GENERAL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
|
|
Disease |
Children who have the Disease |
Unimmunised children who are in contact with the sick child |
RINGWORM
|
Re-admit when appropriate treatment has commenced,
supported, when requested, by a medical certificate. |
Contacts not excluded |
DIPHTHERIA
|
Stay at home until a doctor has given a certificate of
recovery. |
Keep household contacts at home until cleared to return by a
Medical Officer. |
TETANUS
|
Stay at home until fully recovered |
Can attend school. |
|
PERTUSSIS
[WHOOPING COUGH]
|
Stay at home for 14 days from the start of illness or until
5 days of a 14 day course of antibiotics have been
completed. |
Keep unimmunised household contacts at home for 14 days from
exposure or until they have had 5 days of a 14 day course of
antibiotics, if they go to a childcare centre or preschool.
Unimmunised contacts in Primary School, (K-6) do not need to
stay at home. |
MEASLES
|
Stay at home for at least 4 days from the appearance of the
rash. |
Unimmunised contacts should stay at home for 14 days or if
they are immunised within 72 hours of exposure to measles,
they can return to school immediately. |
MUMPS
|
Stay at home for 9 days after the appearance of the
swelling. |
Can attend school. |
RUBELLA
|
Stay at home for at least 4 days after the rash appears. |
Can attend school. |
POLIOMYELITIS
|
Stay at home for at least 14 days from start of illness and
until a doctor has issued a medical certificate of recovery |
Can attend school |
|
CHICKEN POX
[Varicella] |
Exclude until fully recovered.
Minimum Exclusion:
7 days after first spots appear. |
Contacts not excluded
|
|
PEDICULOSIS
[Head Lice]
|
Re-admit when treatment with anti-lice lotion or shampoo has
been undertaken. Hair should be free from ‘nits’. However,
if anti-lice treatment has been undertaken properly, any
remaining ‘nits’ would be dead, as would any old “nits”,
that is, those more than 2cm from the scalp. |
Sibling contacts may require simultaneous treatment.
The regular use of a fine comb is recommended |
|
IMPETIGO
|
Re-admit when sores have healed. The child may be allowed to
return provided that treatment is being supplied and those
sores on exposed surfaces are properly covered with
dressings. |
Contacts not excluded
|
|
TRACHOMA
CONJUNCTIVITIS
[Acute infections] |
Re-admit when discharge from eyes has ceased.
|
Contacts not excluded |
