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Bedbugs (including child care and school information)

What are bedbugs? These are small insects that feed on human blood by biting through the skin. Bedbugs are most...

March 21st, 2022 1298 views 0 likes
Human and Animal Bites (including child care and school information)

Human Bites Biting is very common among young children but usually does not lead to serious infectious disease issues. If...

March 21st, 2022 1601 views 0 likes
Campylobacter (including child care and school information)

What is Campylobacter? A type of bacteria that can cause infection of the intestines What are the signs or symptoms?...

March 21st, 2022 1329 views 0 likes
Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster)- Including child care and school information

What is chickenpox? An illness with rash and fever caused by the varicella-zoster virus What are the signs or symptoms?...

March 21st, 2022 1493 views 0 likes
Clostridium Difficile (C. diff)- Including child care and school information

What is Clostridium difficile? Spore- and toxin-forming bacteria that cause diarrhea Often associated with recent antibiotic use What are the...

March 21st, 2022 1691 views 0 likes
Cryptosporidiosis (including child care and school information)

What is cryptosporidiosis? An intestinal infection caused by a parasite (Cryptosporidium hominis or Cryptosporidium parvum) What are the signs or...

March 21st, 2022 1442 views 0 likes
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)- Including child care and school information

What is cytomegalovirus infection? A very common viral infection in children What are the signs or symptoms? Generally, no symptoms...

March 21st, 2022 1452 views 0 likes
Students With Chronic Health Conditions: Guidance for Families, Schools, and Students

Disclaimer [ENGLISH] Disclaimer : This material is for educational purposes only. You, the reader, as... Disclaimer : This material is...

May 16th, 2023 1494 views 0 likes
Warts

Disclaimer [ENGLISH] Disclaimer : This material is for educational purposes only. You, the reader, as... Disclaimer : This material is...

December 5th, 2022 2305 views 0 likes
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...

March 22nd, 2022 2300 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 1870 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 1766 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 2329 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 1982 views 0 likes
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 2181 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 1984 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 1898 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 2092 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 2119 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 1974 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...

July 27th, 2022 2112 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 1840 views 0 likes
Abnormal Immunity and Child Care or School Attendance

What is abnormal immunity? The immune system helps protect the body from infections and cancers. The immune system is very...

April 1st, 2022 1609 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities caused by a problem...

April 1st, 2022 2082 views 0 likes
Bleeding Disorders and Child Care or School Attendance

What are bleeding disorders? Bleeding disorders is a general term used to describe medical conditions in which the blood does...

April 1st, 2022 2100 views 0 likes
Cancer—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is Cancer There are many different kinds of childhood cancer. The common theme is that cells in the body...

April 1st, 2022 1817 views 0 likes
Celiac Disease and Child Care or School Attendance

What is celiac disease? Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac sprue, is a digestive disease that results...

April 1st, 2022 2673 views 0 likes
Cerebral Palsy (CP)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is cerebral palsy (CP)? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition caused by brain injury that interferes with messages from...

April 1st, 2022 2500 views 0 likes
Cystic Fibrosis and Child Care or School Attendance

What is cystic fibrosis (CF)? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that causes mucus and secretions to become thick...

April 1st, 2022 2288 views 0 likes
Developmental Delay—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is developmental delay? Children have developmental delay when they do not attain the skills that typically developing children acquire...

April 1st, 2022 1608 views 0 likes
Diabetes and Child Care or School Attendance

What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way the body uses or converts food for energy and...

April 1st, 2022 1742 views 0 likes
Down Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome is a relatively common birth defect caused by extra genetic material from chromosome 21...

April 1st, 2022 1796 views 0 likes
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Child Care or School Attendance

What is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)? Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a collection of inherited conditions that cause the tissues that connect...

April 1st, 2022 1628 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

What is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)? Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the general term used to describe the...

April 1st, 2022 1571 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Fragile X Syndrome

What is fragile X syndrome? Fragile X syndrome is an inherited form of intellectual disability that is primarily seen in...

April 1st, 2022 2015 views 0 likes
GERD and Child Care or School Attendance

What is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a condition in which stomach contents can reflux, or go...

April 1st, 2022 2430 views 0 likes
Gastrostomy Tubes—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are gastrostomy tubes? A gastrostomy tube, or “G-tube,” is a small tube placed directly into a child’s stomach for...

April 1st, 2022 2703 views 0 likes
Hearing Loss and Child Care or School Attendance

What are hearing loss and deafness/hard of hearing? The terms hearing loss and deafness/hard of hearing describe a wide range...

April 1st, 2022 1965 views 0 likes
Heart Conditions: An Overview—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are heart conditions? Children have very different kinds of heart disease than adults. Here is an overview of the...

April 1st, 2022 1763 views 0 likes
Structural Heart Defects and Child Care or School Attendance

What are structural heart defects? Cyanotic congenital heart defects are a type of structural heart defects. Cyanotic heart defects are...

April 1st, 2022 2152 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Hip Problems

What are hip problems in children and how common are they? Developmental dysplasia of the hip: In children with this condition,...

