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Who Will Rock the Cradle? ,
Edited by Phyllis Schlafly, ©1989, Page
118-119 |
What are the infectious diseases in daycare which
place infants and young children at risk? They may be classified into four
categories according to the mode of transmission, as follows:
Category 1. Infections spread by the fecal-oral route include viral
gastroenteritis, hepatitis A (liver inflammation), salmonellosis,
campylobacter, giardiasis, and pinworms…
Category 2. Infections spread by the respiratory route represent 60
to 70 percent of DCRIs (Daycare-related Illnesses)…influenza, para-influenza,
respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, enterovirus and
rhinovirus…Chlamydia and Mycoplasma, …Streptococcus, Staphylococcus,
Pneumococcus, Hemophilus Influenza B, and Meningococcus.
Category 3. Infections spread by direct contact include
conjunctivitis due to viruses or bacteria, and skin and hair infections such
as impetigo, scabies, lice, and ringworm…
Category 4. Potential epidemic childhood infectious diseases which
are preventable by vaccination include: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping
cough), poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, and mumps…
Health Risks from Daycare Diseases by Reed Bell, M.D.
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Who Will Rock the Cradle? ,
Edited by Phyllis Schlafly, ©1989, Page
120 |
Loda found that parents of children in daycare
can expect the infant to be sick nine to ten times per year, and a preschool
child to be sick six to seven times per year, with respiratory infections.
In addition to such “colds,” other bouts with diarrhea, pharyngitis, otitis
media, conjunctivitis, skin infections, and epidemic illnesses such as
chicken pox, constitute a frequency of illness that Jordan entitles “The
Unresolved Child Care Dilemma: Care of the Acutely Ill Child.”
Professional staff in primary care offices refer to this syndrome as “Daycaritis”.
Health Risks from Daycare Diseases by Reed Bell, M.D.
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Who Will Rock the Cradle? ,
Edited by Phyllis Schlafly, ©1989, Page
121 |
In sum of opinion, there are obviously instances
where it is necessary to provide paid, substitute non-parental daycare
because the parent has no option. However, what about the child, in
particular the infant or toddler, where there is the choice or option for
the mother to care for her child at home, especially when sick?
When are the child’s best interests to be the primary objective? Do we deny
the infant or the toddler’s best interest, and perhaps his rights, by
providing risky alternative to the ideal of parental care, protection, and
nurture? If the children had a choice, what do you
think it would be?
Health Risks from Daycare Diseases by Reed Bell, M.D.
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