A Quincy, Massachusetts day care center was closed for two days earlier this week after one of the children developed a case of typhoid fever.
According to a report from Fox News, the Bright Horizons day care center was closed on Wednesday and Thursday, with health officials confirming on Thursday that the unnamed child did indeed contract the rare illness. The report added that it is unlikely that the child, who had recently traveled to an unspecified location, got sick at the daycare center. As of Thursday, officials were testing other Bright Horizons children and teachers at the Quincy Department of Health.
In a statement quoted by the Boston Herald, Brigham and Women’s Hospital infectious disease physician Dr. Mary Montgomery warned that typhoid fever is a “serious infectious” disease that could potentially be “deadly” if not immediately and properly treated.
“Like many infectious diseases, it can be worse in young children compared to adults.”
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