How many days did they miss school when the illness was over in half a day? So it was a mild case.

If you go to the doctor, they might give you stool tests for dysentery group, etc. Ours take about 5 days.

If there's no illness, what's the point of staying home?

The illness didn't end in half a day, but the symptoms did. A person is contagious for 3-5 days after symptoms start, and becomes contagious 1-2 days before. So I wouldn't go and infect others during those days.

I'm staying home for the week, for sure. Why infect others?

Leksi I've never had this test done before. I only paid for it once myself, and it showed rotavirus at the time.

Aleksandra That's a lot

Maybe it's not a virus, but poisoning or something else. If there's no diarrhea, fever, or general malaise, I don't see the point in keeping them home. The doctor definitely won't give a sick note, there's no need.

Leksi We were given one day off once. Since he was vomiting over the weekend, they let him stay home until Wednesday, and then he goes back to school. This happens pretty often with us; my son catches everything.

Keri Maybe. I don't know. It just seems similar based on the symptoms.

Leksi That's pretty much what I planned. Thanks!

Rotavirus is contagious for 14 days. In your case, if it really was rotavirus and not food poisoning, I'd definitely keep them home for 5 school days.

Aleksandra We've been sick so many times, believe me, one gets sick, then the other. And it lasted a long time. Even if the symptoms are gone, the virus is still in the body.

A week at home.
You say it's a lot, and then everyone else is puking in turns. Hello?

Nataliya Ivanova Doctors don't usually allow that much time off on sick leave, dear.
You have to ask for it specifically. If you don't push it, they won't grant it.

Nataliya Ivanova So you don't have doctors there? They stay in infectious diseases for 2 weeks or 20 days with this, and your pediatricians discharge as soon as the symptoms disappear??

Nataliya Ivanova No one diagnoses 'rotavirus.' Why would you even need a hospital for that? In this case, it's not necessary.