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Are they contagious if they have stopped weeping and it's formed a crust?
DS was exposed to it today. I am so angry!!!! The mother of the child who has it tells me they aren't infectious anymore but I'm doubting it.
What makes it even worse is I told her child not to pick up DS etc and she just ignored me.
Hmmm I thought they had to be covered until gone? They are so contagious I hope your ds doesn't get them :(
I am not too sure. I had them in Primary School & I know I still had the sores on my face b/c I had school photos done :-/ I know they wern't open, more scabby. Perhaps call nurse on call?
Yep they are still infectiousif not covered
Here's some info
Impetigo (school sores) information sheet - Blue Book - Infectious Diseases Epidemiology & Surveillance - Department of Health, Victoria, Australia
Hope you DS doesn't get them I've seen a little girl with a horrible case of them and it's not nice :(
Yes. They're horrid. Hope they didn't touch anything.
Bathe him in pine tarsol
Is he on antibiotics for them? (The friend?)
Its just done the rounds here. DD3 has JUST healed, DD2 had them a whole month ago.
I didn't get abs, I used tea tree, antiseptic cream & kept them well covered with waterproof bandages until they were completely gone. I kept DD2 home til crusted over, even though covered but it did say on google that once scabbed over they are no longer contagious. I still kept them covered though, til there was nothing but a scar on her leg, just in case.
DD3's was affected by her eczema as well, but we've kept her away from others also & did the same as with DD2. Harder to cover though being under her chin.
My girls also had them when DS was born (that day) & we asked a paed. He said as long as they had been on antibiotics for 24 hours they shouldn't be contagious anymore. DS never got them.
I just caught them 3mnths ago off someone who told me the same thing