|
Disease |
Incubation
Period |
Infectious
period |
Restrictions
and exclusions |
|
Chicken
Pox |
2-3
weeks |
Infectious
from 5 days before to 5 days after the appearance of
spots. |
Exclude
for at least 5 days after spots first appear or until
they become dry |
|
Conjunctivitis
(Pink eye)
|
24-72
hours |
Can
be infectious whilst eye remains inflamed. |
No
exclusion required after medical advice given or treatment
started. |
|
Gastroenteritis
(Diarrhoea &/or
vomiting) |
Varies
according to cause |
Infectious
whilst symptoms remain |
Exclude
whilst symptoms remain and for a further 24 hours once
symptom free. |
|
Glandular
Fever |
4-6
weeks |
Virus
may be carried for up to a year after the illness |
Exclusion
is not necessary if child feels well. |
|
Hand,
foot & mouth |
3-5
days |
Whilst
symptoms are present and for some time after symptoms
have gone. |
No
exclusion necessary if child is well. |
|
Headlice |
Headlice
require head to head contact for at least 1 minute to
spread. |
Whilst
headlice and nits (unhatched eggs) are present. |
No
exclusion required once treated. Further treatments may
be required. |
|
Influenza |
1-5
days |
Infectious
up to one week after onset. |
Exclusion
for a minimum of one week and until well. |
|
Impetigo |
4-10
days |
Highly
infectious until lesions have healed |
Exclusion
for 48 hours after treatment commenced. |
|
Measles |
7-18
days |
Infectious
from just before illness starts until 3 days after the
appearance of rash |
Exclude
for a minimum of 5 days and until well. |
|
Meningitis |
Varies
according to cause. |
Medical
advice should be sought at an early stage |
Exclude
until certified well. |
|
Mumps |
12-25
days |
Infectious
for 1 week either side of the onset of facial swelling. |
Exclude
until one week after onset of swelling |
|
Ringworm |
10-14
days |
Infectious
whilst red ring-like lesions are present |
Exclusion
is not necessary once treatment has commenced. |
|
Rubella
(German
Measles) |
14-23
days |
Infectious
for about 1 week before and for 5 days after the onset
of rash. |
Exclude
for 5 days after onset of rash. |
|
Scabies |
2-6
weeks
(1-4
days if previously infected) |
Infectious
until treated. |
Exclude
until the day after the first treatment. |
|
Scarlet
Fever (Scarletina) |
1-3
days |
Infectious
until treated with appropriate antibiotic for 48 hours |
Exclude
until treated for 48 hours. |
|
Slapped
cheek disease |
4-20
days |
Infectious
before rash appears but probably not after. |
Exclusion
until clinically well. Some children are not unwell with
this disease so may not need exclusion. |
|
Threadworms |
A
few days. |
Infectious
until treated. |
No
exclusion but personal hygiene must be promoted. |
|
Verrucae & Wart |
2-3
months |
Infectious
whilst visible. |
No
exclusion. |
|
Whooping
Cough
(Pertussis) |
7-10
days |
If
untreated, infectious from onset until about 3 weeks
later. If antibiotics are used this period is reduced
to about 5 days |
Exclusion
for 3 weeks from onset if untreated. If treated with
antibiotic can return after 5 days. |
