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Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools

Quick reference sheets from Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide. Handouts contain information about common signs and symptoms, incubation and contagious periods, spread, infection control, the role of the parent or teacher/caregiver, and exclusion and return-to-care criteria.

Bedbugs—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Bites (Human and Animal)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Boil/Abscess/Cellulitis—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Campylobacter—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Infections)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Clostridioides difficile (Formerly Known as Clostridium difficile; Also Called “C diff”)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

COVID-19—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Croup—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Cryptosporidiosis—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Dental Caries (Early Childhood Caries, Tooth Decay, or Cavities)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Diaper Rash—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Diarrhea—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Diarrhea Caused by Specific Types of E coli (Escherichia coli)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Ear Infection—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Fever—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Fifth Disease (Human Parvovirus B19)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Giardiasis—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Hepatitis A Infection—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Hepatitis B Infection—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

HIV/AIDS—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Impetigo—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Influenza—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Lice (Pediculosis Capitis)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Lyme Disease (and Other Tick-borne Diseases)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Measles—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Meningitis—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Molluscum Contagiosum—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Mononucleosis—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Mosquito-borne Diseases—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Mouth Sores—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Mumps—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Norovirus—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Pinworms—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Pneumonia—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Ringworm—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Roseola (Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Rotavirus—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Rubella (German measles)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Salmonella—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Scabies—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Shigella—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Shingles (Herpes Zoster)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Staphylococcus aureus (Methicillin-Resistant [MRSA] and Methicillin-Sensitive [MSSA])—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Strep Throat (Streptococcal Pharyngitis) and Scarlet Fever—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Sty—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Thrush (Candidiasis)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Tuberculosis (TB)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Upper Respiratory Infection (Common Cold)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Urinary Tract Infection—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Vomiting—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Warts (Human Papillomavirus)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)—Child Care and Schools 
English PDF

 


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