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Table 2 – Skin Infections – Exclusion CriteriaDiseaseImpetigoPediculosis (Head Lice)*Minimum Period of ExclusionUntil the skin is healed or until 24 hours of treatment has been completed and the lesion(s) has been covered.Medical treatment is rapidly effective in most cases. Children with infection or suspected infection should bereferred to their own General Practitioner.NONE – but appropriate treatment is required as soon as possible. Contact tracing essential for family contacts.Ringworm of feet (Athlete's Foot)NONE - Exclusion from barefoot activities (including swimming) unnecessary, but treatment always advisable.Scabies*Until an application of treatment is completed. This usually takes 1 day. Close contacts require treatment.ShinglesRingworm of the scalp*(Tinea/Trichophytosis)Children with shingles may need to be excluded from school until the lesions have scabs on them. Other childrencan catch chickenpox from children with shingles. However, shingles is less infectious than chickenpox becauseof the absence of mouth lesions so that droplet spread does not occur.Until appropriate treatment has started with oral antifungal agent and/or antifungal cream or ointment applied tothe scalp at the same time reduces the likelihood of spread.Ringworm of the body*(Tinea/Trichophytosis)Exclusion not normally necessary once treatment has been started with an oral or topical antifungal agent.Lesions should be covered.Verrucae Plantaris (Plantar Warts) NONE -it is unnecessary to exclude from swimming or barefoot activities, but lesions should be covered withsocks.• It is important that the rest of the family are checked for head lice, scabies and ringwormCDC Guidelines for Schools - Final - May 2005.doc Page 47 of 62