesses to spread very quickly in schools. It is fair to say that most schools are breeding grounds for bacteria and viruses.
Most schools have a lot of the germs for illnesses that are common to kids who spend a lot of time together. These illnesses include (but are not limited to) pink eye, norovirus, impetigo, colds, influenza, mononucleosis and sinus infections.
The changing of the seasons tends to bring with it an increase in the number of infections children and adults get. This is due to the sudden fluctuations in temperature that happen when the seasons change. People have a hard time figuring out appropriate outfits to wear. If it is cold and you’re not dressed appropriately for it, your body will be less able to fight off germs that can make you sick.
The very best way to help your child stay healthy at school is to tell him to wash his hands after he uses the rest room and before he goes to lunch. Have him avoid intimate contact with students who are ill. You can also tell him not to put his head down on his desk and to keep his hands away from his face to avoid getting other people’s germs into his eyes, nose and mouth.
I hope you found this information helpful.
From WebMD.com
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Scrubbing germy hands is one of the top tips for preventing (the {sic}) spread of the flu.
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Kids get sick when they go back to school because the experience of going to school creates ample opportunities for germs to breed and spread between students. When kids go to school, they often spend large amounts of time outside in the cold and other weather elements. Students don’t always get adequate amounts of sleep when they go back to school. Those two factors combined with the fact that students have a lot of close contact with a lot of other students can cause colds and other illnesses to spread very quickly in schools. It is fair to say that most schools are breeding grounds for bacteria and viruses.
Most schools have a lot of the germs for illnesses that are common to kids who spend a lot of time together. These illnesses include (but are not limited to) pink eye, norovirus, impetigo, colds, influenza, mononucleosis and sinus infections.
The changing of the seasons tends to bring with it an increase in the number of infections children and adults get. This is due to the sudden fluctuations in temperature that happen when the seasons change. People have a hard time figuring out appropriate outfits to wear. If it is cold and you’re not dressed appropriately for it, your body will be less able to fight off germs that can make you sick.
The very best way to help your child stay healthy at school is to tell him to wash his hands after he uses the rest room and before he goes to lunch. Have him avoid intimate contact with students who are ill. You can also tell him not to put his head down on his desk and to keep his hands away from his face to avoid getting other people’s germs into his eyes, nose and mouth.
I hope you found this information helpful.
From WebMD.com
-quote
Scrubbing germy hands is one of the top tips for preventing (the {sic}) spread of the flu.
-endquote
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