April 1st, 2022 1094 views 0 likes
Hydrocephalus and Shunts—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is hydrocephalus? Hydrocephalus is the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricles of the brain. Hydrocephalus can...

April 1st, 2022 1538 views 0 likes
Immune Thrombocytopenia and Child Care or School Attendance

What is immune thrombocytopenia? Immune thrombocytopenia (previously known as idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura [ITP]) is a bleeding disorder caused by having...

April 1st, 2022 1691 views 0 likes
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)? Arthritis is swelling and pain of the joints. When this problem is chronic, the...

April 1st, 2022 987 views 0 likes
Kidney and Other Urinary Tract Problems—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are kidney and other urinary tract problems? Urinary tract problems may include the kidneys, the bladder, or ureters. The...

April 1st, 2022 1917 views 0 likes
Marfan Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is Marfan syndrome? Marfan syndrome is an inherited condition. It affects the tissues that connect parts of the body....

April 1st, 2022 1271 views 0 likes
Mitochondrial Disorders—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are mitochondrial disorders? Mitochondrial disorders are a diverse group of diseases caused by damage to small structures found in...

April 1st, 2022 1950 views 0 likes
Muscular Dystrophy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is muscular dystrophy? Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases that cause muscle wasting and weakness. The most...

April 1st, 2022 1295 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

What is neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)? Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that some infants experience after...

April 1st, 2022 1908 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)

What are neurofibromatosis (NF) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)? There are many types of neurocutaneous syndromes (syndromes that include skin...

April 1st, 2022 1624 views 0 likes
Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

What is Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)? Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic condition that affects the brain and causes newborns and...

April 1st, 2022 1739 views 0 likes
Seizures (Epilepsy)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are nonfebrile seizures (epilepsy)? Seizures are sudden abnormal events or episodes that happen because of a problem with the...

May 16th, 2023 1208 views 0 likes
Short-Stature Conditions—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are short-stature conditions? More than 100 specific conditions have been identified that can cause short stature. Some of these...

April 1st, 2022 1169 views 0 likes
Sickle Cell Disease—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease is a condition through which children have inherited, from their parents, one...

April 1st, 2022 1636 views 0 likes
Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are special diets and inborn errors of metabolism? Inborn errors of metabolism are rare genetic disorders in which the...

April 1st, 2022 1100 views 0 likes
Spina Bifida—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is spina bifida? Spina bifida means cleft spine, which is an incomplete closure in the spinal column. A closed...

April 1st, 2022 1772 views 0 likes
Spleen Problems—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What are spleen problems? The spleen is an organ in the upper-left section of the abdomen near the stomach. The...

April 1st, 2022 1080 views 0 likes
Tracheostomy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is a tracheostomy? A tracheostomy is a surgical opening made in the neck into the trachea (windpipe) that allows...

April 1st, 2022 1206 views 0 likes
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a direct blow to the head with...

April 1st, 2022 1230 views 0 likes
Turner Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is Turner syndrome? Turner syndrome is a genetic condition that affects only girls and women. It occurs when 1...

April 1st, 2022 1135 views 0 likes
Vesicostomy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

What is a vesicostomy? A vesicostomy is a surgical opening in the bladder to the outside of the body (lower...

April 1st, 2022 1795 views 0 likes

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Bedbugs (including child care and school information)

Human and Animal Bites (including child care and school information)

Campylobacter (including child care and school information)

Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster)- Including child care and school information

Clostridium Difficile (C. diff)- Including child care and school information

Cryptosporidiosis (including child care and school information)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)- Including child care and school information

Students With Chronic Health Conditions: Guidance for Families, Schools, and Students

Warts

Giardiasis (including child care and school information)

Mumps (including child care and school information)

Norovirus (including child care and school information)

Pinworms (including child care and school information)

Rotavirus (including child care and school information)

Salmonella (including child care and school information)

Scabies (including child care and school information)

Shigella (including child care and school information

Shingles (Herpes Zoster)- Including child care and school information

Tuberculosis (TB)- Including child care and school information

Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)- Including child care and school information

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- Including child care and school information

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)- Including child care and school information

Abnormal Immunity and Child Care or School Attendance

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Bleeding Disorders and Child Care or School Attendance

Cancer—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Celiac Disease and Child Care or School Attendance

Cerebral Palsy (CP)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Cystic Fibrosis and Child Care or School Attendance

Developmental Delay—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Diabetes and Child Care or School Attendance

Down Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Child Care or School Attendance

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Fragile X Syndrome

GERD and Child Care or School Attendance

Gastrostomy Tubes—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Hearing Loss and Child Care or School Attendance

Heart Conditions: An Overview—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Structural Heart Defects and Child Care or School Attendance

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Hip Problems

Hydrocephalus and Shunts—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Immune Thrombocytopenia and Child Care or School Attendance

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Kidney and Other Urinary Tract Problems—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Marfan Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Mitochondrial Disorders—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Muscular Dystrophy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Seizures (Epilepsy)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Short-Stature Conditions—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Sickle Cell Disease—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Special Diets and Inborn Errors of Metabolism—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Spina Bifida—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Spleen Problems—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Tracheostomy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Turner Syndrome—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools

Vesicostomy—Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools