{"id":7381,"date":"2019-12-09T08:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T08:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/uphallprimary\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2019-12-09T08:49:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T08:49:12","slug":"winter-2019-20-respiratory-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/uphallprimary\/2019\/12\/09\/winter-2019-20-respiratory-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2019\/20 Respiratory Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please read the following information provided by NHS Lothian to reduce the spread of respiratory illness.<\/p>\n

The main symptoms being reported include:<\/p>\n

– Fever<\/p>\n

– Cough<\/p>\n

– Sore throat<\/p>\n

– Muscle aches<\/p>\n

– Sore tummy<\/p>\n

– Cold\/Flu like symptoms<\/p>\n

– headache<\/p>\n

These\u00a0 symptoms\u00a0 are\u00a0 consistent\u00a0 with\u00a0 respiratory\u00a0 viral\u00a0 illnesses\u00a0 such\u00a0 as\u00a0 the\u00a0 common\u00a0 cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. Respiratory\u00a0 viruses\u00a0 are\u00a0 spread\u00a0 by\u00a0 breathing\u00a0 in\u00a0 droplets\u00a0 produced\u00a0 when\u00a0 a\u00a0 person\u00a0 coughs\u00a0 or \u00a0sneezes.\u00a0 You\u00a0 can\u00a0 also\u00a0 catch\u00a0 the\u00a0 virus\u00a0 by\u00a0 touching\u00a0 the\u00a0 surfaces\u00a0 that\u00a0 the droplets\u00a0 have\u00a0 landed \u00a0on if you pick up the virus on your hands and then touch your nose or mouth.<\/p>\n

Key advice for parents and carers in the home the risk of catching or spreading flu\/cold like illness can be reduced by:<\/strong><\/p>\n