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• Fifth Disease

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• Giardiasis (including child care and school information)

  What is giardiasis? The most common intestinal infection caused by a parasite (Giardia intestinalis) in the United States. This parasite...

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• Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)

  What is Haemophilus influenzae type b? A type of bacteria that causes infections. Infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b...

  March 22nd, 2022 807 views 0 likes
• Hepatitis A Infection

  What is hepatitis A infection? A viral infection causing liver inflammation. An acute, usually self-limited illness. Hepatitis A is spread...

  March 22nd, 2022 871 views 0 likes
• Hepatitis B Infection

  What is hepatitis B? A viral infection causing liver inflammation. Hepatitis B can lead to serious illness, lifelong infection, liver...

  March 22nd, 2022 835 views 0 likes
• Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores)

  What is herpes simplex? A viral infection that can cause a variety of signs and symptoms in different age groups....

  March 22nd, 2022 801 views 0 likes
• HIV/AIDS

  What is HIV/AIDS? Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection affects the body in a wide variety of ways. In the most...

  March 22nd, 2022 1023 views 0 likes
• Measles

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• Meningitis

  What is meningitis? An infectious disease causing swelling or inflammation of the tissue covering the spinal cord and brain. Three...

  March 22nd, 2022 842 views 0 likes
• Mumps (including child care and school information)

  What is mumps? A viral illness with swelling of one or more of the salivary glands Uncommon in children with...

  March 23rd, 2022 981 views 0 likes
• Norovirus (including child care and school information)

  What is norovirus? A virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting. Currently, the leading cause of diarrhea outbreaks in the United...

  March 23rd, 2022 912 views 0 likes
• Pinworms (including child care and school information)

  What are pinworms? Small, white, threadlike worms (0.25-0.5" long) that live in the large intestine What are the signs or...

  March 23rd, 2022 1192 views 0 likes
• Rotavirus (including child care and school information)

  What is rotavirus? A virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting. Before the vaccine was released in 2006, the most common...

  March 23rd, 2022 955 views 0 likes
• Rubella (German Measles)

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• Salmonella (including child care and school information)

  What is Salmonella? Bacteria that can infect intestines. Typhoid fever is caused by a type of Salmonella infection that is...

  March 23rd, 2022 1073 views 0 likes
• Scabies (including child care and school information)

  What is scabies? An infestation of the skin by small insects called mites What are the signs or symptoms? Rash,...

  March 23rd, 2022 1036 views 0 likes
• Shigella (including child care and school information

  What is Shigella? Bacteria that cause an intestinal infection What are the signs or symptoms? Loose, watery stools with blood...

  March 23rd, 2022 999 views 0 likes
• Shingles (Herpes Zoster)- Including child care and school information

  What is shingles? An infection caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster (chickenpox) virus within the body of someone who previously...

  March 23rd, 2022 1057 views 0 likes
• Thrush (including child care and school information)

  What is thrush? A yeast infection predominately produced by Candida albicans, causing mouth infections in young infants What are the...

  March 23rd, 2022 1040 views 0 likes
• Tuberculosis (TB)- Including child care and school information

  What is tuberculosis? A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that usually involves the lungs but...

  March 23rd, 2022 1039 views 0 likes
• Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)- Including child care and school information

  What is an upper respiratory infection? The term upper respiratory infection usually refers to a viral infection of the upper...

  March 23rd, 2022 1009 views 0 likes
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- Including child care and school information

  What is a urinary tract infection? An infection of one or more parts of the urinary system. The urinary system...

  March 23rd, 2022 1053 views 0 likes
• Whooping Cough (Pertussis)- Including child care and school information

  What is whooping cough? A contagious bacterial infection that causes a range of illnesses, from mild cough to severe disease...

  March 23rd, 2022 957 views 0 likes
• Antibiotics Aren't Always Needed

  Antibiotics are powerful medicines. However, they aren’t always needed. Also, using them in the wrong way can cause serious problems....

  May 16th, 2023 1436 views 0 likes
• Hepatitis C

  About 4 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and many do not even know it. Anyone can...

  March 29th, 2022 840 views 0 likes
• Know the Facts About HIV and AIDS

  HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). While there is no cure...

  March 29th, 2022 1049 views 0 likes
• Meningococcal Disease—Information for Teens and College Students

  Meningococcal disease is most common in very young infants, teens, and young adults, and those older than 65 years. College...

  March 29th, 2022 892 views 0 likes
• Pneumococcal Infections

  Pneumococcus is a type of bacteria that can attack different parts of the body and cause many serious infections including...

