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GN warns of whooping cough patient on Iqaluit-Rankin Inlet flight

Department of Health advising those on Canadian North flight 4119 to watch for symptoms
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Sean Wachtel, NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 chief public health officer, is advising anyone who travelled on Canadian North flight 4119 from Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet on March 9 to monitor for symptoms of whooping cough. PxHere photo

The Department of Health is advising Nunavummiut that a confirmed case of whooping cough was diagnosed on Canadian North flight 4119 from Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet on March 9.

Sean Wachtel, the territorySA国际影视传媒檚 chief public health officer, is advising anyone who travelled on this flight SA国际影视传媒 especially those seated in rows 1 to 4 SA国际影视传媒 to monitor for symptoms.

Please call your community health centre immediately if you were a passenger and you develop a mild cough, sneeze or runny nose.

Other symptoms include:

-cough lasting longer than a week

-cough followed by a sound that sounds like SA国际影视传媒渨hoopSA国际影视传媒

-difficulty breathing

-vomiting after coughing

-coughing that gets worse at night

-fever of 39 C and above lasting more than three days

Whooping cough can be prevented by getting vaccinated. Nunavummiut should check that all vaccines are up to date.

Precautions that can be taken to reduce the odds of contracting contagious illnesses include frequent handwashing; directing a cough into a sleeve or a tissue; not sharing food, drinks, utensils or toothbrushes.

Learn more about whooping cough by reading the fact sheet available on the Department of HealthSA国际影视传媒檚 website.



Kira Wronska Dorward

About the Author: Kira Wronska Dorward

I attended Trinity College as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2012 as a Specialist in History. In 2014 I successfully attained a Master of Arts in Modern History from UofT..
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