Communicable disease prevention and control

Use these updated letters (last revised September 2021) to notify families about a possible exposure to an infectious disease. They advise staff and families on how to limit the spread of the disease, symptoms to look for, and whether a child may attend child care if affected.

• Candidiasis
  
  
• Chickenpox
  • Varicela (Spanish)
    
    
• Cold sores
  
  
• Conjunctivitis
  • Conjuntivitis (Spanish)
    
    
• Cytomegalovirus
  
  
• Fifth Disease
  
  
• Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
  • Enfermedad de manos, pies y boca (Spanish)
    
    
• Head lice
  • Piojos de la cabeza (Spanish)
    
    
• Impetigo
  
  
• Influenza
  • Gripe (Spanish)
    
    
• Molluscum contagiosum
  
  
• Mononucleosis
  
  
• MRSA
  
  
• Pinworms
  
  
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
  
  
• Ringworm
  
  
• Roseola
  • Roséola (Spanish)
    
    
• Scabies
  
  
• Shingles
  • Culebrilla (Herpes Zóster) (Spanish)
    
    
• Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever
  • Faringitis estreptocócica y escarlatina (Spanish)

• Bloodborne pathogen exposure plan (in MS Word)
  
  
• Disease reporting requirements
  

• How to Change a Diaper (PDF)
  • Cómo Cambiar un Pañal (Spanish)
    
    
• Stand-up diapering procedure (PDF)
  • Pañales de pie procedimiento (Spanish)