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Rashes and skin infections
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Pregnant women should seek advice from their maternity provider or GP.
How the disease is spread
Coughing, sneezing and contact with weeping blisters
Early symptoms
Fever and spots with a blister on top of each spot
Time between exposure and sickness
10 to 21 days after being exposed
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
1 week from appearance of rash, or until all blisters have dried
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Coughing, sneezing and poor hand washing
Early symptoms
Fever, flu-like symptoms – rash on soles and palms and in the mouth
Time between exposure and sickness
3 to 5 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Exclude until blisters have dried. If blisters are able to be covered, and child feeling well, they will not need to be excluded.
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Direct contact with an infested person's hair, and less commonly by contact with contaminated surfaces and objects
Early symptoms
- Itchy scalp, especially behind ears
- Occasionally, scalp infections that require treatment may develop
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
None, but ECC/school should be informed. Treatment recommended to kill eggs and lice.
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
Pregnant women should seek advice from their maternity provider or GP.
How the disease is spread
- Coughing and sneezing
- Direct contact with an infected person
- Highly infectious
Early symptoms
Runny nose and eyes, cough and fever, followed a few days later by a rash
Time between exposure and sickness
7 to 21 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
5 days after the appearance of rash. Non-immune contacts of a case may be excluded.
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Contact with infected skin, bedding and clothing
Early symptoms
Flat, ring-shaped rash
Time between exposure and sickness
4 to 6 weeks
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
None, but skin contact should be avoided
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
Pregnant women should seek advice from their maternity provider or GP.
How the disease is spread
- Coughing and sneezing
- Direct contact with an infected person
Early symptoms
Fever, swollen neck glands and a rash on the face, scalp and body
Time between exposure and sickness
14 to 23 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well and for 7 days from appearance of rash
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Contact with infected skin, bedding and clothing
Early symptoms
Itchy rash
Time between exposure and sickness
4 to 6 weeks (but if had scabies before it may develop within 1 to 4 days)
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Direct contact with infected sores
Early symptoms
Blisters on the body which burst and turn into scabby sores
Time between exposure and sickness
Variable
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until sores have dried up or 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has started
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Pregnant women should seek advice from their maternity provider or GP.
How the disease is spread
Coughing and sneezing. The virus may be passed from mother to child during pregnancy
Early symptoms
Red cheeks and a lace-like rash on body
Time between exposure and sickness
4 to 20 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Unnecessary unless unwell
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Diarrhoea and vomiting illnesses
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
Undercooked food, contaminated water. Direct spread from an infected person or animal
Early symptoms
Stomach pain, fever, nausea, diarrhoea and/or vomiting
Time between exposure and sickness
Campylobacter: 1 to 10 days
Cryptosporidium: 1 to 12 days
Giardia: 3 to 25 days
Salmonella: 6 to 72 hours
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well and for 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Cryptosporidium
Do not use public pool for 2 weeks after symptoms have stopped.
Salmonella
Discuss exclusion of cases and contacts with public health service.
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
Contaminated food or water, direct spread from an infected person or animal
Early symptoms
Nausea, stomach pains, general sickness with jaundice (yellow skin) appearing a few days later
Time between exposure and sickness
15 to 50 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
7 days from the onset of jaundice
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Contact with secretions from infected people
Early symptoms
Nausea, diarrhoea and/or vomiting
Time between exposure and sickness
1 to 2 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well and for 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
How the disease is spread
Direct spread from infected person
Early symptoms
Nausea, diarrhoea and/or vomiting
Time between exposure and sickness
1 to 2 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well and for 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
Contaminated food or water, contact with an infected person
Early symptoms
Diarrhoea (may be bloody), fever, stomach pain
Time between exposure and sickness
12 hours to 1 week
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Discuss exclusion of cases and their contacts with public health service.
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
- Contaminated food or water, unpasteurised milk
- Direct contact with animals or infected person
Early symptoms
- High incidence of bloody diarrhoea, stomach pain
- High rate of hospitalisation and complications
Time between exposure and sickness
2 to 10 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Discuss exclusion of cases and their contacts with public health service.
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Respiratory infections
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
How the disease is spread
- Coughing and sneezing
- Direct contact with infected person
Early symptoms
Sudden onset of fever with cough, sore throat, muscular aches and a headache
Time between exposure and sickness
1 to 4 days (average about 2 days)
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Contact with secretions of a sore throat. (Coughing, sneezing and so on)
Early symptoms
Headache, vomiting, sore throat
An untreated sore throat could lead to Rheumatic fever.
Time between exposure and sickness
1 to 3 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Exclude until well and/or has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
Pregnant women should seek advice from their maternity provider or GP.
How the disease is spread
Coughing. Adults and older children can pass on the infection to babies
Early symptoms
Runny nose, persistent cough followed by "whoop", vomiting or breathlessness
Time between exposure and sickness
5 to 21 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
- 5 days from commencing antibiotic treatment, or
- If no antibiotic treatment, then 21 days from onset of illness or until no more coughing, whichever comes first
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Other infections
How the disease is spread
Direct contact with discharge from the eyes or with items contaminated by the discharge
Early symptoms
Irritation and redness of eye. Sometimes there is a discharge
Time between exposure and sickness
2 to 10 days (usually 3 to 4 days)
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
While there is discharge from the eyes
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
Close contact with oral secretions. (Coughing, sneezing, and so on)
Early symptoms
Generally unwell, fever, headache, vomiting, sometimes a rash. Urgent treatment is required.
Time between exposure and sickness
3 to 7 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well enough to return
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
How the disease is spread
Spread through different routes including coughing, sneezing, faecal-oral route
Early symptoms
Generally unwell, fever, headache, vomiting
Time between exposure and sickness
Variable
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Until well
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
Vaccine-preventable and/or on the National Immunisation Schedule
Notifiable disease (Doctors notify the public health service)
How the disease is spread
Coughing, sneezing and infected saliva
Early symptoms
Pain in jaw, then swelling in front of ear and fever
Time between exposure and sickness
12 to 25 days
Exclusion from school, early childhood centre or work
Exclude until 5 days after facial swelling develops, or until well
Seek further advice from a healthcare professional or public health service.
