Meningococcal Exclude adequate Not excluded if infection carrier eradication receiving carrier therapy has been eradication therapy completed Mumps Exclude for 9 days or Not excluded until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner) Pertussis Exclude the child for Contacts aged less (Whooping cough) 21 days after the onset than 7 years in the of cough or until they same room as the case have completed 5 days who have not received of a course of antibiotic three effective doses treatment of pertussis vaccine should be excluded for 14 days after the last exposure to the infectious case, or until they have taken 5 days of a course of Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Conditions Exclusion of cases Exclusion of Contacts effective antibiotic treatment Exclude for at least Not excluded Poliovirus infection 14 days from onset. Readmit after receiving medical certificate of recovery Ringworm, scabies, Exclude until the day Not excluded pediculosis (head after appropriate lice) treatment has commenced
Meningococcal infection Exclude adequate carrier eradication therapy has been completed Not excluded if receiving carrier eradication therapy Mumps Exclude for 9 days or until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner) Not excluded Pertussis (Whooping cough) Exclude the child for 21 days after the onset of cough or until they have completed 5 days of a course of antibiotic treatment Contacts aged less than 7 years in the same room as the case who have not received three effective doses of pertussis vaccine should be excluded for 14 days after the last exposure to the infectious case, or until they have taken 5 days of a course of Column 1 Conditions Column 2 Exclusion of cases Column 3 Exclusion of Contacts effective antibiotic treatment Poliovirus infection Exclude for at least 14 days from onset. Readmit after receiving medical certificate of recovery Not excluded Ringworm, scabies, pediculosis (head lice) Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced Not excluded
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