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Is To Advisable To Send 5 Year Old To Crèche When Suffering With TB?

my son has been diagnosed with tb today,he is five years old and in creche.he has started with treatment today and my question is can he attend creche because i work and have no one to take care of him if he were to stay at home.please advise.thank you,Berenice
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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This is Dr. Viraj Shah, Master of Public Health understanding your concern and answering your query. Even though the treatment has started, the child can still be contagious and can spread TB to other children at the creche.

I advise that he should not be sent to places where more children or adults will be present or there are chances of spreading the infection. Once his TB comes under the remission phase and blood tests confirm the stage, he will not be contagious and can be sent to the creche. I advise that you should make some other arrangement where someone can stay with him at home.

I hope this information satisfies your query. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your son feels better soon.
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Is To Advisable To Send 5 Year Old To Crèche When Suffering With TB?

Hello, This is Dr. Viraj Shah, Master of Public Health understanding your concern and answering your query. Even though the treatment has started, the child can still be contagious and can spread TB to other children at the creche. I advise that he should not be sent to places where more children or adults will be present or there are chances of spreading the infection. Once his TB comes under the remission phase and blood tests confirm the stage, he will not be contagious and can be sent to the creche. I advise that you should make some other arrangement where someone can stay with him at home. I hope this information satisfies your query. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your son feels better soon.