Is it OK for my daughter go swimming in the pool with strep throat? She's been on antibiotics for 3 days now.
Jennifer from Toms River, NJ
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Yes, after 24 hours on antib's the child is no longer contageous. Enjoy the pool!
Yes. They are no longer contagious AFTER being on antibiotics for 24 FULL hours.
It depends on the type antibiotic she is taking as to whether she should be out in the sun.Some of them make you sensitive to the sunlight and can cause a very nasty sunburn.
I would think that if your daughter is not running a fever, her throat doesn't hurt and she is on the anitbiotics, she could swim as long as she doesn't get a chill. But to be safe, I truly think you should call the doctor's office to ask.
would you want to swim with some kid who had strep throat?
The reason strep throat is contagious is because GAS bacteria live in your throat and nose making it easily for them to spread to other uninfected people around you. The bacteria travel through small droplets of water, which are released out when you sneeze or cough. As the droplets are sneezed out, they carry the infectious bacteria and land on any surface they find. If you touch any surface which has the bacterial droplets on them and then touch your nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, the infection then starts spreading in you. Similarly, if you share a glass or plate with the infected person or shake their hands, there is a high chance that you may become infected as well. It is best to wash your hands after such occasionsfollowing casual contacts. As mentioned earlier, the bacteria GAS is responsible for causing strep throat, but the Streptococcus class of bacteria also causes impetigo, an infection which causes red sores all over the body, rheumatic fever in addition to some more. The bacteria start growing in the throat or skin which leads to pus formation and non-inflammatory continuation of previous infection. Impetigo is contagious while rheumatic fever is not contagious however, strep throat can come before it, which certainly is contagious. At some times, if you touch skin sores caused by GAS, like impetigo, you can become infected easily. It is again recommended that you wash your hands.
Just because a child FEELS and LOOKS better does NOT mean they are NOT contageous. It usually means in the beginning that the RX they took may have helped them with the SYMPTOMS, but too many doctors say things are not contageous which ARE. WhY? Either they are taught wrong, are taught
purposefully to say so, but either way, they GET PAID MORE THE SICKER THE PUBLIC! Keep this in mind, no matter how GREAT the doctor seems. Also,
why take chances? Better safe than sorry. Just wait the ten days and a few baths/teeth washings, so that you are fully considerate of others before exposing them to your mucous, ESPECIALLY IN THE POOL, regardless of any chemicals added. Also, she
can catch viruses that are NOT suseptible to the RX which cured/helped with the Strep. Each illness origin
source must be tested/treated with the proper RX,
my daughter and son just started to say theyhave a sore throat very minor do u think that if they went swimming today that it would get worse
StepThroat is contagious. It stops being contagious 24 hours after taking the Anti-Biotics. I just learned that today from the emergency room. Yes, I have it. Ouch! :(
I find it interesting that I came across this as my son is on antibiotics for strep and asked to go swimming in our personal pool the day he started his meds. and I absolutely said no way. I told him he will have to wait till he is on the meds.
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