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Infectious Disease Fact Sheets

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​Dakota County Public Health partners with schools, businesses, and other organizations to decrease the spread of disease.

Public Health provides school nurses, child care providers and parents with support and education on the management and prevention of various infectious and communicable diseases.  

This includes fact sheets from the Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools manual maintained by the Hennepin County​. The manual is designed to inform about specific infectious disease problems they may encounter.

Each fact sheet includes:

  • Common symptoms
  • Information on how the illness spreads and how long someone is contagious
  • When to keep children home from school or daycare
  • When to call the child's health care provider
  •  How to keep others from getting sick.

Fact sheets are available in English. Some are also available in Spanish, Somali and Hmong.

Go to the Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools manual

Reporting infectious diseases

Schools and daycares are required to report some infectious diseases to the Minnesota Department of Health. This includes:

  • Pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Measles​
  • Mumps
  • Varicella (chicken pox)
  • Zoster (shingles)

A full list of reportable diseases and reporting requirements is available on the MDH Infectious Disease Reporting webpage. Diseases can be reported by calling 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414. Dakota County Public Health is notified by MDH if any follow up is required.

For more info​​rmation

  • Vaccines for Children & Adolescents (Dakota County Public Health)​
  • Hand Hygiene (MDH)​

Last updated: 2/13/2025 10:52 AM

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