scarlet fever

[handsomeharrysmum]

My 7 year old son has been diagnosed with scarlet fever, poor little boy has been really ill.Anyway these days it is easily treated with antibiotics.He attends the same school in which I work as an LSA.I checked with the nurse who diagnosed his condition if it was safe for me to return to work today(he was diagnosed on Friday)she said yes, no problem.
I have explained this to school staff, yet 3 of them have gone behind my back to the head teacher to moan about me being in school.
I am so annoyed,I am sorry now that I just didn't ring in and stay off with him.My mum has him and she is fantastic,he doesn't want me to stay off work with him, he loves his nan looking after him.Would you be annoyed too or are they just being cautious.

24-48hrs after ab's is fine for him to not be contagious. He caught it off someone else, most probably at school, and you aren't likely to carry it. Don't see their problem tbh.

They are being really silly. If you work in a school you are constantly being exposed to all sorts of infections that are pre-symptomatic (if that is a word). If you were going to isolate yourself from everyone who had been in contact with an ill person then you would never be able to go into school at all.

as Liz said, but also to add, if an adult gets it it normally amounts to no more than a sore throat, its unusual though to pass it on to an adult and another child even.Theyre immunity would have to be quite low already.

My dd1 had it amidst a very nasty half a year for her pre adotonssilectomy. Its really just very very acute tonsillitis.

Im sorry if everyone is talking like that, Ive found with many of these illness, its not knowing much about them that makes others over worry about they're contagiousness.

I suppose they just don't know much about it so are worried. It isn't common these days, so nobody knows what it is all about.
Perhaps they are afraid you might be incubating it and then if one of them were to catch it, they could pass it on to their child who might be really ill.
Is it really hard to catch? If so I think you just need to explain this to them again, very clearly.

It's a complication of Strep throat (symptoms like tonsillitis), which is very contagious but apparently not that common in UK for some reason.

I had it a few years ago. It is horrible, really the worst sore throat I have ever had and then the nasty rash (horrid, itchy, peeling skin in the groin area too - nice!).
It can lead to rheumatic fever and heart problems though if not treated with ABs so it is good he is on them. I know a child who has suffered heart damage through scarlet fever.

Thank you so much for the replies and supportive words, I do feel slightly better about things, and yes youare expoed to just about every illness when you work in a school.My son has improved sooo much after taking the ABs and I'm not worried about him now.

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Yes pruners it is notifiable, a swab was taken from his tonsils and sent to the lab the dr receives the result.
The child has to be kept off school for at least one week, and not taken into any crowded situation for obvious reasons.He was dancing around to Mika this afternoon, so definatley getting better.

My heart and immune system were damaged by scarlett fever which was untreated when i was a child.Get antibiotics if tyou suspect it

sorry to hear that noddyholder, yes as soon as it is diagnosed these days, your child is prescribed antibiotics to prevent any complications.