Flight attendant report, MD11, dfw-lgw (gatwick, england), child had infectious disease (impetigo) and touched flight attendant. Captain informed customs.

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Attributes
ACN	443929
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 1
ASRS Report	443929
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A child had impetigo on hands and body. I rubbed child's hands, thought it was ant bites. Looked the same as ant bites. The mother informed me, after asking if they were ant bites, that it was impetigo. I notified captain. He notified company. We wanted to make sure we would not be held by lgw customs, because it is an infectious disease. I informed parents to inform air carrier of problem next time. We had a doctor on board, he verified it was impetigo.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD11, DFW-LGW (GATWICK, ENGLAND), CHILD HAD INFECTIOUS DISEASE (IMPETIGO) AND TOUCHED FLT ATTENDANT. CAPT INFORMED CUSTOMS.

Narrative: A CHILD HAD IMPETIGO ON HANDS AND BODY. I RUBBED CHILD'S HANDS, THOUGHT IT WAS ANT BITES. LOOKED THE SAME AS ANT BITES. THE MOTHER INFORMED ME, AFTER ASKING IF THEY WERE ANT BITES, THAT IT WAS IMPETIGO. I NOTIFIED CAPT. HE NOTIFIED COMPANY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD NOT BE HELD BY LGW CUSTOMS, BECAUSE IT IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE. I INFORMED PARENTS TO INFORM ACR OF PROB NEXT TIME. WE HAD A DOCTOR ON BOARD, HE VERIFIED IT WAS IMPETIGO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.