Strep Throat Exposure Monday, March 8
A member of The Montessori House community has contracted a confirmed case of Strep Throat.
All children at school on Monday, March 8 may have been exposed. Please monitor you child for symptoms. The chart below provides a handy reference for Strep Throat and other common childhood ailments.
Please report any cases of the following to the office as soon as possible.
| Chicken Pox | Small red spots turning to blisters, may be preceded by fatigue, slight fever, upset stomach. |
| Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | Rash, sore throat, temperature, vomiting. |
| Pediculosis (Headlice) | Persistent itching of scalp, small, oval silver-white eggs on hair shaft base. |
| Giardiasis or Giardia Lamblia – A protozoa | Diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and nausea It is the most frequent cause of non-bacterial diarrhea in the country. |
| Bacterial Conjunctivitis | “Pink eye,” sometimes with discharge, tearing, itching, pain. |
Strep Throat |
Sore throat, usually red throat, swollen glands, general malaise, occasional abdominal discomfort. |
| Impetigo | Tiny pus-filled pimple-like lesions that rupture and crust within a few hours to two days. Usually on face around nostrils or around lips. |
| Pinworms | Night-time rectal itching and restlessness. |
| Coxsackie Virus | Fever, blisters on gums and in mouth, blister or rash on palms of hands or soles of feet. |
| Fifth Disease | Red rash on face that looks like slapped cheeks. Could have cold symptoms, fever. Incubation period is four to fourteen days. |