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Herpes simplex (cold sores, fever blisters) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) Exclusion is not necessary if the person is developmentally capable of maintaining hygiene practices to minimise the risk of transmission. If the person is unable to comply with these practices they should be excluded until the sores are dry. Sores should be covered by a dressing where possible. Exclusion is NOT necessary. If the person is severely immunocompromised, they will be vulnerable to other people’s illnesses. 15 Draft for Public Consultation Not excluded Not excluded Hydatid disease Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Impetigo See ‘School Sores’ Influenza and influenza-like illnesses Exclude until well Not excluded Legionnaires’ disease Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Leprosy Exclude until approval to return has been given by an appropriate health authority Not excluded Measles Exclude for 4 days after the Immunised and immune onset of the rash contacts are not excluded. Non-immunised contacts of a case are to be excluded from child care until 14 days after the first day of appearance of rash in the last case, unless immunised within 72 hours of first contact during the infectious period with the first case. All immunocompromised children should be excluded until 14 days after the first day of appearance of rash in the last case. 8 Meningitis (bacterial) Exclude until well and has received appropriate antibiotics Not excluded Meningitis (viral) Exclude until well Not excluded Meningococcal infection Exclude until appropriate antibiotic treatment has been completed Not excluded Molluscum contagiosum Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Mumps Exclude for nine days or until Not excluded
Norovirus swelling goes down (whichever is sooner) Exclude until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 48 hours Parvovirus infection (fifth disease, erythema infectiosum, slapped cheek syndrome) Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Pertussis See ‘Whooping Cough’ Respiratory Syncytial virus Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Ringworm/tinea Exclude until the day after appropriate antifungal treatment has commenced Not excluded Roseola Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Ross River virus Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Rotavirus infection Exclude until there has not been a loose bowel motion or vomiting for 24 hours Not excluded Rubella (German measles) Exclude until fully recovered or for at least four days after the onset of the rash Not excluded Salmonella infection Exclude until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours Not excluded Scabies Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced Not excluded Scarlet fever See ‘Streptococcal sore throat’ School sores (impetigo) Exclude until appropriate antibiotic treatment has commenced. Any sores on exposed skin should be covered with a watertight dressing. Not excluded Shigella infection Exclude until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours Not excluded Streptococcal sore throat Exclude until the person has Not excluded (including scarlet fever) received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and feels well Thrush (candidiasis) Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Toxoplasmosis Exclusion is NOT necessary Not excluded Tuberculosis (TB) Exclude until medical certificate is produced from appropriate health authority Not excluded Typhoid, Paratyphoid Exclude until medical Not excluded unless certificate is produced from considered necessary by 16 Draft for Public Consultation
Page 1 and 2: Staying Healthy in Child Care Preve
Page 3 and 4: Salmonella……………………
Page 5 and 6: How infections spread There are fou
Page 7 and 8: Blood Some infections are spread wh
Page 9 and 10: • Encourage parents to tell you w
Page 11 and 12: Sample report form for parent/docto
Page 13 and 14: Responsibilities of parents • Com
Page 15 and 16: Exclusion of sick children and staf
Page 17: for 24 hours Campylobacter Exclude
Page 21 and 22: Hand washing Infections can be spre
Page 23 and 24: Cover your cough and stop the sprea
Page 25 and 26: the paper and do not reach the tabl
Page 27 and 28: Cleaning the centre Washing germs a
Page 29 and 30: Wear gloves when handling soiled li
Page 31 and 32: Dealing with spills of blood, faece
Page 33 and 34: Sandpits Sandpits can be great fun.
Page 35 and 36: Immunisation Childhood vaccination
Page 37 and 38: antibiotic (neomycin). Reactions to
Page 39 and 40: Meningococcal C immunisation A sing
Page 41 and 42: Vaccine Key Hepatitis B Hepatitis B
Page 43 and 44: Mumps - contagious virus spread by
Page 45 and 46: Parent Advice Sheet Commonly observ
Page 47 and 48: 23vPPV 23-valent pneumococcal polys
Page 49 and 50: • Keep a non-mercury thermometer
Page 51 and 52: Occupational Health and Safety for
Page 53 and 54: Erythema infectiosum, also called p
Page 55 and 56: Part 2 Respiratory complaints Asthm
Page 57 and 58: Bronchiolitis Description Bronchiol
Page 59 and 60: Bronchitis Description Many childre
Page 61 and 62: Common cold Description The common
Page 63 and 64: Croup Description Croup is caused b
Page 65 and 66: Ear infections (otitis) Description
Page 67 and 68: Influenza Description Influenza is
Page 69 and 70:
Pneumococcal disease Description Pn
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Runny noses (with green or yellow d
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Responsibilities of the parents Kee
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Treatment People with TB require an
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Controlling the spread of infection
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Controlling the spread of infection
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Make sure that effective hand washi
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with infectious diarrhoea should no
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Giardiasis Description Giardiasis i
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Norovirus Description Norovirus is
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Rotavirus Description Rotavirus is
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Salmonellosis Description Salmonell
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Shigellosis Description Shigellosis
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Worms: Pinworms Description There a
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Worms: Roundworm, hookworm and tape
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Chickenpox (varicella) Description
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Cold sores (herpes simplex) Descrip
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Parvovirus B19 (Erythema infectiosu
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Head lice (Pediculosis capitis) Des
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7. Comb each section twice until yo
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Measles Description Measles is a hi
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Molluscum contagiosum Description A
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Responsibilities of parents Observe
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Rubella (german measles) Descriptio
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Scabies and other mites causing ski
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Scarlet fever Description Scarlet f
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Thrush (candida) Description Thrush
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Treatment Warts will usually go awa
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Responsibilities of child care prov
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• not kissing infants on the mout
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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
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Hepatitis A Description Hepatitis A
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Hepatitis B Description Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis C Description Hepatitis C
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HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus),
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Meningococcal infection Description
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Mumps Description Mumps is an infec
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Viral Meningitis Description Viral
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the invading organisms. Immunoglobu
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Useful Web Sites (Taken from Health
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References 1 You’ve got what? 200
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38 Parenting and Child Health - Cro
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79 You’ve got what? 2004. Fifth d
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118 You’ve Got What? Meningococca
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