  March 29th, 2022 886 views 0 likes
• Sinus Infection

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  August 10th, 2023 1131 views 0 likes
• HIV Infection—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

  What is HIV infection? HIV infection is a chronic infectious disease. It is included in this book because, unlike many...

  April 1st, 2022 974 views 0 likes
• Herpangina

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• Viral Eye Infections

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  March 28th, 2024 1148 views 0 likes
• Eye Infection- Bacterial

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  March 24th, 2023 1088 views 0 likes
• Sty (including child care and school information)

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• Herpes Gingivostomatitis

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  February 15th, 2024 1078 views 0 likes
• Cold Sores (Fever Blisters)

  Definition Sores on the outer lip caused by the herpes virus Sores tend to recur Health Information Symptoms A cluster...

  February 3rd, 2022 1027 views 0 likes
• Tonsil Infection- Viral

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  November 17th, 2022 969 views 0 likes
• Cellulitis

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  March 14th, 2023 1124 views 0 likes
• Boil (Small Abscess)

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  March 14th, 2023 1300 views 0 likes
• Fingernail Infection- Bacterial

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  March 24th, 2023 1106 views 0 likes
• Impetigo- Infected Sores

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• Ringworm of the Body

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  March 27th, 2023 1393 views 0 likes
• Ringworm of the Scalp

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  March 28th, 2023 1292 views 0 likes
• Shingles (Zoster)

  Definition Shingles is a rash that looks like a stripe or band It’s only on one side of the body...

  February 19th, 2022 912 views 0 likes
• Wound Infection

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  November 16th, 2022 1311 views 0 likes
• Roseola

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  February 15th, 2024 1014 views 0 likes
• Lymph Node Infection- Bacterial

  Definition A bacterial infection of a lymph node Main symptom is the sudden onset of one large painful node Health...

  February 19th, 2022 945 views 0 likes
• Lymph Node Infection- Viral

  Definition A viral infection of lymph nodes Main symptom is swollen nodes Health Information Symptoms Increased size of lymph nodes,...

  February 19th, 2022 988 views 0 likes
• Granuloma Annulare

  Definition Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a bumpy skin condition in the shape of a circle Health Information Symptoms A bumpy...

  February 19th, 2022 1017 views 0 likes
• E. Coli Diarrhea (including child care and school information)

  What is Escherichia coli (E coli) diarrhea? Although many types of Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria live normally in the...

  March 21st, 2022 814 views 0 likes
• Gastroenteritis: When Your Child Needs Hospital Care

  Gastroenteritis is a common childhood illness that causes diarrhea and vomiting that can lead to dehydration. It is usually caused...

  March 29th, 2022 1184 views 0 likes
• Hepatitis and Child Care or School Attendance

  What is hepatitis? Hepatitis means liver inflammation. Most of the time, hepatitis is caused by a viral infection of the...

  April 1st, 2022 1184 views 0 likes
• Foreskin Infection

  Definition A bacterial infection of the space between the foreskin and head of the penis The medical name is posthitis...

  February 3rd, 2022 1983 views 0 likes
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- Male

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  March 29th, 2023 1373 views 0 likes
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- Female

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  January 3rd, 2023 1368 views 0 likes
• Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children

  Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in young children. These infections can lead to serious health problems. UTIs may go...

  April 1st, 2022 1135 views 0 likes
• Thrush

  Definition Thrush is a yeast infection of the mouth in young babies White patches in the front of the mouth...

  February 19th, 2022 1231 views 0 likes
• Pneumonia

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• Bronchiolitis

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  October 27th, 2023 723 views 0 likes
• Supportive Care for Viral Illness

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  August 18th, 2023 1230 views 0 likes
• Nirsevimab/Beyfortus – An injection to protect your baby against RSV

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  August 31st, 2023 1118 views 0 likes
• GC Chlamydia Testing

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  October 6th, 2023 1345 views 0 likes
• Sore Throat

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  October 12th, 2023 592 views 0 likes
• The Common "Cold"- Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)

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• Strep Throat

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• Strep Throat Exposure

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• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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  October 27th, 2023 863 views 0 likes
• Mono (Infectious Mononucleosis)

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  October 27th, 2023 417 views 0 likes
• Croup

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  November 10th, 2023 439 views 0 likes
• Influenza Infection (“The Flu”)

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  January 16th, 2024 251 views 0 likes
• Cough

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  February 15th, 2024 288 views 0 likes