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Infectious Diseases – Matching Chart
Disease/Infection
Time between Exposure
and Sickness
This Disease is spread
by…..
From food/water contaminated
with faeces from infected
person/animal or by direct spread
from infected person/animal
Gastroenteritis
(viral)
1 – 3 days
Hand, Foot and Mouth
Disease
3 – 5 days
Ringworm
Scabies
From food/water contaminated
with faeces from infected
person/animal or by direct
spread from infected person
Until well, with no further
vomiting or diarrhoea
Fever, rash on soles and
palms and in the mouth.
Flu like symptoms
Usually 7 – 10 days
Variable
While the person is unwell and
possibly longer because virus is
excreted in faeces for weeks
after
From about 2 weeks
before signs appear until 1
week after jaundice starts
Scabby sores on exposed
parts of the body
Coughing and sneezing
and direct contact with
respiratory droplets
Influenza
Until well with no further
diarrhoea or advised by
GP
Until well, and possibly
several weeks after.
Can be cleared by
medication
From food/water contaminated
with faeces from an infected
person or by direct spread from
an infected person
Hepatitis A
Exclusion of person from
work, schools etc
Fever and spots with a
blister on top of each
spot.
13 – 17 days
Giardia
Impetigo
(School sores)
How long is child/person
infectious?
Stomach pain, fever and
diarrhoea
Campylobacter
Chicken Pox
Early signs
From 1 – 2 days before
illness, up to 7 days
Flat spreading ring-shaped
lesions
10 – 14 days
Direct skin contact with
the infected person, and
sharing sheets/clothes
7 days from onset of
jaundice or advised by GP
Until 24 hours after
treatment has started or
advised by GP
Restrict contact activities
until well or advised by GP
While lesions are present,
and while fungus persists
on contaminated material
24 hours after treatment
is started