When is a child allowed back to school? | Piping glandular fever

When is a child allowed back to school?

Since the incubation period of Pfeiffer’s glandular fever is very long, children have usually passed on the pathogen before the first symptoms appear. Nevertheless, children who are ill with Pfeiffer’s glandular fever should not go to school for a while. This is primarily because they should take it easy on themselves because of the symptoms of the disease.

Otherwise, serious complications can occur, such as swelling of the spleen up to a rupture of the spleen or an infection of the heart muscles. In most cases, the children are fit enough for school about a week after the symptoms have subsided. However, it is also possible to leave the child at home longer if he or she is still tired or exhausted.

Is Pfeiffersches glandular fever notifiable?

Notifiable diseases are usually infectious diseases that cause particularly severe infections or that can be transmitted very quickly from person to person. Although Pfeiffer’s glandular fever is a very infectious disease, it is mainly transmitted by contact with saliva, which is why there is not such a high risk for outsiders. In addition, the disease is usually quite harmless. Therefore, the Pfeiffer’s glandular fever is not notifiable.