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Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

Children in Out-of-Home Child Care

Management and Prevention of Illness

Modes of transmission of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi within child care settings are listed in Table 2.4 (p 126). In most instances, the risk of introducing an infectious agent into a child care group is related directly to prevalence of the agent in the population and to the number of susceptible children in that group. Transmission of an agent within the group depends on the following: (1) characteristics of the organism, such as mode of spread, infective dose, and survival in . . . [Go to Full Text]


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