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Keep Sick Staff Home When to Stay Home? 1. Staff are unable to participate or perform the functions required for their position. Special attention must be given to staff who handle food as many illnesses can be spread through food from an infected person. 2. Staff are suffering from certain infectious diseases (see link below). 3. The illness could spread to others and meets conditions listed below: Practice good handwashing to prevent the spread of illnesses! SYMPTOMS STAFF MUST BE KEPT HOME DIARRHEA - Frequent, loose or watery stools compared to normal. YES - If staff has diarrhea, they should stay home until there is NO diarrhea for 48 hours. FEVER - A body temperature of 100°F and greater. YES - When staff also has a rash, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, behavior changes, stiff neck, difficulty breathing. VOMITING - Throwing up contents of stomach involuntarily, often forcefully. YES - If staff has vomiting, they should stay home until there is NO vomiting for 48 hours or a doctor says it is not contagious. COUGHING - Persistent coughing that distracts from responsibilities and/or is accompanied by other symptoms. YES - If severe, uncontrolled coughing or wheezing, rapid or difficulty breathing, becoming red or blue in the face, making high-pitched whooping sounds after coughing, or vomiting after coughing. Medical attention may be necessary. “FLU-LIKE” SYMPTOMS - Fever over 100°F with a cough or sore throat. Other flu symptoms can include tiredness, body aches, vomiting, and diarrhea. YES - For at least 24 hours after the fever is gone, without the use of medicine that reduces the fever. MILD RESPIRATORY OR COLD SYMPTOMS - Stuffy nose with clear drainage, sneezing, and mild cough. NO - Keep home if symptoms are severe. Practice good hand hygiene. RASH WITH ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS - Note: Body rash without additional symptoms such as fever or behavior changes usually does not need to stay home, call the doctor. YES - Call the doctor. Exclusion is recommended if there are symptoms in addition to the rash such as behavior change, fever, joint pain, bruising not associated with injury, or if the rash is oozing or causes open wounds. Any rash that spreads quickly, has open, weeping wounds and/or is not healing, should be evaluated by a doctor. FOOD HANDLERS Don’t handle ANY food when sick. Includes washing, cutting, mixing, cooking, portioning, and/or preparing bottles/feeding infants and toddlers. NOTIFY person in change if you have any symptoms above, jaundice or open/draining wounds. Food Worker Illness Restriction/Exclusion Flowchart: www.statefoodsafety.com/Resources/article/category/Forms/article/food-worker-illness-flowchart When in doubt, keep them out! For more on infectious disease guidelines including control go to: www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/infectious-disease-guidelinesschools-and-childcare-settings TCHD S-463/EPC-DC Handout available at: www.tchd.org/242/Child-Care Rev. Dec 2016 TCHD S-463/EPC-DC Handout available at: www.tchd.org/242/Child-Care Rev. Dec 2016