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Email Address:. Follow Us! Skip to content. Kids swimming with Molluscum? Posted on August 10, by Halton Guest Blogger. What is Molluscum contagiosum? A common skin disease caused by a virus that affects only the top surface layer of the skin Tiny pink skin bumps appear on the hands or other parts of the body within 1 to 6 months after contact with the virus It is most common in children 1 to 10 years of age Treatment The molluscum bumps may resolve without treatment after several months.
Hygiene when going swimming: Do not share kickboards, towels and clothing unless they are cleaned between users Wash in the shower before and after using the swimming pool.
This is a good general hygienic practice, but the virus itself is not likely to be transmitted through the pool water. In Ontario, public pool regulation mandate the operator of the public pool to post notices that no person infected with a communicable disease or having open sores on his or her body shall enter the pool Clean and disinfect environmental surfaces that are coming in direct skin contact to prevent the spread of germs If your child has bumps or lesions on the skin: Children with open sores or skin breaks regardless of the cause should avoid swimming in pools.
This helps prevent germs from entering the open sore, causing new infections and prevents infecting others by having germs leave the open sore.
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Several studies that did implicate swimming pool use with molluscum neglected to adequately account for other factors that could introduce bias or influence virus transmission, such as the age of the subjects, their participation in other forms of physical activity i.
An additional issue complicating the interpretation of molluscum transmission studies is the widely variable incubation time from infection to development of molluscum lesions range, 2 weeks to 6 months , making the association between the event and lesion difficult to confirm.
It remains unclear whether contact with contaminated fomites is important i. It is conceivable that maceration softening of the molluscum contagiosum lesions following water submersion facilitates person-to-person contact or fomite transmission. Current culture techniques do not support the growth of molluscum contagiosum virus, therefore, many of these questions can not be directly answered.
Further research is necessary to better characterize molluscum contagiosum virus viability in pool environments. Exclusion may interfere with much needed physical and social outlets as well as create social stigma. You can limit the spread of virus by keeping the bumps covered, as you will be less likely to touch them and infect other parts of your body and other people. Practice proper hand hygiene, cease sexual activity until cured, avoid contact sports, do not share personal items and take the necessary precautions when going swimming to keep the disease contained.
Whether or not the molluscum contagiosum virus can survive in pool water, it is clear that it is spread by contact. If you are careful, you can continue to enjoy swimming without being concerned about infecting your neighbor. While this is a common disease in children, when found on the genitals of adults it could be a sexually transmitted disease, or STD, and these adults should consider being screened for other STDs.
Dorian Facey began writing in She worked as a ghostwriter on the piece "I Believe in My Dream.
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