I was changing Troy’s diaper tonight after his bath, and I noticed an unusual red circle on his bum. It wasn’t there yesterday, so I asked my wife to check it out. She concluded that it looked like ringworm, which is a highly-contagious fungal infection. It’s very common in general, and even more common in children. So, I was off to the pharmacy for anti-fungal cream, and now begins the trial of us trying not to get it too. With the cream, it should stop the spread of the fungus within 48 hours, but the full treatment lasts four weeks. Sigh.
Based on where it’s located, I’m guessing he got it from the toilet seat at the daycare. They’ve been trying to force the kids to sit on the toilet to reinforce potty training, and I’m sure they don’t clean it in between each kid. But it also means that pretty much all of the kids will probably come down with it. I don’t know who patient zero is, but it’s irritating that his or her parent wouldn’t be kind enough to let the daycare know, so they could take proper precautions. My poor son can’t catch a break.
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