Communicable Disease Chart

CONCISE DESCRIPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION FOR EXCLUSION OF CASES FROM SCHOOL

Disease *Immunization is Available	Usual Interval Between Exposure and First Symptoms Of Disease	MAIN SYMPTOMS	Minimum Exclusion From School
CHICKENPOX	13 – 17 DAYS	Mild symptoms and fever. Pocks are “blistery.” Develop Scabs, most on covered parts of body.	7 days from onset of pocks or until pocks become dry
CONJUNCTIVITIS (PINK EYE)	24 – 72 HOURS	Tearing, redness and puffy lids, eye discharge.	Until treatment begins or physician approves readmission.
COVID-19	5-6 days, but can be asymptomatic and contagious for up to 14 days	Typical symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Atypical symptoms include chills, malaise, sore throat, increased confusion, rhinorrhea or nasal congestion, myalgia, dizziness, headache, nausea, and diarrhea	14 days following exposure or and at least 3 days (72 hours) after recovery.
ERYTHEMIA INFECTIOSUM (5TH DISEASE)	4 – 20 DAYS	Usual age 5 to 14-unusual in adults. Brief prodrome of low-grade fever followed by Erythemia (slapped check) appearance on cheeks, lace-like rash on extremities lasting a few days to 3 weeks.  Rash seems to recur.	After diagnosis no exclusion from school.
GERMAN MEASLES (RUBELLA)*	14-23 DAYS	Usually mild.  Enlarged glands in neck and behind ears.  Brief red rash.	7 days from onset of rash.  Keep away from pregnant women.
HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS	2-4 DAYS	Fever, vomiting, lethargy, stiff neck and back.	Until physician permits return.
HEPATITIS A	VARIABLE 15-50 (average 28-30days)	Abdominal pain, nausea, usually fever.  Skin and eyes may or may not turn yellow.	14 days from onset of clinical disease and at least 7 days from onset of jaundice.
IMPETIGO	1-3 DAYS	Inflamed sores, with puss.	48 hours after antibiotic therapy started or until physician permits return.
MEASLES*	10 DAYS TO FEVER 14 DAYS TO RASH	Begins with fever, conjunctivitis, runny nose, cough, then blotchy red rash.	4 days form onset of rash.
MENNINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS	2-10 DAYS	Headache, nausea, stiff neck, fever.	Until physician permits return.
MUMPS*	12-25 DAYS	Fever, swelling and tenderness of glands at angle of jaw.	9 days after onset of swollen glands or until swelling disappears.
PEDICULOSIS (HEAD/BODY LICE)	7 DAYS FOR EGGS TO HATCH	Lice and nits (eggs) in hair.	24 hours after adequate treatment to kill lice and nits.
RINGWORM OF SCALP	10-14 DAYS	Scaly patch, usually ring shaped, on scalp.	No exclusion from school. Exclude from gymnasium, swimming pools, contact sports.
SCABIES	2-6 WEEKS INITIAL EXPOSURE; 1-4 DAYS REEXPOSURE	Tinny burrows in skin caused by mites.	Until 24 hours after treatment.
SCARLET FEVER SCARLATINA STREP THROAT	1-3 DAYS	Sudden onset, vomiting, sore throat, fever, later fine rash (not on face).  Rash usually with first infection.	24 hours after antibiotics started and no fever
WHOOPING COUGH* (PERTUSSIS)	7-10 DAYS	Head Cold, slight fever, cough, characteristic whoop after 2 weeks	5 days after start of antibiotic treatment

Readmission to School-It is advisable that school authorities require written permission from the health officer, school physician or attending physician before any pupil is readmitted to class following any disease which requires exclusion, no mere absence, from school.

Revised/Reviewed: April 22, 2024

Reportable Infectious Diseases

 

While the school district is not responsible for reporting, the following infectious diseases are required to be reported to the state and local public health offices:

Acquired Immune                            Leprosy                                   Rubella (German  measles)       

Deficiency Syndrome                      Leptospirosis                             

(AIDS)                                             Lyme disease                          Rubeola (measles)

Amebiasis                                        Malaria                                   Salmonellosis

Anthrax                                            Meningitis                               Shigellosis

Botulism                                                (bacterial or viral)              Tetanus

Brucellosis                                        Mumps                                  Toxic Shock

Campylobacteriosis                         Parvovirus B 19                     Syndrome

Chlamydia Trachomatis                        infection (fifth                    Trichinosis

Cholera                                                  disease and other            Tuberculosis

COVID-19                                            complications)

Diphtheria                                                                                       Tularemia

E. Coli 0157:h7                                Pertussis                                Typhoid fever

Encephalitis                                          (whooping cough)             Typhus fever

Giardiasis                                         Plague                                   Venereal disease

Hepatitis, viral                                  Poliomyelitis                          Chancroid

  (A, B, Non-A Inguinale                   Psittacosis                             Gonorrhea

  Non-B, Unspecified)                       Rabies                                  Granuloma

Histoplasmosis                                 Reye’s Syndrome                 Lymphogranuloma

Human Immunodeficiency               Rheumatic fever                    Venereum

Virus (HIV) infection                         Rocky Mountain                    Syphilis

  other than AIDS                                 spotted fever                     Yellow fever

Influenza                                          Rubella (congenital syndrome)

Legionellosis                                         

Any other disease which is unusual in incidence, occurs in unusual numbers of circumstances or appears to be of public health concern, e.g., epidemic diarrhea, food or waterborne outbreaks, acute respiratory illness.

Revised/Reviewed: April 22, 2024

 

Reporting Form

 

REPORT THE FOLLOWING DISEASES IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE (1.800.362.2736)

Botulism                                  Poliomyelitis                                       Yellow Fever

Cholera                                    Rabies (Human)                                  Disease outbreaks of

Diphtheria                               Rubella                                                any public health concern

Plague                                     Rubella (Measles)

REPORT ALL OTHER DISEASES BELOW.                                         

Week Ending_____________________________________________________________________

DISEASE	PATIENT	COUNTY OR CITY	DOB	SEX
	Name                 Parent(If Applicable)     Address     Attending Physician
	Name                 Parent(If Applicable)     Address     Attending Physician

Reporting Physician, Hospital, or Other Authorized Person

Address _________________________________________________________________________________

Remarks: ________________________________________________________________________________

FOR SCHOOLS ONLY:  REPORT OVER 10% ABSENT ONLY.  TOTAL ENROLLMENT:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No. Absent
% of Enrollment

 

REPORT NUMBER OF CASES ONLY   ___CHICKEN POX                                                 ____GASTROENTERITIS   ___ERYTHMA INFECTIOSUM (5TH DISEASE)         ____INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESS(URI)

 

Revised/Reviewed: April 22, 2024