Yersinia

Your child is required to remain home.

Cause/Symptoms:

• 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.
  

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

• 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
• At least 14 days have passed since the onset of symptoms/diagnosis.
• A doctors note stating your child is no longer contagious is required
  

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

Your child is required to remain home for at least 14 days, if not longer.