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Day Care Diseases,
by Dennis Clements, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Duke Children's
Hospital, dukehealth.org Updated 3-Aug-06
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Why infections spread in
day
care
1). ...Most important is that
day care
centers, by their nature, cluster individuals who are susceptible to
diseases. At young ages children have
immature and inexperienced immune systems, so they acquire virtually every
virus they are exposed to. As a result, when an infection is introduced into
the day care
setting it usually makes the rounds of the entire room...
2). Another significant factor in day
care infections is the close physical
contact among the participants—both children and adults. Infections that
spread by the oral route can easily pass from individual to individual as
different babies teethe on the same toys or as toddlers suck their thumbs
after touching contaminated surfaces.
3). Once an infection appears, transmission can be extremely rapid.
4). Generally infants and toddlers in day
care have a new viral infection about every
three to four weeks and manifest symptoms of illness about every two months.
This repeated acquisition of infections may not allow the child’s normal
physiology to return to a steady state, making some children prone to
chronic infections...
5). Finally, the frequency of illness and possible secondary
bacterial complications make children in day
care much more likely to have had
antibiotic treatment. This raises the likelihood that antibiotic-resistant
organisms will emerge, complicating treatment.
Category = Disease |
Governor Teaches a Preschool Lesson:
Romney says “no” to universal bad news.
by Carrie Lukas,
National Review Online, nationalreview.com 11-Aug-06 |
...it’s easy to see why many
politicians view universal (day-care) preschool as a political winner.
Voters picture smiling four-year-olds clasping lunchboxes, heading off to
bright colored classrooms to begin a life-time of learning.
...But universal preschool doesn’t live up to its promise, either as a
matter of policy or of politics. While proponents boast of preschool as
having a dramatic affect on student outcomes, there is scant evidence to
support this claim...
...Moreover, some studies have shown that preschool — even as little as
three hours a day or fifteen hours per week — can actually impede these
children’s social development.
Category = Development, Politics |
Governor Teaches a Preschool Lesson:
Romney says “no” to universal bad news.
by Carrie Lukas,
National Review Online, nationalreview.com 11-Aug-06 |
Parents are not clamoring for
government-provide preschool or daycare programs. In fact, most parents
believe that children are better off spending more time at home with parents
than in organized daycare facilities.
Universal preschool is not the way to help parents realize that goal. These
programs are expensive...
...Families would see their tax burden rising, making it more difficult to
make ends meet on just one salary.
Policymakers should ...(oppose) universal preschool. It may sound like a
political winner, but when government expands, we all lose.
Category = Politics |
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