Caregivers should:

1. Isolate children if they have any of the above symptoms.

2. Wash hands well to prevent the spread of disease to caregivers and other children.

3. Use a paper towel to turn off faucets and open bathroom doors and then dispose of the paper towel in the wastebasket.

4. Encourage parents to keep children home if they are ill.

While not an emergency situation (no need to have the child picked up immediately), children with the following diseases should remain at home until successfully treated: impetigo, lice, pink eye, pinworms, ringworm, scabies, and thrush (candida).

This fact sheet is for information only and is not meant to be used for self -diagnosis or as a substitute for consultation with a health care provider.

For more information, call your health care provider, your school nurse Beth Ballinger, RN at 517-849-9175 ext. 1404

or call Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph County Health Department at 517-437-7395.

Or the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention at: www.cdc.gov