Ringworm

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My 10 month old daughter has been going to a nursery since January. Of course those places overflow with germs. She has had a constant runny nose since she started. The real problem is that a few weeks ago she got ringworm. Because she does not have very much hair you can see the spots. When they called me and told me that she had it, I immediately left work and picked her up to take her to her pediatrician. She prescribed Lotrimin which did work. Now today they call and tell me that they see a spot and have asked me to get a prescription. When I mentioned this to her doctor, she said she was too young for that. My irritation is that all the other children have hair--lots of it. It is being made to sound like my daughter is the cause when I believe that she keeps getting this from one of the children--with hair! Has anyone else had this problem. Have you used a prescription on a child this young? If I don't have ringworm and my husband does not have it, where else would she contract it it the nursery is where she is all day???

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Thanks to all of you. I actually tried organic tea tree oil which worked wonders! Thanks, again.

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A.M. answers from New York on April 13, 2008

Most likely your child got it from the daycare. My son kept getting it right on his neck. He was three at time. The runny nose thing might just be the weather changing. Ringworm doesn't cause a runny nose its a fungus not a virus. I flipped out when my son got it too. But with anti fungal medication it goes away in about 3 to 5 days. Schools need to disinfect daily.

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P.M. answers from New York on April 09, 2008

Sorry to hear you're going through this. I don't know much about ringworms, but I have to tell you not all daycare centers are full of germs. Ofcourse, there will be runny noses since all those kids are together and mouth everything. Ringworm sounds a bit more serious to me, and I would seriously look into their cleaning policy. I know with our daycare, if anything (sickness/Virus) is found they disinfect the entire school right away. What is their policy with kids putting things in their mouth, do they take notice and disinfect the object right away? Do they professionally clean the facilities often, or is it just the teachers vacuming and such?

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B.A. answers from New York on April 09, 2008

T.,
If you look down at the recent posts, you will see another about treating ring worm. It may beon the next page back. There is a whole lot of advice on there.
Beth