Salmonella
Salmonella paratyphi (See paratyphoid fever)
Salmonella Typhi (See Typhoid fever).

Your child is required to remain at home.

Cause/Symptoms:

• Bacteria. 
• Symptoms include sudden onset of headache, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and sometimes vomiting.

Transmission:

• Fecal-oral route, either by direct contact with an infected person or indirectly through ingestion of contaminated food.
• Pets (iguanas, turtles, sometimes cats and dogs) and farm animals are another common source of infection.

Incubation:

• 6 to 72 hours, usually 12 to 36 hours.

Period of Communicability:

• Infection and last four to seven days or up to several weeks /months after onset of symptoms.
  

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

• Your child can eat and drink normally
• Your child can participate in all daycare activities
• A doctors note stating your child is no longer contagious is required.
  
• At least 6 days have passed since the onset of symptoms/diagnosis
  

Diarrhea

• 24 hours from the time the diarrhea reducing medication are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and diarrhea has not returned
• 24 hours free of any diarrhea reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
• If no medication is given: 24 hours starting one (1) hour after your child's last diarrhea bowel movement

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

Vomiting

• 48 hours from the time the vomit reducing medication (such as, Gravel) are out of your child system (8 to 10 hours after taking last dose) and vomiting has not restarted
• 48 hours free of any vomit reducing medication or any other medication that can mask symptoms of illness.
• If no medication is given: 48 hours starting one (1) hour after the last time your child vomited.

Your child is required to remain home for at least six (6) days, if not longer.