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A case of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, has been confirmed in a student at the Nevada City School of the Arts, according to a press release issued yesterday from the Nevada County Public Health Department.
Other children at the school may have been exposed to the bacteria, according to the letter.
The potentially fatal disease has killed eight Californians this year, all of them infants.
"Pertussis is treated with oral antibiotics. if a student gets pertussis, he or she will not be able to attend school until completing at least five days of appropriate antibiotics, or for three weeks if pertussis is not treated," the letter ready.
To get information on how to get a pertussis vaccine, call the county's Public Health Department at (530) 265-1450.
Other children at the school may have been exposed to the bacteria, according to the letter.
The potentially fatal disease has killed eight Californians this year, all of them infants.
"Pertussis is treated with oral antibiotics. if a student gets pertussis, he or she will not be able to attend school until completing at least five days of appropriate antibiotics, or for three weeks if pertussis is not treated," the letter ready.
To get information on how to get a pertussis vaccine, call the county's Public Health Department at (530) 265-1450.
