Measles and Mumps

Rubella (German Measles)

Cause/Symptoms: Virus. Low-grade fever, headache, malaise, runny nose, red eyes, enlarged tender neck nodes. Rash starts on the face, spreads in 24 hours and lasts 3 days.

Transmission: Person to person by direct contact with respiratory secretions. Highly contagious.

Incubation: 14 to 21 days

Period of Communicability: For about 1 week before the rash starts until 7 days after the onset of the rash.

Your child can return to daycare once all the following criteria has been meet:
~ ten (10) days after onset of the rash.
~ 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

~ child is eating and drinking normally
~ child can participate in all daycare activities
~ You have a Dr. note stating its safe for your child to be around other children (as young as 10m) and adults

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Mumps

Cause/Symptoms: Virus. Fever, swelling and tenderness of salivary glands slightly above the angle of the jaw, on 1 or both sides.

Transmission: Person to person by direct contact with respiratory secretions or saliva.

Incubation: 14 to 25 days; average 16 to 18 days.

Period of Communicability: 7 days before to 9 days after symptoms develop.

Your child can return to daycare once all the following criteria has been meet:
~ Ten (10) days from the on set of swelling
~ 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
  

~ child is eating and drinking
~ child can participate in all daycare activities
~ You have a Dr. note stating its safe for your child to be around other children (as young as 10m) and adults