One of the children I nanny for told me that she and her brother both recently had threadworms. I had no idea about this.
Now, my understanding is that they're quite contagious if you're not diligent with washing hands, towels and bedding etc. I'm very good with washing hands but I do handle their towels and dirty laundry.
Do you think their mum (my employer) should have told me they had threadworms? If I'd have known, I would have washed all of their bedding and towels on an extra hot wash (which hasn't been done as I'm the only one who does the family's washing) I would have also been extra careful after handling the children's dirty laundry and just take general extra precautions. I also do the cleaning and would have done more thorough cleaning of the bathrooms and bedrooms.
I have been to the chemist and taken a threadworm tablet under the pharmacist's advice.
Should I bring it up with my employer?
We get on very well, but I am leaving in a month and don't want to step out of line. She may well have avoided telling me because she was embarrassed?? But I think the children's welfare and the fact that it's a contagious infection is more important.