Animal Bite

If your child has been bitten by an animal and the wound is open (bleeding) I require a Dr.'s Note stating your child doesn't have rabies at that time and what signs to watch out.

If the child is bitten by your family pet and your pet has all its shots up to date, no note is required.

Exclusion: Not required if your child doesn't have rabies. Any open wounds must be covered with a bandage

Rabies

Cause/Symptoms: There is a risk of rabies from the bites of bats, cats, dogs, ferrets, groundhogs, muskrats, racoons, skunks and other wild mammals. Bites of gerbils, hamsters, mice, moles, rabbits and squirrels do not have to be reported unless the animal’s behaviour was very abnormal

Transmission: Animal saliva introduced by a bite or scratch

Incubation: Rabies: Usually 3-8 weeks; rarely as short as 9 days or as long as 7 years

Period of Communicability: Rabies: Rabid animals are infectious from the time the virus reaches the salivary glands and up until death. Death usually occurs within 1 week of onset of clinical signs

Your child can return to daycare, once the following criteria has been meet:
~ 72 hours after completion of treatment.
~ you have a Dr.'s Note saying that the return of your child is 100% safe for all the children/adults in the daycare.