| Abstract | Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases in Schools and Nurseries: Gastroenteritis - Adenovirus. This document provides details of mode of transmission - definition of onset; incubation period; risk of transmission - duration of shedding; period of infectiousness - serial interval; and exclusion period from school / nursery. The illness lasts 4-9 days. A longer period of exclusion may be appropriate for children under 5 years and for older children who are unable to maintain good personal hygiene. |