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Brief answers to your questions about common infectious illnesses

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Infectious Illnesses Booklet & Poster | HealthEd

See the HealthEd website for the infectious illnesses booklet by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health. It has information on how each infection is spread, symptoms, time between exposure and sickness and advice about exclusion from early childhood centre, kindergarten, or school.  Visit the HealthEd website for a booklet and poster version.

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The conditions covered are:

  • Chickenpox
  • Hand, foot and mouth
  • Head lice (Nits)
  • Impetigo (School sores)
  • Measles
  • Molluscum contagiosum
  • Ringworm (Tinea infections)
  • Rubella
  • Scabies
  • Slapped cheek
  • Campylobacter 
  • Cryptosporidium 
  • Giardia 
  • Salmonella
  • Hepatitis A
  • Norovirus
  • Rotavirus
  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
  • Shigella
  • Flu
  • RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)
  • Colds
  • COVID-19
  • Whooping cough (Pertussis)
  • Streptococcal sore throat (Strep throat)
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Mumps
  • Threadworm (Pinworm) 
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Topics:

Infectious Disease
Infectious Illness
Full body
All ages
All genders
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