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REMINDER FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE REGARDING Communicable Disease Policy Notice
Prevention of the spread of communicable disease in schools and other places where children
gather calls for cooperation between home and school. The first step in the control of
communicable disease is the knowledge of when and where these diseases occur. The following
diseases are reportable to the school. For additional information, contact your family physician.
Disease
Animal bites
Chicken Pox
Common Cold
Conjunctivitis
Symptoms
May include some or all
Incubation Period
Varies-punctures wounds or Varies
scratches
Red spots resembling
pimples, which change to
blisters, then to scabs;
fever, itching
Upper respiratory
congestion, sneezing,
coughing, may have fever
or chills; minor aches
12-21 days
Varies
White of eye red, crust on
edge of eyelids, sensitive to
light, itching, swelling of
eyelids, tearing
Varies
Highly
contagious
Raised, reddened & blotchy
areas anywhere on body
Pain in one or both ears,
discharge, fever
Varies
Child Returns to
School
Should be reported to
the Board of Health
One week after onset
of symptoms or when
all lesions are dry and
scabbed
When symptoms are
minor and temperature
is normal for 24 hours
without Tylenol or
Ibuprofen
Written release from
doctor; must be on
medication for a
minimum of 24 hours
Written release from
doctor
N/A
Pain free and
Ear Infection
temperature is normal
for 24 hours without
Tylenol or Ibuprofen
Red checks, low fever,
Written release from
itching, lacy rash on arms
Incubation varies doctor and normal
5th Disease
& legs when exposed to sun
temperature for 24
hours without Tylenol
or Ibuprofen
Elevation of temperature,
N/A
Free of fever for 24
Temp equal or greater than
hours without Tylenol
Fever
(Unknown
100 degrees.
or Ibuprofen
Origin)
-Temperature must be
under 100
PLEASE NOTE: Children will not be allowed to return to school sooner than the time indicated.
Dermatitis
Elevation of temperature,
Temp equal or greater
Fever
(Unknown Origin) than 100 degrees.
Flu
Impetigo
Meningitis
(Infectious)
Mononucleosis
(Infectious)
Ringworm
Severe respiratory and/or
gastrointestinal
symptoms, may have
fever, aches and pains
Blisters with strawcolored crust on surface
of skin & scab formation
Pain in one or both ears,
discharge, fever
Abrupt onset of fever,
chills, malaise, rash,
prostration
N/A
Free of fever for 24 hours
without Tylenol or
Ibuprofen
-Temperature must be
under 100
Varies with
strain of flu
Free of symptoms for 24
hours
Varies
Highly
contagious
1-10 days
Usually under 4
days.
Reportable to the
Board of Health.
Preventive
antibiotics should
be given to all
with close
contact.
All exposed
person should
receive
immediate
medical
evaluation if
fever occurs.
Fatigue, headache, chills, 30-50 days
fever, swollen glands,
Period of
stomach pains, sore
communicability
throat, positive blood
uncertain
test.
When scabs are gone and
with doctor’s written
release
Doughnut-shaped skin
lesion, slightly brownish
& scaly
Written release from
doctor; on topical
medication
Varies
Written medical release
from private doctor
Written release from
doctor that includes any
activity restrictions (or
states that there are no
restrictions)
Scabies
Scarlet Fever
or Strep
Throat
Vomiting
and/or
Diarrhea
Surface burrows (fine, wavy
lines found on finger webs,
inner wrists and abdomen,
intense itching especially at
night and possible secondary
infection caused by
scratching)
Sore throat, headache,
nausea, fiery red throat.
Rash, strawberry tongue
(scarlet fever)
Unknown cause. Diarrhea
entails 2 or more liquid or
loose bowel movements
within 24 hours.
Incubation Varies
2 – 3 days
N/A
At doctor’s discretion,
after treatment
Must have a normal
temperature for 24 hours
and be an antibiotic for a
minimum of 254 hours
Free of symptoms for a
minimum of 24 hours.
Children should stay
home the next day.
The common head cold or sore throat is very contagious during the first 3 days. A pupil
with more than mild cold symptoms should be kept out of school and properly treated at
home. Cold symptoms may be the forerunner of one of the above listed communicable
diseases.
Please notify the school if your child is absent with any communicable disease.