POSTED: Friday, September 21, 2012 - 2:44pm
UPDATED: Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 9:05pm
TYLER — UPDATE (Sept. 21st): A
POSTED: Friday, September 21, 2012 - 2:44pm
UPDATED: Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 9:05pm
TYLER — UPDATE (Sept. 21st): A second Tyler ISD student has been diagnosed with Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough.
The student is a fifth grader at Andy Woods Elementary School, and school officials have notified parents whose students may have come in contact with this student. To protect from the spread of the illness, students who are diagnosed with whooping cough must remain out of school until they complete five days of antibiotic therapy and are fever free for at least 24 hours.
“The best way to prevent Pertussis (whooping cough) among infants, children, teens, and adults is to get 