Preparing your School for COVID-19: A visit with Dr. David Gahn MD, MPHa presentation from Cherokee Nation Health Services to School Administrators within the reservation boundaries.
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Chinese health officials have reported thousands of infections with COVID-19 in China, with the virus reportedly spreading from person-to-person in many parts of that country. Infections with COVID-19, most of them associated with travel from Wuhan, also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States.
Of the confirmed COVID-19 infections, illnesses can range from being mildly sick to being severely ill and dying. Symptoms can include:
Fever or chills
Cough (new or worsening)
Shortness of breath (or difficulty breathing)
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore Throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Fatigue
The respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 typically appear an average of 5-6 days after exposure, but may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 days after exposure, according to the CDC.
Per recommendations from the CDC, nonessential travel outside the United States or to affected areas within the U.S. is not recommended at this time. Aside from avoiding nonessential travel, the best steps to avoid contracting respiratory viruses include: