Do You Exclude Kids For Hand Foot And Mouth?

[GotKids]

If so for how long? I know it is contagious and we have already been exposed so now what? I have bleached all hard surfaces but what else can I do to prevent a huge group of sick kids?

[temom]

My son had this in the start of the year, he was given antiboics and i was told o wait 48 hrs before letting the kids back to the DC. i steam mopped the house, lysoled the toys, floors everything pretty much. Thank God no one else got it.

[daycare123]

Originally Posted by temom

My son had this in the start of the year, he was given antiboics and i was told o wait 48 hrs before letting the kids back to the DC. i steam mopped the house, lysoled the toys, floors everything pretty much. Thank God no one else got it.

why did they give your son antibiotics, it's a virus. I would have everyone stay home till all sores have healed. My daughter got the sores in her mouth when she had it. My husband got it and his hands and feet ended up peeling. Weird!!

[temom]

@ daycare 123 i have no idea why they did that, he had sores in his mouth and that was it. i took him the first time they sent him home saying wait it out by the second day the kid couldn't even drink water so i took him back that is when they said he had HFM and gave him antibotics. i found it werid too but he started eating and stuff after the 48 hours and no one else in the house got it.

[MarinaVanessa]

HFMD is EXTREMELY CONTAGEOUS. If the child has the bumps on his body I'd exclude the child until the bumps have scabbed over. If the child has sores in his mouth I'd exclude until those have completely healed especially if the child is a toddler or younger. Little hands and toys get put into little mouths and this could spread HFMD really quickly. It takes about 5 days for the syptoms to show up after being intially infected so you'll have to warn the other parents to keep an eye on it. HFMD is most contageous during these intial 5 days before sumptoms show so be careful good luck. My DS had it last year ... not fun but at least none of the other kids got it.

[Blackcat31]

Here is a great hand out about HFM

http://www.hennepin.us/files/Hennepi...AND%20FOOT.pdf

[SunshineMama]

Lysol will not kill HFMD You have to make a bleach and water solution.

I had an outbreak and everyone got it. I told parents children must stay home at least 48 hours, and if there are any open lesions or sores at all they have to stay home until they are not seeping anymore.

[WDW]

Originally Posted by SunshineMama

I had an outbreak and everyone got it. I told parents children must stay home at least 48 hours, and if there are any open lesions or sores at all they have to stay home until they are not seeping anymore.

Me too.

[Christian Mother]

Originally Posted by daycare123

why did they give your son antibiotics, it's a virus. I would have everyone stay home till all sores have healed. My daughter got the sores in her mouth when she had it. My husband got it and his hands and feet ended up peeling. Weird!!

This spread as a wild fire though my daycare even some of the parents got it. My family never got it...? It's a miracle that not one of us got it!

Not one of my dcf's where given antibiotics. Found this interesting.

Each of my families took a week and then was able to return. Even then it took another week for the bumps to go away. They where scabbed over but with 2 and 3 yr olds who always put there fingers in their mouth and toys...ohhh Lord!