Giardiasis (Beaver Fever)
Your child is required to remain home.
Cause/Symptoms:
Transmission:
Incubation:
Period of Communicability:
- Parasite
- Chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating, dehydration, fatigue and weight loss
- May be symptom free
Transmission:
- Fecal-oral route, most commonly through the ingestion of contaminated water or by direct person to person contact
Incubation:
- 3 to 25 days or longer, usually 7 to 10 days
Period of Communicability:
- Can be excreted in stool for months
We can discuss your child's return to daycare once all the following criteria has been met:
- Your child can participate in all the daycare activities
- Your child is no longer in pain
- The daycare diarrhea policy has been followed
- Your child is eating and drinking
- The daycare diarrhea policy has been followed
- A doctor's note is required stating your child is no longer contagious
Your child is required to remain home for at least twenty-four (24) hours, if not longer.