View each video before entering the Communicable Childhood Illness discussion on Canvas. Respond to the questions below in the discussion:

• Infectious Diseases – An Introduction – Bing video (Links to an external site.)
• Infectious Diseases – How do we control them? – Bing video (Links to an external site.)
• Common Childhood Illnesses Among Children in Childcare Facilities: Part II – Bing video (Links to an external site.)
• Methods of Transmission: Communicable Diseases : Causes Prevention & Types with Examples of Communicable diseases – Bing video (Links to an external site.)

Discussion Questions -post a response to the first two questions by 3/23, read and respond to the posts of your classmates by 3/25. Post responses to questions 3-6 no later than 3/25 and complete the discussion by 3/28. The discussion will close on 3/28.

1. Which of the childhood illnesses or infectious diseases have you had? How old were you and how did you become infected?
2. What was the most likely method of transmission, explain why or how you know.
3. There are several stages in the infectious process, what are they? When are children likely to be most contagious? What are the signs or symptoms associated with the prodromal stage of an illness?
4. When the infection or illness is acute, what are the symptoms likely to include? Are children still contagious during this period, why or why not? Explain how you know.
5. What is the stage called when children begin to get better? How do there needs change as they enter this stage?
6. When and why might children return to group care?

Complete this discussion by March 28th, be sure to read and respond to at least two of your classmates post with a substantive comment reflecting critical thinking and/or advanced our understanding of how and when children become ill as well as our role in supporting children and families when this happens.