Chronic illnesses may make children more susceptible to contracting infections from others.TrueFalse

Young children are particularly vulnerable to infections becausethey have frequent contact with other children.their immune systems are still developing.they are still learning proper hygiene.All of the above

True or False? Acute but treatable illnesses such as colds, flu, and some sexually transmitted infections do not have any psychological factors that need to be studied by researchers or addressed by healthcare professionals.Question 6Answera.Trueb.False

Without established health and hygiene procedures and practices, infections may happen easily in an early learning environment. Reflect on what you, as a child care provider, can do to minimize or prevent the spread of illness in your program. What do you think are the most effective ways to keep the children healthy? If the children are exposed to communicable illness, what are the best ways to respond?

Short answer (3 points):Directions: Read the following passage (in italics), and then write a summary of the key points in your own words. Even though the virus that causes COVID-19 is transmitted through the respiratory system, that’s not all it affects. The virus can cause damage to children, just as it does to adults. There is even a rare but serious associated disease specific to children that we are just beginning to understand. It’s also true that children spread COVID-19. The largest study involving children and transmission is one from from South Korea that traced nearly 60,000 people, and found that children 10 and older transmit the virus at least as well as adults. This shouldn’t be surprising considering our experience with other respiratory infections. How many of us parents have had the experience of becoming sick after our kids pick up colds at school?Some people who support on-time school reopening point to European countries that have had few outbreaks after resuming in-person instruction. However, these countries undertook many safety measures, including enforcing social distancing and implementing regular testing. They also had far lower rates of COVID-19 in the community than we do.There remains a lot that we don't know about COVID-19 and children, but we know that children can become infected, and that they can transmit the virus to others. Let’s stop justifying school reopenings based on false statements. Instead, let’s talk about how we can get widespread, rapid testing into schools, the importance of wearing masks, and the investments we need to make to reduce the density of students in classrooms and improve their physical layout, ventilation and other infrastructure.

True or False? The consequences of an illness can be physical, like dealing with chronic pain and loss of mobility, and they can also be emotional, such as experiencing social isolation and stress.Question 1Answera.Trueb.False