Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Beside daily temp screening in sch , i think students must inform sch if they have symtoms or any family members are sick flu/like or on SHN or QO etc etc . everyone need to be responsible and on take this whole screening in sch seriously … dun let kids go to sch if they are unwell !
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[quote]Yes, the symptoms can be severe, but do not have to be. The main thing I wanted to point out is that \"acute\" does not mean \"severe/serious\". The list you provided divided the symptoms into categories, but did not say that all symptoms are present when there are \"acute respiratory symptoms\". In the case of these students, they were said to have \"mild\" symptoms, which means that they didn't have the \"serious\" symptoms.
Top[/quote]According to Cambridge English Dictionary's \"acute\" usage example :
\"An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe:
acute abdominal pains
an acute attack of appendicitis
Those teaching your children English, please note. -
I tend to side with slmkhoo’s interpretation of the term “acute”, is the medical definition.
The article is not using the plain English definition of acute.
I believe the medical definition of acute is intended, aka opposite of chronic (long-term, prolonged illness):
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/acute -
MyPillow\" post_id=\"1979918\" time=\"1591525948\" user_id=\"70594:
since kid in Sec 1, non-graduating year, don't mind if ( July to end August), Secondary 1 students continue to practise alternate week attend (HBL / go to school), because feel safer this way, to minimize social interaction, reduce asymtomatic risk exposure in school, because this blood clot thing is really the issue (headache), esp. During PE, they removed face masks, start to chit-chat with one another. Also, gotten used to the HBL daily routine
Either not transparent enough or media dun have full info details or authority not ready to give full picture ..
From my kids sharing since sch open ,I think it is still rather difficult to keep social distance in sch , Kids n teens like companion n need to talk , though many reminders they will forget again - I hope this alternate level schooling arrangement continue till we see really low community cases - review this hbl n going to school learning till mid term break in July ... can’t afford to have students getting infected as some people really dun show symptoms. lesser students in sch , at least less crowds in Sch common grounds like toilets , canteens, buses , trains etc
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-survivors-could-suffer-severe-health-effects-for-years?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-05-13 23%3A05%3A44 -
zac's mum\" post_id=\"1980048\" time=\"1591605671\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1980048 time=1591605671 user_id=53606]
Then why not label every illness acute, like acute cough, acute headache, acute tummyache, etc, since it means opposite of chronic (long-term illness).
I tend to side with slmkhoo’s interpretation of the term “acute”, is the medical definition.
The article is not using the plain English definition of acute.
I believe the medical definition of acute is intended, aka opposite of chronic (long-term, prolonged illness):
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/acute[/quote]
From the Cambridge dictionary Seaseals attached, acute means “pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe” Like acute appendicitis. Acute Respiratory Infection for Covid-19 patients can be severe and is a serious symptoms.
Anyway, the definition of acute is beside the point! The critical thing is, is there any lapse when checking the student is fine before entering classroom? All 5 had no fever!! Should the process of checking be changed? Why always stick to taking temperature?! -
It is assume that when one has virus, the first symptom is fever. Hence the temp checking is prevalent. However, I question the accuracy of the checks bec often my temp is 36.2 or even lower when checked by staff in ntuc or Malls I thought the normal body temp is 36.9.
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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1980068\" time=\"1591623418\" user_id=\"14025:
Temperature varies depending on where it is taken. The 36.9C temperature is generally internal (rectal or oral), while temperature taken from body surfaces are lower. Body temperature also varies from person to person, at various times of the day and, for women, at different times of the month. Normal skin temperature can be as low as 33C for some people, and sweat, aircon, fan etc also makes skin temperature lower than internal temperature. So if your temperature is measured as 35-36C in malls, it's quite normal. Mine is generally around there too when taken on entering SS. I don't know if such thermal scanners can pick up mild fevers, though, since someone with a temperature of 37.5 might measure as 37?
It is assume that when one has virus, the first symptom is fever. Hence the temp checking is prevalent. However, I question the accuracy of the checks bec often my temp is 36.2 or even lower when checked by staff in ntuc or Malls I thought the normal body temp is 36.9.
Anyway, for this COVID-19 virus, fever is only one symptom, and not everyone is feverish, and it won't necessarily be the first symptom. Temperature checks are a good way to screen out those with fevers, who are arguably more sick and probably more infectious, but it's not a foolproof way to screen for all infected people. -
There has been cases when I was in a rush and sweating much, my temp was 36 or less.
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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1980105\" time=\"1591661985\" user_id=\"14025:
Sweat is the way a body gets rid of heat through evaporation. So that would make the skin cooler.
There has been cases when I was in a rush and sweating much, my temp was 36 or less. -
There was some different in opinion about what \"acute\" means in the medical context of COVID-19. Here's the definition in the ST today:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/swab-test-generally-painless-but-there-might-be-some-discomfort
\"Acute\" here refers to the condition's sudden onset of symptoms that have a short course, as opposed to chronic conditions such as diabetes, and not the severity of one's condition.
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