What to do when you are sick for the next day of school

I'm sure we all have been in this scenario. You have a terrible cough. Your eyes are red. You feel like you are dead the moment you try to attempt to get off of your bed. We all have been sick, and I'm sure we all have been sick on the morning of a school day. So what do you do? Do you try to stagger through six periods of tests or do you just become absent?

For those who have a slight fever, you say "eh" and "I don't really feel that sick." Some of these people find themselves asleep during a major math test while some make it through without a scratch. But was the risk worth it? Students all over the country are forcing themselves to go to school because these students know one day can mean a whole letter grade change. No matter what condition they are in, they find a way to go to school. These attempts can lead to more problems for the student as the sickness worsens from the other sicknesses in school. An example of this can be seen in the winter. You take a test and you suddenly hear half the class trying to hold their mucus in. No one gets a tissue because they know time is the most important value for this test. On the next day, those people don't show up for class and the next few days, which hurts their grade more than talking the test on a day they feel better.

For those who are obviously walking corpse, staying home isn't a bad idea. Don't take the risk to find out you had to stay in the nurses office for the whole day. Missing one single day can't kill your whole grade, unless it's the Semester Final. If you are having trouble deciding whether to go to school or not, consider this article, How Sick is Too Sick for School?. For those saying you are "sick" just to get more time to do homework, consider the habit that could grow. We all have issues holding us back from school. Its the student's responsibility to make the "correct" choice in the long run.

Measles: the next EBOLA?

As most of us know, measles seem to be all over our nation's news. The latest case, outbreak, and possible movement of this virus are closely monitored and immediately put on our televisions. The fact that this topic in the USA started in everyone's favorite theme park can cause the average American to panic when seeing kids get those red spots on their faces. The virus is spreading in our nation, but how serious can it get?

Compared to other countries, the current status is just a dot next to a circle. According to Disneyland measles outbreak continues to spread, 57,000 cases were found in the Philippines compared to less than one hundred here within two months. In addition, measles are not as life threatening as the news displays it. "Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat, and is followed by a rash that spreads all over the body. About three out of 10 people who get measles will develop one or more complications including pneumonia, ear infections, or diarrhea. Complications are more common in adults and young children," according to the CDC website. Measles can be controlled. Several vaccines and shots have been made to treat the virus. The numbers are just large in other countries because of a weaker infrastructure compared to the USA. The USA has controlled the virus in the past and can do it again.

Measles is not the next ebola. Compared to the devastation ebola has caused, this is nothing. According to the CDC, only one out of one thousand people will actually die from measles. There are not even a thousand people in the USA with measles. The chances of getting measles is extremely low with today's vaccines and the chance of this creating a national disaster is even lower.