My 4 year-old has had a cold since Wednesday or Thursday. He is feeling better but still coughing a little bit & has a runny nose. When would it be ok to send him back to preschool? BTW, I would not make him go if he was feeling sick or would be contagious to others.
2007-11-18 12:57:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
They are contagious aong as they are coughing and sneezing they are spilling out germs into the air around them. A week or less (if the cold seems to have dried up). It is good you are planning to keep him out. Not all mothers of preschool kids do that and that is probably where he got his cold from.
2007-11-18 13:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're still contagious 7-10 days after you caught the virus - which may be about 3-5 days after you start feeling crummy. If he's not running a fever, and isn't coughing and can wipe his nose and wash his hands, he should be able to go back.
2007-11-18 13:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by deYoung 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm no wellbeing practitioner yet you're contagious in the previous you commence feeling the consequence of this, because of the fact your physique has not yet began to react, yet you nevertheless have it. additionally you at the instant are not contagious all a thank you to the tip, because of the fact there's a element the place the virus is long previous, yet your physique continues to be reacting to it.
2016-10-01 02:55:43 · answer #3 · answered by wagstaff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Max a week
2007-11-18 12:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by Gir 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