Campylobacter

Cause/Symptoms: Bacteria. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting - may be mild to severe. Stools may contain blood.

Transmission: Fecal-oral route. Ingestion of undercooked meat (especially poultry), unpasteurized milk and contaminated water or by direct contact with fecal material from infected animals or people.

Incubation: 1 to 10 days.

Period of Communicability - Variable, as long as organisms are being excreted; usually 2 to 7 weeks.

Your child can return to daycare, once all the following criteria has been meet:
~ 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

• 24 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
• 24 hours free of any fever reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
• If no medication is given: 24 hours starting one (1) hour after you discover your child’s fever has broken

~ Vomiting

• 24 hours from the time the vomit reducing medication (such as, Gravel) are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and vomiting has not restarted
  
• 24 hours free of any vomit reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
  
• If no medication is given: 24 hours starting one (1) hour after the last time your child vomited.
  

~ There is no longer any blood in your child's stool
~ Your child is no longer in any pain
~ Your child can participate in all the daycare activities 
~ Your child is eating and drinking normally

Your child Will be home for two (2) weeks or longer