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Based on the self-help guides and also experience of friends, we're pretty sure that P has this. Classic red cheeks, no other symptoms.
Question - does she need to be excluded from school?
Posted : 01/03/2009 4:28 pm
Patient.co.uk: -
"It is infectious (can be passed on). The infectious period is for 4-20 days before the rash appears. By the time the rash develops, it is usually no longer infectious."
Posted : 01/03/2009 5:03 pm
We had an outbreak at Jnr's school last year - as stated, they aren't infectious by the time the symptons appear, though they can look quite rough and may not feel like going in.
Best notify the school if they have got it, so they know to keep an eye out for others
Posted : 01/03/2009 9:27 pm