Dakota County Public Health partners with school nurses and licensed child care providers to ensure the health and safety of the children and families of Dakota County. Public Health staff provide school nurses and child care providers with support and education on the management and prevention of various infectious and communicable diseases.
This includes parent fact sheets from the ”Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools” manual maintained by the Hennepin County Community Health Department. The manual is designed to inform administrators, childcare providers, caregivers, parents and guardians, and school health staff about specific infectious disease problems they may encounter.
Parent fact sheets
The following fact sheets have been modified to include contact information for Dakota County Public Health:
Bronchitis, Acute (chest cold/bronchiolitis)
Campylobacteriosis
Chickenpox (varicella)
Conjunctivitis (pinkeye)
COVID-19
Croup
Cryptosporidiosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
Diarrhea (infectious)
E. coli O157:H7 infection and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Enteroviral infection
Fifth disease
Giardiasis
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) disease
Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Head lice
Hepatitis A
Herpes gladiatorum
Herpes, oral
Impetigo
Influenza - seasonal influenza, H1N1 novel influenza (formerly called swine flu), and influenza-like illness (ILI)
Measles
Meningococcal disease
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Molluscum contagiosum
Mononucleosis
Mumps
Norovirus
Parapertussis
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Pinworms
Pneumococcal infection
Pneumonia
Respiratory infection (viral)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
Ringworm
Roseola
Rotaviral infection
Rubella (German measles)
Salmonellosis
Scabies
Shigellosis
Shingles (zoster)
Staph skin infection
Streptococcal infection (strep throat/scarlet fever)
Viral meningitis
Warts
Yeast infection (candidiasis)
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