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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A virus that causes the common cold and other respiratory signs or symptoms
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Ringworm—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A fungal infection that may affect the body, feet, or scalp
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Roseola (Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A viral infection causing fever or rash in infants and children that primarily occurs between 6 and 24 months of age
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Rotavirus—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
Fecal-oral route: Contact with feces of children who are infected. This generally involves an infected child contaminating his own fingers, then touching an object that another child touches. The child who touched the contaminated surface then puts her fingers into her own mouth or another person’s
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Rubella (German Measles)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A mild viral infection usually lasting 3 days that is now rare in the United States because of routine immunization.
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Salmonella—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
Salmonella is an intestinal infection caused by Salmonella bacteria.
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Scabies—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
An infestation of the skin by small insects called mites
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Shigella—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
An intestinal infection caused by the Shigella bacteria
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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
An infection caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster (chickenpox) virus within the body of someone who previously had chickenpox or (rarely) someone who had received the chickenpox vaccine in the past
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Staphylococcus aureus (Methicillin-Resistant [MRSA] and Methicillin-Sensitive [MSSA])—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that primarily causes skin infections, although these bacteria can cause pneumonia, bone, joint, and blood infections less commonly.
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Strep Throat (Streptococcal Pharyngitis) and Scarlet Fever—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A disease caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria
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Sty—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A mild infection in the eyelid at the base of the eyelashes or near the edge of the eyelid
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Thrush (Candidiasis)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A yeast infection predominately produced by Candida albicans organisms causing mouth infections in young infants
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Tuberculosis (TB)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that usually involves the lungs but could affect other parts of the body
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Upper Respiratory Infection (Common Cold)—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
The term upper respiratory infection usually refers to a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract (ie, nose, throat, ears, and eyes). Upper respiratory infections are common among infants in child care (10–12 per year) but become less common as children mature. Older children and adults have
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Urinary Tract Infection—Child Care and Schools
Category: infectious_diseases
An infection of one or more parts of the urinary system. The urinary system includes the kidneys, the tubes that join the kidneys to the bladder (ureters), the bladder, and the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside (the urethra).
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