Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases for Schools and Child Care Facilities

Table of Contents

• Overview and Introduction
• Section 1 - Guidelines: Staff and Children
• Section 2 - Guidelines: Environment
• Section 3 - Guidelines: Prevention and Control
• Section 4 - Communicable Disease Reporting
• Section 5 - Communicable Disease Control and Management
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  Section 6 - Communicable Disease Fact Sheets
  • Bed Bugs
  • Bronchitis, Acute (Chest Cold)/Bronchiolitis
  • Campylobacteriosis
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
  • Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
  • COVID-19
  • Croup
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
  • Diarrhea (Infectious)
  • Enteroviral Infection
  • Fifth Disease
  • Giardiasis
  • Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Disease
  • Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
  • Head Lice
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herpes Gladiatorum
  • Herpes, Oral
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection/AIDS
  • Impetigo
  • Influenza
  • Measles
  • Meningococcal Disease
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Molluscum Contagiosum
  • Mononucleosis
  • Mosquito-Borne Disease (Viral)
  • Mumps
  • Norovirus (Norwalk-like Viruses)
  • Parapertussis
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumococcal Infection
  • Pneumonia
  • Respiratory Infection (Viral)
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
  • Ringworm
  • Roseola
  • Rotaviral Infection
  • Rubella (German Measles)
  • Salmonellosis
  • Scabies
  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
  • Shigellosis
  • Shingles (Zoster)
  • Staph Skin Infection
  • Streptococcal Infection (Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever)
  • Tick-Borne Disease
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Viral Meningitis
  • Warts
  • Yeast Infection (Candidiasis)
• Section 7 - Immunization Resources
• Section 8 - Missouri Laws Related to Child Care/Schools
• Section 9 - Emergency Preparedness
• Section 10 - Glossary
• Section 11 - References