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[quote=Anonymous]I arrived at work after almost a month off. ( I work 2 days a week.. Family went on vacation)
MB was catching me up and mentioned they had been on a play date as she just heard the friends now have hand foot and mouth! Very contagious. She then showed me that the baby(17 months) was starting to get a rash on her tummy. It's a puffy splotchy rash so not the se as hand foot and mouth. I noticed it was spreading on to her back so I called Mb at work and asked if I could take her in. We went to te walk on clinic and the doctor said he thinks its just a virus. I kept mentioning that they had just been in contact with children with HFMD. He said because its not on DC's hands/feet/mouth it couldn't be. Except this afternoon now its starting to look more like dots then a puffy rash. Dr also said that its VERY likely the children will get HFMD as it is VERY contagious!

My gut is telling me this HFMD! Maybe just the very beginning. She's never had a rash before... So this is strange. 
Anyways I expressed concern working due to possible HFMD. MBs saying.. Well adults for get it... Except that is t true! My roommates sister had it and caught it from her son! I work the other 3 days a week and I can't get sick/ plus I don't want to pass it on to my other charges who are about to go on vacation. I'm also provided respite care over the weekend to infant twins and I can't be sick. I feel like she doesn't think I can't get it but I really don't want to take chances!!!

Am I ring reasonable to ask not to care for the child? [/quote]

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