Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Your child is required to remain home.
Cause/Symptoms
Transmission
Incubation
Period of Communicability
- Virus,
- Sudden onset of fever, sore throat, rash on palms of hands, fingers, and on soles of feet with or without painful sores inside the mouth,
- Usually occurs in children, particularly in the summer months.
Transmission
- Person to person by direct contact with fluid from sores, respiratory secretions and fecal-oral route,
- Although most common in young children, asymptomatic adults can also spread infection.
Incubation
- Usually 3 to 5 days.
Period of Communicability
- Most infectious during the first week of illness while experiencing symptoms,
- Transmission via stools and throat secretions may persist for several weeks.
Your child can return to daycare once all the following criteria has been met:
- All sores/blisters are dried up, including the ones hidden under clothing and diapers,
- Your child can participate in all activities,
- Your child is eating and drinking normally,
- All symptoms are done and your child is no longer contagious,
- The daycare fever policy has been followed,
- At least 7 days have passed since the onset of symptoms/diagnosis.
Your child is required to remain home for at least seven (7) days, if not longer.
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