Ringworm

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Before our spring break I had 2 students (sisters) have ringworm. I spoke with their mom and she had been treating them and it was being covered up here at school. Now we are back from our 2 week break and another student in class has it and the teacher states she has it on her arm. I have talked to the students mother and she has seen the dr and is treating it (she did not have it covered this morning, i informed mom she needs to do that). Teacher mentioned to me letting parents know there has been a couple cases in the classroom. Is this something I should make parents aware of? I'm fairly new and haven't had many cases of ringworm like this.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I would continue to make sure the areas are covered at school and leave it at that.

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Have the teachers ask the janitors to Wipe it Down. Wipe it Allllllllllll Down.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I would not do anything about this new case. Consider it an isolated case. Keep watch on it. It takes close skin to skin contact to get that stuff anyway. Why open that can of worms if you don't have to.

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'Why open that can of worms if you don't have to.'

Can of ringworm?

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Thanks all! Those were my thoughts too. I feel like they expect me to do some magic spells and get rid of everything. I don't want parents to worry over this if I sent letters home, I have other things to worry about.

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New tshirt!

"Don't make me open a can of Ringworm on you!"

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Specializes in School Nurse.

We could always add classroom skin checks to the list of C'mon now

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Laughing here till tears are running down my cheeks !! It really didn't strike me that I had said "can of worms" ! Thanks for making me laugh SN friends ! :cheeky:

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Sending letter for 1-2 isolated cases = mass chaos!!! Don't do it......

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I wouldn't even call it Ringworm. Call it a fungal infection instead. It might be from the gym mats. I see many students who are wrestlers with this round fungal infection of which you speak.

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