Just an FYI that I received information for parents from the Manitoba Government Public Health Division (I'm licensed, so receive this stuff) about Measles. There has been 2 confirmed cases in Manitoba and 200 cases in B.C. so far this year, as well as some in other provinces as well. Parents are urged to immunize in order to protect their children from this very contagious disease.
The symptoms are: fever of 38.3C or higher, cough with runny nose or red eyes, and a red splotchy rash that appears 3-7 days after the fever starts. The rash begins on the face and spreads down the body.
If a child in your care or someone within a daycare child's family has all these symptoms the daycare child must be kept home and they must see a doctor (must call first). If the child has been exposed to measles they must stay away from school and/or daycare facility for up to three weeks to prevent the spread of infection.
I have been asked to share this info with parents, so I thought I would share it with all of you as well. Maybe a good idea to pass it on to your daycare families too. Measles was almost non existent in Canada, but is on the rise again due to lower numbers of vaccinated people.
