Infectious Diseases

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

If your child contracts an infectious disease, he/she must be kept home for the time indicated below:

• Amoebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica) - Until diarrhoea has ceased.

• Campylobacter - Until diarrhoea has ceased.

• Chickenpox - Until fully recovered or for at least 5 days after the eruption first appears. Note that some remaining scabs are not a reason for continued exclusion.

• Conjunctivitis - Until discharge from eyes has ceased.

• Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV) - Exclusion not necessary.

• Diarrhoea - Until diarrhoea has ceased or until medical certificate of recovery is produced.

• Diphtheria - Until medical certificate of recovery is received following at least two negative throat swabs, the first not less than 24 hours after finishing a course of antibiotics and the other 48 hours later.

• Glandular Fever (mononucleosis) - Exclusion not necessary.

• Hand, Foot and Mouth disease - Until all blisters have dried.

• Haemophilus type b (Hib) - Until a medical certificate of recovery is received.

• Hepatitis A - Until a medical certificate of recovery is received, but not before 7 days after the onset of jaundice or illness.

• Hepatitis B - Exclusion is not necessary.

• Hepatitis C - Exclusion is not necessary.

• Herpes (‘cold sores’) - Young children unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded while the lesion is weeping. Lesions to be covered by dressing, where possible.

• Hookworm - Exclusion is not necessary.

• Human immuno-deficiency virus infection (HIV/AIDS virus) - Exclusion is not necessary unless the child has a secondary infection.

• Impetigo (school sores) - Until appropriate treatment has commenced. Sores on exposed surfaces must be covered with a watertight dressing.

• Influenza and influenza like illnesses - Until well.

• Leprosy - Until approval to return has been given by the Secretary.

• Measles - Until at least 4 days after onset of rash.

• Meningitis (bacteria) - Until well.

• Meningococcal infection - Until adequate carrier eradication therapy has been completed.

• Molluscum contagiosum - Exclusion not necessary.

• Mumps - Exclude for 9 days or until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner).

• Parvovirus (erythema infectiousum fifth disease) - Exclusion not necessary.

• Poliomyelitis - Until at least 14 days from onset. Re-admit after receiving medical certificate of recovery.

• Ringworm, scabies, pediculosis (head lice) - Re-admit the day after appropriate treatment has commenced.

• Rubella (german measles) - Until fully recovered or for at least four days after the onset of rash.

• Salmonella, Shigella - Until diarrhoea ceases.

• Streptococcal infection (inc. scarlet fever) e.g. tonsillitis - Until the child has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and the child feels well.

• Trachoma - Re-admit the day after appropriate treatment has commenced

• Tuberculosis - Until receipt of a medical certificate from the treating physician stating that the child is not considered to be infectious.

• Typhoid fever (inc. paratyphoid fever) - Until approval to return has been given by the Secretary.

• Whooping cough - Exclude the child for 5 days after starting antibiotic treatment.

• Worms (intestinal) - Exclude if diarrhoea present.