mshanson3121
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- Jan 16, 2015
I used to think this way too, until I had my own kid. There are any number of valid reasons for bringing a kid with a cough somewhere.
Very true. However, it's pretty easy to tell when a cough is from illness, and not just allergies, asthma, a tickle in the throat etc... As a mother herself, I'm guessing she's pretty versed on what "sick" looks like, and she said both children clearly looked sick.
And no, there is no excuse for taking your sick child to a theme park like that. For their sake, or the sake of everyone else. The exception would be if they "suddenly" came down with it, while at the park and they were trying to get back to the hotel room. But that's certainly a less common scenario.
Well, it sounds like your child didn’t catch strep from the coughing kids. As a parent, strep is one of my favorite diagnoses, two rounds of antibiotics, no longer contagious. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Incubation period for strep and many other illnesses is several days, so not likely it was the bus.
I do agree, though, that there are unpleasant bus rides. Most of ours are fine, though!
Who said anything about strep? She said fever and sore throat. There are several causes of fever and sore throat, that aren't strep. And could easily be caught on that bus - most viruses have a 2-5 day incubation, and with some symptoms can occur within 12 hours. So yes, it's very plausible she caught it from them.