German For 5 days from Pregnant women should inform their midwife about Measles onset of rash contact Until lesions are Impetigo Antibiotic treatment by mouth may speed healing crusted or healed 5 days from onset Any children being treated for cancer or on high doses Measles of rash of steroids must seek medical advice Two treatments one week apart for cases. Treatment Until treatment has Scabies should include all household members and any other been commenced very close contacts 5 days after Scarlet Fever commencing Antibiotic treatment recommended antibiotics Slapped Cheek Pregnant women up to 20 weeks must inform their None Syndrome midwife about contact 48 hours from last Diarrhoea and episode of Exclusion from swimming may be needed vomiting diarrhoea or vomiting Exclusion may be Hepatitis A Consult the Health Protection Agency necessary Communicable disease control will give advice on any Meningococcal treatment needed and identify contact requiring Until recovered meningitis treatment. No need to exclude siblings or other close contacts. Until fully Viral Meningitis Milder illness recovered Treatment is recommended for the pupil and family Threadworms None members 5 days from onset Mumps of swollen glands Treatment is recommended for the pupil and close Head Lice None once treated contacts if live lice are found Children do not usually need to stay off school with conjunctivitis if they are feeling well. If, however, they Conjunctivitis None are feeling unwell with conjunctivitis they should stay off school until they feel better Until fully Influenza recovered Cold sores None Avoid contact with the sores Verrucae should be covered in swimming pools, Warts, verrucae None gymnasiums and changing rooms Glandular fever None
German Measles For 5 days from onset of rash Pregnant women should inform their midwife about contact Impetigo Until lesions are crusted or healed Antibiotic treatment by mouth may speed healing Measles 5 days from onset of rash Any children being treated for cancer or on high doses of steroids must seek medical advice Scabies Until treatment has been commenced Two treatments one week apart for cases. Treatment should include all household members and any other very close contacts Scarlet Fever 5 days after commencing antibiotics Antibiotic treatment recommended Slapped Cheek Syndrome None Pregnant women up to 20 weeks must inform their midwife about contact Diarrhoea and vomiting 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting Exclusion from swimming may be needed Hepatitis A Exclusion may be necessary Consult the Health Protection Agency Meningococcal meningitis Until recovered Communicable disease control will give advice on any treatment needed and identify contact requiring treatment. No need to exclude siblings or other close contacts. Viral Meningitis Until fully recovered Milder illness Threadworms None Treatment is recommended for the pupil and family members Mumps 5 days from onset of swollen glands Head Lice None once treated Treatment is recommended for the pupil and close contacts if live lice are found Conjunctivitis None Children do not usually need to stay off school with conjunctivitis if they are feeling well. If, however, they are feeling unwell with conjunctivitis they should stay off school until they feel better Influenza Until fully recovered Cold sores None Avoid contact with the sores Warts, verrucae None Verrucae should be covered in swimming pools, gymnasiums and changing rooms Glandular fever None