Infectious Diseases At A Glance

Infectious Diseases At A Glance

At-a-glance information on a range of childhood infections - how they are spread, early symptoms, time between exposure and sickness, exclusion from school and day care.

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Brief answers to your questions about common infectious diseases

See the Ministry of Health's HealthEd website for at-a-glance information on a range of childhood infections. The chart shows:

  • how each infection is spread
  • early symptoms
  • time between exposure and sickness
  • exclusion from ealy childhood centre, kindergarten, or school

Infectious diseases at a glance (PDF, 639KB)

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The conditions covered are:

  • campylobacter
  • chickenpox
  • conjunctivitis (pink eye)
  • cryptosporidium
  • gastroenteritis (viral)
  • giardia
  • glandular fever
  • hand, foot and mouth disease
  • head lice (nits)
  • hepatitis A
  • hepatitis B 
  • influenza and influenza-like illness
  • measles
  • meningitis (viral) 
  • meningococcal meningitis
  • mumps 
  • norovirus
  • ringworm
  • rotavirus
  • rubella (German measles)
  • salmonella
  • scabies
  • school sores (impetigo)
  • shigella
  • streptococcal sore throat
  • slapped cheek (human parvovirus infection)
  • VTEC/STEC (verocytotoxin- or shiga toxin-producing E. coli)
  • whooping cough 

This page last reviewed 14 November 2022.

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