Infectious Diseases At A Glance
Infectious Diseases At A Glance
At-a-glance information on a range of childhood infections - how they are spread, early symptoms, time between exposure and sickness, exclusion from school and day care.
Brief answers to your questions about common infectious diseases
See the Ministry of Health's HealthEd website for at-a-glance information on a range of childhood infections. The chart shows:
- how each infection is spread
- early symptoms
- time between exposure and sickness
- exclusion from ealy childhood centre, kindergarten, or school
The conditions covered are:
- campylobacter
- chickenpox
- conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- cryptosporidium
-
gastroenteritis (viral)
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giardia
-
glandular fever
- hand, foot and mouth disease
- head lice (nits)
- hepatitis A
- hepatitis B
- influenza and influenza-like illness
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measles
-
meningitis (viral)
-
meningococcal meningitis
-
mumps
-
norovirus
- ringworm
- rotavirus
- rubella (German measles)
- salmonella
- scabies
- school sores (impetigo)
- shigella
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streptococcal sore throat
-
slapped cheek (human parvovirus infection)
-
VTEC/STEC (verocytotoxin- or shiga toxin-producing E. coli)
-
whooping cough
This page last reviewed 14 November 2022.
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