Yersinia
Your child is required to remain home.
Cause/Symptoms:
Transmission:
Incubation:
Period of Communicability:
- Bacteria
- Diarrhea, Fever, Abdominal pain, Headache
- In some cases a rash
Transmission:
- Fecal-oral route
- Direct contact with infected people or animals such as puppies or kittens or indirect contact with contaminated food and water
Incubation:
- 3 to 7 days, usually under 10 days
Period of Communicability:
- Usually 2-3 weeks
We can discuss your child's return to daycare once all the following criteria has been met:
- 48 hours after completion of antibiotic therapy
- Child is eating and drinking normally
- Child is able to participate in all daycare activities
- Your child is no longer in pain
- The rash is gone
- The daycare diarrhea policy has been followed
- The daycare fever policy has been followed
- At least 14 days have passed since the onset of symptoms/diagnosis
- A doctors note is required stating your child is no longer contagious
Your child is required to remain home for at least 14 days, if not longer.