Amebiasis

Cause/Symptoms: Parasite. Abdominal distention and cramps, diarrhea or constipation, and rarely fever or chills. May be symptom free.

Transmission: Fecal-oral route. Food and water contaminated by an infected food handler or sewage.

Incubation: Few days to several months, commonly 2 to 4 weeks.

Period of Communicability: During the period that cysts are passed, which may continue for years.

Return to daycare, your child must meet all the following criteria:
~ 72 hours after completion of antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic treatments normally last ten (10) days
~ Diarrhea

• 24 hours from the time the diarrhea reducing medication are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and diarrhea has not returned
• 24 hours free of any diarrhea reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
• If no medication is given: 24 hours starting one (1) hour after your child's last diarrhea bowel movement

~ Fever

• 48 hours from the time the fever reducing medication are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and fever has not returned
  
• 48 hours free of any fever reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
  
• If no medication is given: 48 hours starting one (1) hour after you discover your child’s fever has broken
  

~Constipation

• 24 hours starting one (1) hour after bowel movements have started working properly again without the help of medication
•  48 hours after any laxatives have been taken and normal bowel moments have started again

~ 24 hours starting one (1) hour after you discover your child no longer has the chills
~ Your child can participate in all the daycare activities 
~ Your child is eating and drinking normally

This can means your child WILL be home for two (2) weeks or longer before being able to return to daycare