Hand Foot and Mouth Disease?

[uthscsa2011]

Hello,

Okay, so regarding HF&M's disease, is the student allowed to be here without a doctor's OK?

What are the guidelines for this? Another elementary school has 4 preK kids who have this in their class....

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

The coxsackie virus is quite contagious the incubation period is 3-6 days after exposure. Children are contagious 2 days before to 2 days after the mouth sores develop. Children can return to school or daycare once their fever has resolved. Children do not need to be excluded from school or daycare due to the mouth sores. If a child develops the rash on the palms and soles or elsewhere on the body, it signifies an immune response, and the child is no longer contagious.

I would check with your schools policy on this.

[Gems0607]

Normally if they are fever free, able to eat and isn't significantly ill they are able to be in a classroom setting.

[fetch, BSN, RN]

Once they develop the sores they're usually past the infectious period, so our district policy is that they're ok to be in school.

However once there's a "cluster" our district coordinator has to notify the health department. If you've got 4 kids with it so far so you might need to report it.