Ringworm (Tinea)
Cause/Symptoms: Fungus. Flat, well demarcated, red, circular patches with scaly or crusted border on the skin or scalp. The patches are often itchy.
Transmission: Person to person by direct skin to skin contact or indirectly from contact with contaminated objects or surfaces.
Incubation: 10 to 14 days for scalp; 4 to 10 days for other areas.
Period of Communicability: As long as lesions are present or until treatment is initiated.
Your child can return to daycare once all the following criteria has been meet:
~ the ringworm can be covered up (child can not get to it)
~ 48 hrs after treatment has begun
This can mean your child might be home 48 hours or longer before being able to return to daycare
Transmission: Person to person by direct skin to skin contact or indirectly from contact with contaminated objects or surfaces.
Incubation: 10 to 14 days for scalp; 4 to 10 days for other areas.
Period of Communicability: As long as lesions are present or until treatment is initiated.
Your child can return to daycare once all the following criteria has been meet:
~ the ringworm can be covered up (child can not get to it)
~ 48 hrs after treatment has begun
This can mean your child might be home 48 hours or longer before being able to return to daycare
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