Okay, I'm a mom to a three year old, I care for more children, I have a health/opinion question (caution!)

Question

Caution is because it is about fungus related issues (icky I know. I started watching these two other children ages 2 and 5 with my 3 year old, about three weeks ago. I watch them in the a.m. for about four hours. I wasn't told by parents that the 5 year old has ringworm about five or six patches on his arms and legs. I saw it there and now just a couple of hours ago after me and my son got home, I noticed he has a half circle reddish type thing on his arm. I made a doctors appointment asap. I am freaked out by this. I gave him bath, I bathed, new clean clothes, covered the spot, sprayed rug upstairs and other areas with disinfectant spray. Anyway, I really love these children, and I like their parents and I know that if I don't go back there tommorrow or call right now then they will have a very hard time getting someone and mom could lose her job. Thing is, I am so afraid that my son has ringworm, or if it is not already, he will get it. What should I do?

Answer 1

Ringworm is VERY treatable. Go to the store and get your son some anti-fungal cream.  It's in the same area as the stuff for jock itch.  It's all in the same family.  It will have the medicine Clotrimazole in it.  Just apply is like the directions say. It will take a week or two for it to go away completely. As far as the other kids... ask the parents if they know that their kid has it.  Some parents don't pay enough attention to teh kids to notice stuff like that.  It IS a problem because it can spread to other parts of the body, and other people.  Lots of kids have ringworm.

Answer 2

I would call the health line. If your son already has it, than there is no need to keep him away from children that have it. It is too late now, so you may as well babysit again. But call the health line with specific questions.

Answer 3

dont freak out ringworm is super contageous. Get lamisil fungus spray until you see the docs. inform the parents of the other kid that you think he has ringworm so they can treat it right away. clean your sheets as well. It goes away eventually so dont be worried too much. My BF is a wrestler and they are know for getting ringworm (cuz of sweating on the mat with other sweaty ppl lol) well they disenfect the mat with like lysol and after practice he immediatly takes a shower. He did get it once and sprayed some of that lamisil foot stuff on it and it went away the next day

Answer 4

YOUR FREAKING OUT!!!!  DONT!!!

Its just ringworm.  You can treat it very easily.  No one is at risk of life, lmb, or eyesight.  Its part of growing up.  Okay so maybe you have never had ringworm, but its really not that big of a deal.  Watch the kids.