Molluscum in my setting. - CM Club

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One of my minded children has molluscum - is there anything I should take note of or be careful about?

How have other CMs dealt with it?

Erm is that a kind of shellfish?

Aviod cross contamination by not sharing clothes etc. DD has them and that was the info given to me.

It's a skin virus, AWNW

Thanks, Five. Yes, that seems to be about all.

its infectious, so be careful and warn other parents

they can live/last for months

I see from Wikepedia how infectious it is, BALD, and that's why I am slightly peed off that the mother has not taken child to doc (yes, I may be wrong with "diagnosis" seeing that I am not a doctor!) and has sent him to me.

I would really not like DS to get it.

i have had the odd child over the years with it, worst one had it on their knees so everytim e they scraped them they bled.

But apart from that, no sharing clothes long sleeve top under dress up clothes, normal hygiene, and they will go eventually.

(Although highly infectious none of the other kids ever got it)

Thanks, Shoshe.

Annoys me when parents don't look into things. I could be wrong but they really do look like molloscum.

His mother has not taken him to doc because there is nothing that can be done! They go in time. Not childs fault, or parents. So why are you annoyed?

Just about to say the same as lovesd&c - they are contagious, very common amongst children and there is very little a doctor can do. If they are in a troublesome spot and very itchy, they can be frozen off, but they try to avoid this as it can lead to scarring.

They can take up to 2 years to go! Just avoid sharing clothes, towels and flannels. They wouldn't tend to share these things anyway, but as shoshe points out be a bit careful with dressing up clothes.

I have DTs, one had them the other didn't - and they share everything, baths, clothes, towels, undies the lot!

The DR wont be able to give her anything for them as they just go away on their own.

Point taken, Lovesdogsandcats, nbee84 and potplant. My annoyance is at the child's behaviour today if I think about it: he was a bit of a handful. Again.

It may be encouraging for the child to be told more about it, though, because he asked me what it was and whether he would die because of it! He is a very intelligent 7 year old.

Don't let them share a paddling pool. Swimming is apparently ok because the chlorine in the water kills the virus but non-chlorinated water passes it on. Oh so I was told by my GP anyway.

Thanks, Al1son.

My daughter has had them on her knees for the last few years, we are a family of 6 and no one else has caught them,non of her friends have caught them, I have no idea where she got them, but they are really persistent and itch like mad sometimes. The doctor just said they will go eventually!!