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Hand, Foot and Mouth
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sahm1225
01:06 PM 10-30-2011
We had hand, foot and mouth disease in my daycare too...
This is from the CDC website:
Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness. The viruses that cause hand, foot, and mouth disease can remain in the body for weeks after a person’s symptoms have gone away. This means that infected people can still pass the infection to others even though they may appear well. Also, some people who are infected and shedding the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.
I didnt' close the daycare. By the time we realized what it was that was being passed around it was too late and they were all exposed or had gotten over it already. All their sympoms were different - some had the mouth sores, some had sores/rash on their bottoms and only 2 had a fever.
I would do it on a case by case basis (how much does that family mean to you) and decide if you are going to watch their kids and reopen. Chances are they are all already exposed and your older ones may already be immuned to it if they havent caught it.
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