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How long does a child remain out of daycare during an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease?
I run a home-based child care and have recently had three cases of hand-foot-mouth disease occur within my setting. I have heard from other nearby daycare providers that they have had similar outbreaks within the past month. For the affected children, the symptoms seem to have cleared up pretty fast and most stayed out of care for a day or two. I checked the CDC website, but could not find clear guidelines and recommendations on how long specifically a child should stay out of care.
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My son had hand, foot and mouth disease when he was 2 years old. I didn't even know what was wrong with him. At the same time my sister, 15 years old had it as well. He had huge blisters inside his mouth and it broke him from the bottle. I was upset about my son being sick, yet it did help get rid of that bottle.
From my understanding, the virus is mostly contagious during the first week. It is spread through bodily floods and waste. Effective hand washing is important to keep it from spreading. However, it is said that most children will get this at some point.
I found a good article that describes more details about daycare and HFMD.
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# A person with the disease is infectious until the blisters dry up. The virus is in the fluid of the blisters, and can be spread by coughing, sneezing and putting objects in the mouth.
# The virus is found in the child's poo, and can still be there for several weeks after the child has recovered. Careful hygiene practices are always needed in child care centres and at home.
# Children with hand foot and mouth disease should not attend school or child care until all the blisters have dried up.
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http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=303&id=1783
From my understanding, the virus is mostly contagious during the first week. It is spread through bodily floods and waste. Effective hand washing is important to keep it from spreading. However, it is said that most children will get this at some point.
I found a good article that describes more details about daycare and HFMD.
--quote--
# A person with the disease is infectious until the blisters dry up. The virus is in the fluid of the blisters, and can be spread by coughing, sneezing and putting objects in the mouth.
# The virus is found in the child's poo, and can still be there for several weeks after the child has recovered. Careful hygiene practices are always needed in child care centres and at home.
# Children with hand foot and mouth disease should not attend school or child care until all the blisters have dried up.
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http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=303&id=1783
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