Yeah, we call it HFMD, or coxsackievirus. Our son caught it at daycare a while back. The most miserable part is that there is nothing you can do for it, your child acts mostly normal while they have it, and adults can also contract it (although the symptoms and length are much less severe). Oh, and they can't be in daycare while they are still contagious (which could be a week)!
I hope that you and @smallsteps are able to both avoid the virus. It's not something that I would wish on anyone!
"coxsackievirus." Like that is any better.... :D
Haha, it's a heck of a mouthful no matter how you say it 🙂
Hahahha. Coxsackie.. are you kidding me?
Btw, they said to us that kids with HFMD can be in the daycare if they are healthy enough to do normal stuff at home. So basically when the fever is over and the kid is able to walk and eat, they are welcome. I find it weird since like you said, it can be contagious even for a week. And not every kid has all the symptoms but they can still give it to others.
With our luck, I don't think @smallsteps is able to avoid the virus. Let's just hope it doesn't treat her too bad.
No fever or new "bumps" for 24 hours and they shouldn't be contagious anymore. However, they are contagious before most people (and parents) know that the child is contagious, so, yeah, it's difficult to not find your child infected if one of the other children has it too...