Dr. Susan Blatt

Susan Blatt, a physician consultant with the county health department, said the patients have been asked to remain at home so they do not spread the disease if they have it.
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"Neither (patient) is very sick," said Blatt, a physician consultant with the health department.
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They are not taking any medications, Blatt said.

"If left untreated, pertussis can result in complications including pneumonia, middle ear infections, loss of appetite, dehydration, brief periods of cessation of breathing, disorders of the brain and even death," said Dr. Susan Blatt, Medical.Consultant for the Oneida County Health Department.Blatt continued, "Once treatment is begun, children should be kept home from school for at least the first five days of antibiotic therapy."

Also included in this edition is an article on cancer treatment by Dr. Susan Blatt of the Oneida County Health Department.And we're very excited about the opening of the Beacon Center, on Commercial Drive, Yorkville.

This new center, which is entirely federally funded, will provide services to caregivers and their families.It is centrally located for your convenience.

I would like to extend to each of you best wishes this holiday season from me, my wife Laura, and our daughters.

Dr. Susan Blatt, Medical Consultant for the Oneida County Health Department advises the public that the definition of a suspected case is:

Susan Blatt, a medical consultant for the health department, said in a prepared statement that to be diagnosed with SARS, a patient must have been to areas where SARS is occurring or have come into contact with a SARS patient.

Symptoms may include a cough, shortness of breath, or a chest X-ray showing pneumonia, and a temperature of more than 105 degrees.The usual incubation period is two to seven days, but there have been cases that manifested as many as 10 days after exposure, Blatt said.