Monroe County Public Schools conducts vision screening in al…

Monroe County Public Schools conducts vision screening in all second graders. There are 500 second graders in the county. After screening and follow-up, there were 75 children who needed glasses for a refractive error (either nearsightedness, far-sightedness or astigmatism).  15% () represents:

An outbreak of skipschoolitis occurs every fall in Robinson…

An outbreak of skipschoolitis occurs every fall in Robinson County.  Within 3 to 6 hours of infection with skipschoolitis, everyone who has been infected develops a distinctive rash and unusual cough that is like nothing else and that resolves after 5 to 7 days. Robinson County has 5000 residents. The first 10 skipschoolitis cases of the year were diagnosed the week of October 1, and these represent: