Good Day, my name is Nurse Smith, I hope you are well. we may have an outbreak at Springville Primary School. See, it started a week ago when one of our grade R learners was brought to the sick bay by one of his teachers. This child presented with fever, cough, rash on the body and respiratory problems. The child had to be stabilised, and the parents were contacted as well as an ambulance and the child was taken to the emergency room. Since then, we have had over 20 children in the school presenting with similar symptoms. We may have an outbreak in our hands.
There is a sudden increasing number of sick children at school with similar symptoms of cough, fever and respiratory problems. This has resulted in a high amount of absenteeism. The school health nurse then contacts the local department of health for assistance.
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Quantitative research is ideal for studying a contagious pathogen affecting a school because it allows us to collect and analyze data from many students quickly. This helps us identify infection rates, track transmission patterns, and determine the effectiveness of interventions, ensuring we can respond effectively to control the outbreak.
I agree with the quantitative approach. We’ll use a surveys, polls or questionnaires to determine any common patterns or trends. This can assist in controlling the organisms and developing a vaccine. This bug seems to be very contagious.
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As of 23 September 2024, (400 cases) of a disease following (coughing, fever, red and watery eyes, skin rash symptoms) in the grade R class at Springville Primary School. There is a surge in the number of learners that have reported sick in the school as the outbreak is ongoing according to the Springville department of health. Out of the 400 confirmed cases of the Springvillan, 156 cases have been hospitalized which is 39% of the cases.0 Deaths have been reported. It is believed that the outbreak was caused by airborne spread.
The public safety activities recommended: learners who are experiencing symptoms to stay at home and the vaccination campaigns as preventive measures to contain the outbreak will be implemented as soon as possible.Total cases: 400Age: 5-7years: 204 (51%) 9-10 years: 124 (31%) 10-12 years:72(18%) Vaccination Status in the schoolUnvaccinated or Unknown: 76%.Kindly stay safe: social distance, wear masks, wash and sanitise your hands and seek medical attention if unwell.
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Thank you for bringing this information to our attention. Kindly send a written report as soon as possible and I will have our epidemiologist and public health researchers investigate further.