Athlete's foot |
None |
Chicken pox |
Five days from onset of rash & all lesions have crusted over |
Cold sores (herpes simplex) |
None |
Conjunctivitis |
None |
Diarrhoea & vomiting |
Whilst symptomatic & 48 hours after the last symptom |
Diphtheria |
Exclusion is essential. Always consult your local HPT |
Flu (influenza) |
Until recovered |
Glandular fever |
None |
Hand, foot & mouth |
None |
Head lice |
None |
Hepatitis A |
Exclude until 7 days after onset of jaundice (or 7 days after symptom onset if no jaundice) |
Hepatitis B, C, HIV |
None |
Impetigo |
Until lesions are crusted/healed or 48 hours after starting antibiotic treatment |
Measles |
4 days from onset of rash & recovered |
Meningococcal/meningitis/septicaemia |
Until recovered |
Meningitis due to other bacteria |
Until recovered |
Meningitis viral |
None |
MRSA |
None |
Mumps |
5 days after onset of swelling |
Ringworm |
No exclusion period usually required |
Rubella (German measles) |
5 days from onset of rash |
Scarlet fever |
Exclude until 24hrs of appropriate antibiotic treatment completed |
Scabies |
Can return after first treatment |
Slapped cheek/fifth disease/parvo virus B19 |
None (once rash has developed) |
Threadworms |
None |
Tonsillitis |
None |
Tuberculosis (TB) |
Always consult your local HPT BEFORE disseminating information to staff/parents/carers |
Warts & verrucae |
None |
Whooping cough (pertussis) |
2 days from starting antibiotic treatment, or 21 days from onset of symptoms if no antibiotic |