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  • Hepatitis A

    Most common among daycare and school aged children, younger adults and men who have sex with men. Convalescence is prolonged but complete recovery without complications is the general rule... By sexual contact with an infected person. B...  How is it treated? There is no treatment for the infected person

  • Impetigo

      What is it? A skin infection caused by streptococcus (strep) and staphylococcus (staph) bacteria...  How is it spread? By infecting yourself... Child wipes his runny nose with his hands, sprea...  How is it treated? With an antibiotic ointment or cream. Sometimes an oral antibiotic is also prescribed

  • Influenza

      What is it? A highly contagious respiratory infection... Most serious in the elderly, in people with chronic illnesses, and in those with weak immune systems... Marie: 705-942-4646... Through contact with contaminated surfaces; e...  How is it treated? Bed rest... Cover your mouth when coughing and sneezing

  • Mononucleosis

    How is it spread? Through direct contact with mouth and/or nose secretions of an infected person; e... saliva on hands and kissing. Indirect contact with contaminated objects e...  How is it treated? No treatment other than rest i... Discard tissues soiled with nose and throat discharges into the garbage

  • Mumps

      What is mumps? Mumps is an acute infectious disease caused by the mumps virus...   How is it treated? There is no specific treatment for mumps   What can you do? Ensure that your child’s mumps vaccination (... Avoid contact with infants and pregnant women and individuals with a weakened immune system

  • Pinkeye

    Discharge is white or yellow with bacterial pinkeye, while discharge with viral pinkeye is clear or watery  How quickly do ... Contaminating fingers with eye or throat discharges from an infected person and then touching your eyes...  How is it treated? Bacterial pink eye is treated with an antibiotic

  • Ringworm

      What is it? A skin infection caused by a fungus...  What are the symptoms? Rash consisting of ring-shaped areas that are dry and scaly or moist and crusted...  How long is it contagious? As long as lesions are present and articles are contaminated or until treatment is initiated...  How is it treat

  • Scabies

    Comm... crusting, scabbing and blistering...  How is it spread? By direct skin-to-skin contact...  How long is it contagious? Until mites and eggs are destroyed by treatment. This is usually accomplished with 1 treatment. Children with scabies should not attend school/daycare until 1 treatment is received

  • Scarlet Fever

      What is it? A disease caused by... A high fever, nausea and vomiting, if infection is severe...  How is it spread? By contact with discharges from the nose or mouth of someone carrying the bacteria. From coughs and sneezes of an infected person...  How is it treated? Medication prescribed by a doctor

  • Shingles

    Occurs more commonly in older people, those under stress and persons with weakend im... those with cancer...   How is it spread? By direct contact with fluid from the blisters of someone with shingles... While contagious, avoid contact with newborns, pregnant women, and persons with weak immune systems; e

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