Poison Ivy

Your child is not required to remain home.

Cause/Symptoms:

• Plant toxin. 
• Redness and blisters in linear pattern, where skin was exposed.
• Extremely itchy. 
• Washing the exposed area immediately decreases the severity of symptoms.

Transmission:

• Direct skin contact with any part of the plant.

Incubation:

• A few minutes to several days.

Period of Communicability:

• Not contagious after the toxin has been washed from the skin or clothing.

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

• The itchiness doesn't prevent your child from participating in all daycare actives.
  
• All the toxins have been washed away from your child's skin.
  

Your child is not required to remain home.