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Boodleheimer

there's an outbreak of conjunctivitis in my school. yesterday in homeroom the teachers emphasised the importance of washing hands. in fact, they passed out pictures illustrating how to wash hands correctly.

hopefully that's one problem solved.

the next problem is that all we have at the school is bar soap. yuck.

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

Got it here too. Around 1 in 12 kids including a couple of teachers.
Can I fake it, get some time off?

Actually what pissed me off was that no one told me, I only found out from the kids. This after spending a couple of days high fiving. No more high fives from me. Of course my paranoia made my eyes itch immediately, but haven't got it, yet!

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Wash your hands after every class.

Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea

Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject:

it's pink eye, not gingivitis.

T-dot · Joined: 16 May 2004 Location: bundang

if the students with pink eye start spreading it to others for money; dont be surprised. I think the going rate at my high school was 1000 won for pink eye.

idonojacs · Joined: 07 Jun 2007

As a general rule, avoid putting your hands to your eyes, nose or mouth when teaching. It is through contact with mucous membranes that most germs enter our bodies. Wash your hands first, or use a clean handkerchief.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Scotticus · Joined: 18 Mar 2007

Thankfully I'm at a high school, so the girls are a little cleaner than the average Korean elementary kid. However I have NEVER seen so much pink eye in a country as I do in Korea. You'd think they'd learn that washing your hands is important to keep these things under wraps.

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Just don't touch kids' hands. Kids are little germ factories. Haven't you seen Bernie Mac?

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

you can buy dettol pump soap in 7-11. i rock that stuff constantly.

Rapacious Mr. Batstove · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: Central Areola

My school has got it bad.

300 out of 1600 told to stay home. The kids have been touching the eyes of a pink eye kid and touching their own to get some time off. There are these weeping pink eyed zombie kids walking around everywhere, I'm not safe, not even in my office.

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

http://www.playtexproductsinc.com/wetones/wo_antibacterial.asp

Fits in your pocket.