Communicable Disease Guidelines
Children are more at risk of contracting communicable diseases because of their age, their personal hygiene and because of close contact with other children. Some childhood diseases can be very dangerous or fatal to children. The Communicable Disease Guidelines for Schools and Childcare Facilities are intended to provide principals, teachers, directors of childcare facilities and other professionals with guidance on communicable disease control. Included in the guidelines is a list of communicable diseases, as well as their:
Click on the following links to view hand hygiene videos for children:
Germy the Germ Gets Washed Away!
Handwashing for Young Children
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) (Healthful)
Hand Disinfection Poster
Hand Hygiene for Young Children
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (Healthful)
Handwashing: Infection Prevention - Healthful
Hepatitis A (Healthful)
Hepatitis B (Healthful)
Meningococcal Meningitis (Healthful)
Mumps (Healthful)
Reportable Diseases
Ringworm (Healthful)
Rubella (German Measles) (Healthful)
Tips for Preventing the Spread of Infection at Home (Healthful)
Varicella (Chicken Pox) (Healthful)
What is Hepatitis C? (Healthful)
What Is Scabies? (Healthful)
Canadian Paediatric Society
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Ticks and Lyme Disease
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