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"A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 6, 1998 - 13 Meningitis not cause for alarm From page 1 Those infected with the disease usually know they are sick when they get the fever, stiff neck and rashes, Dr. Panaro explained. If someone has meningi- tis, they go to the hospital and are given a spinal tap. A needle is inserted in the back to get a sample of the fluid surrounding the brain cover and spinal cord, and if they are found to have meningococcal, they are kept in the hospital and given antibiotics . Although it's a much- feared infection, patients stand a chance of survival with early detection and treatment, said Dr. Panaro. "With meningitis, only: about 10 per cent of the people succumb to the dis- ease in a certain area and if prompt antibiotics are given, their chances improve." If the patient has con- tracted meningococcemia, the disease is harder to stop. They are given a blood culture and then are put on a high dose of antibiotics. But the disease is not con- fined to a certain part of the body, which results in a higher death rate of about 15 per cent. "It is the most dramatic because it has the most impact; this is 'the one where you see people okay one day and dead the next," said Dr. Panaro. "It is rapid and is called fulminant: It is overwhelm- ingly spreading throughout the body," she said, stress- ing that this strain is very rare. Both types of meningitis are reportable diseases in the province and doctors are obligated to call the public health department. Anyone who shared saliva with the infected person in the last week must be checked and treated with the drug Rifampin. In the recent case in Durham, as well as the six in Waterloo, no one in con- nection with those infected had come down with the disease. About 10 per cent of the population have the bacte- ria in the back of their throats and don't even know it, said Dr. Panaro. These people are called carriers who can be responsible for passing the infection along to those they have contact with. Meningitis occurs in the winter months, sometimes in clusters, passed on from one sick person to another. More than half of the cases in Canada are in children under one year old. Exchanging saliva from sharing a straw, cigarette, utensils, sneezing and Merchants angling for profits From page 1 the minnows and checking the ice," he said. With the season running from the start of 1998 to the last day of February, Mr. Tripp said he's going to be kept on his toes. "We're definitely busier in the winter than in the summer because (Lake) Scugog is the only lake in the Kawarthas that is open to fishermen in the winter," he said. "Winter's the best. It's a short season, and it's a very busy two months." Open for his first winter in Scugog, Kevin Oxberry says that he hopes business is as brisk as he's heard it should be. "I've been told that the winter is a lot busier than the summer, and that the eight or nine weeks of fish- GUARANTEED INVESTMENT ANNUAL RATES » 1 YEAR.........................5.125% 2 YEAR......... crerrerenennes. 5.250% 3 YEAR......cox0ne creesenernens D.375% 4 YEAR.........................5.450% 5 YEAR......................... 5.600% 30 DAY CASHABLE.....4.200% Rates subject to change without notice ing is the most beneficial to the shops and to the town, but I don't know what to expect," the owner of Kev's Muskie Shop said. "We've been pretty steady the last three days and I think we will have a terrific season ahead with lots of ice. This morning I had 15 or 20 guys come in buying stuff and they were all pumped up, looking for- ward to the season." He feels Lake Scugog could be one of the busiest places in the area with the waters of Lake Simcoe yet to freeze over. "I've been taking a look around and...we could be in for a good year. Port Perry's going to get it; this season the three (bait) shops and all the restau- rants are going to do well." SCUGOG FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. 250 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY "Serving Scugog for Over 15 Years" PHONE 985-3832 - No Fees coughing and kissing are means of transmission from one person to another. Also, people who have no spleen, suffer from ter- minal compliment deficien- cy, who are exposed to cigarette smoke, or live or work in crowded areas run the risk of running the car- rier rate up, by as much as 50 per cent in some areas. Anyone in the region wishing to get a vaccine shot will have to forget it. "We're completely dry in Durham Region. All of the travel clinics have got it and the rest has been passed along to Kitchener- Waterloo," Dr. Panaro said. It takes about two weeks for it to work against meningitis, although no vaccine is 100 per cent pro- tective. "This one is about 85 per cent effective," Dr. Panaro said, adding that an 18-year-old girl who died from the disease was vacci- nated during the Kitchener- Waterloo program. She added that while spread of the infection to this area is unlikely, people should always be on the lookout for symptoms. "If people know what the symptoms are, and have | Accord $4000 | ALSO ... Soffit, Seamless Burger and staff take specific orders and will install anything they build them, they should go to the hospital. Most people do not die from this if it is looked after, and public health is informed and can do their job." le T-3 white per sq. (approx. 100 sq. ft.) Eavestroughing, Shutters & A complete Line of Metal Siding The Perfect Balance Price SITHIIIS Buchner Manufacturing 30004 Hwy. 48, PEFFERLAW 705-437-1734 599 Steven Court, NEWMARKET 905-836-1033 1-800-461-6455 Dental Care for the whole family PORT DENTAL PERRY CENTRE 238 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY * DR. J. COTTRELL * DR. C. BANFIELD * Dr. T. 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If the number of children pre-registered for Junior or Senior Kindergarten exceeds the accepted class limit, some students may be bused to another school. Cartwright Central P.S.................... 986-4227 Greenbank/Epsom P.S. .................. 985-2567 Prince Albert P.S. ........................... 985-2877 R.H. Cornish P.S. ........................... 985-4468 S.A. CaWKeEr P.S. i.convicrireermsssamsssresns 985-4491 Grade One French Immersion Registration for September 1998 The Durham District School Board offers at no additional charge to parents a French Immersion program for non-Francophone students, at R.H. Cornish P.S. beginning in grade one. An information meeting on the program will be held at the school on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Please contact the school for further information. aa - CHRIS HALUPORT PERRY STAR THANK YOU: Woodtech owner Mark Burger would like to thank all his cus- tomers for making his first ten years of business a success. 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