Pinworms

Your child is to remain home.

Cause/Symptoms:

• Worms
  
• Itching around the anal area
  

Transmission:

• Fecal-oral route or indirectly from contaminated items such as bedding, clothing, toilet seats or toys
  

Incubation:

• 1 to 2 months or longer
  

Period of Communicability:

• Until treatment is initiated
  

Pinworm Treatment:

• Pinworm medicines are available with a prescription or without one such as Pin-X. Your doctor will decide which one is best for your child. Take as directed,
  
• Give a repeat dose of the pinworm medicine in 2 weeks. Reason: To prevent the pinworms from coming back,
  
• The repeat dose is needed because eggs can live for 1 to 2 weeks. Temperature and humidity levels also affect how long the eggs can stay alive.

We can discuss  your child's return to daycare, once all the following criteria has been met:

• 48 hrs after the last treatment,
  
• All the worms/eggs are 100% gone,
  
• At least 18 days have passed since the onset of symptoms/diagnosis.
  

Your child is required to remain home for at least eighteen (18) days, if not longer.