The flu epidemic is also coming to school

At a time when the lights for bronchiolitis are returning to orange, the lights for flu are turning red.

With 36% of positive samples in hospitals compared to 28 2 weeks ago, Martinique flu has entered an epidemic phase, Public Health France confirmed last weekend.

All city and hospital indices are increasing. The number of consultations for influenza-like illness in medical practice exceeded 1,000 weekly consultations for the third consecutive week. The number of visits to SOS Medicines continues to increase, as do the number of emergency room visits.

The pandemic affects some of our educational institutions.

to listen Reported by Mildre Marguerite Adele.

Parents have to deal with it. “With the community, these are viruses, these are things that happen so we will monitor them. Moreover, there is also dengue fever at the moment,” says the mother.

“Concerning situation during the assessment period”

Others appear confident. “Viruses are used in the school system to prepare children’s immune systems. It is mostly benign. We hear things coming out of China that scare us a bit more but for the rest, there are still small viruses for the immune system of children here.

In Fort-de-France, the head of this school, whose students are greatly affected by the flu, must manage the problem, especially during this assessment period.

At the moment, we are dealing with a large number of student absences due to the many very diverse viruses that are circulating at the moment. This is a very worrying situation, knowing that we are in a period of evaluation. But the assessments are done at the students’ own pace so, when they return, we repeat these assessments. Especially for the youngest, assessments are spread over two weeks. We practice prevention by recommending that parents keep their children home as soon as the first symptoms appear to avoid contamination of the classroom.

Facing an increase in cases, Dr. Yolen Bellon Tule, General PractitionerAlways recommend using blocking gestures to protect yourself.

It is viral, so there is no specific treatment except paracetamol every 6 hours and maximum hydration. You need to eat regularly even in small amounts. Be careful with our “Bo K” solutions which may contain alcohol and are not recommended and are not suitable for children. In prevention, we must always favor preventive measures: wearing a mask, washing hands and taking great care for patients at risk with serious pathologies. A flu vaccine is recommended in these cases