Should a child go to school after just being diagnosed with MONO?

Question

I was wondering if a child should go to school just 3 days after being diagnosed! There are absolutly no symptoms but she claims she has it!! A friend went to the school nurse and the nurse said that the situation is under control and children with mono are allowed to go to school! Also she says she has a form which isnt contagious but I can't find such a thing online and nobody I've talked to has heard about it! Please helpp!

Answer 1

Nope nope nope nope!

Answer 2

This all sounds very weird. Infectious Mononucleosis is highly contagious. I would expect a person with a positive Epstein-Barr and sore throat, etc would be too ill to go to school for at least a week or two.

If the child in question is very young, say a preschooler, it is common for mono to be a mild illness with few symptoms.

Many of us have had mono as young children, but do not know it as it translated into such an innocuous event. This happens more often in 2 yr olds than it does in teens.

Answer 3

Since you cannot make any child act responsibly in terms of not spreading the virus by sharing food, toys,drinks, you as a parent should understand this and keep your infected child at home. Mono is a Virus. Would you want your healthy child be playing with or near a child who is infected? Probably not, I guess. So why should it be any different for other parents when the situation is reversed?

Answer 4

Neither your child nor the school nurse is a doctor. Take your child to your family doctor and have him diagnose the medical condition. If the doctor determines the child needs to be "away from school" he will provide the necessary excuse form to justify his absence. Nurses are good for taking temperature and baby sitting a complaining child until the parent can come pick them up. The rules and restrictions placed on the school nurses today are so many they are really highly paid baby sitters.

Answer 5

The bit of info often posted here is that mono is HIGHLY contagious, it is a very very mildly contagious disease and is usually seen in isolated cases. Meantime a person with mono usually goes to the doctor because they are sick and sick people don't go to school. In addition mono is an illness that requires a lot of rest and since the sick person is usually very tired out it doesn't usually take much to figure that out.

Answer 6

I dont think children should be allowed to go to school with something that is so contagious. I know that there are other contagious stuff out there, but mono can usually take up to three weeks or more and can weaken and/or make someone bed-ridden. This is ridiculous and an outrage.

Answer 7

You need to ask your doctor and have her diagnosed. If she has mono, it's a good idea for her to stay home, because it's very contagious!

Answer 8

look there is no worry i had mono and really all you have to do is buy boxes and boxes of posicles and make the kid eat them and it will make her urinate mono tires you if you exercise alot so just let the kid rest because the more you move the slower it takes to leave youre system this happens by sharing chapstick lip stick lip gloss lip balm water bottles eating from others peoples meals using same forks or spoons or kissing most likely but i mean shes a child that cant be it must of been for using a friends lip gloss or balm

Answer 9

No mono is contagious if the child drinks after another,and so forth,goto this website and it should help you out more with information on mono.It's WebMd.com.

Answer 10

Ask the doctor no one on here could have better advice for you when I had mono I was at home for three months

Answer 11

You really need to talk to the doctor and either get the release to go to school, or have a doctors note to stay home. Depending on your state, it may be illegal to keep a minor home for longer than a certain period of time without a doc note...