School Exclusion Flashcards
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with Scarlet fever?
24 hours after antibiotics
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with Whooping cough?
48 hours after antibiotics
- No antibiotics = 21 days from onset of symptoms
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with measles?
4 days from onset of rash
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with rubella?
4 days from onset of rash
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with Chicken pox?
Until all lesions are crusted over
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with impetigo?
Until all lesions are crusted over
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with mumps?
5 days from onset of swollen glands
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with diarrhoea and vomiting?
Until symptoms have settled for 48 hours
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with scabies?
Until treated
How long should a child stay off of school / socially isolate for with influenza?
Until recovered
What infectious disease of children don’t require school / social exclusion?
- Conjunctivitis
- Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease)
- Hand, Foot & Mouth
- Roseola infantum
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Head lice
- Threadworms
