Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Cellulitis Factsheet

Cellulitis Resources for Child Care Providers

Boil, Abscess, cellulitis-Childcare and schools (Children’s Healthcare Center, Maryland)

Cellulitis Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Cellulitis (KidsHealth.org)

Cellulitis: All You Need to Know (CDC)

Croup Factsheet

Croup Resources for Child Care Providers

Croup-Childcare and schools (AAP Publication)

Information and prevention guidelines for child care center and schools, page 7 (Utah Department of Health)

Child Care Guidance for Illness, infections, Exclusions and Reportable/Notifiable Conditions Prevention and Reporting (Early Childhood, Maryland Public Schools)

Croup Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Croup (KidsHealth.org)

Croup (Cleveland Clinic)

Human Parainfluenza Viruses (HPIVs) (CDC)

Flu Factsheet

Flu Resources for Child Care Providers

Information and prevention guidelines for child care center and schools, page 23 (Utah Department of Health)

Administrators of childcare and K-12 (CDC)

Early education and childcare influenza resources (AAP)

Flu toolkit (AAP)

Flu Resources for Parents and Caregivers

The Flu: A Guide for Parents (CDC)

Preventing the Flu: Resources for Parents and Child Care Providers (HealthyChildren.org)

The Flu (Kidshealth.org)

Ear infection Factsheet

Ear Infection Resources for Child Care Providers

Information and prevention guidelines for child care center and schools, page 11 (Utah Department of Health)

Preventive health and safety in childcare setting, pages 11-25 (UCSF California Childcare Health Program)

At-a-glance guide to infection control in day care (Contemporary Pediatrics)

Ear Infection Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) (KidsHealth.org)

Ear Infection (CDC)

Cold factsheet

Common Cold Resources for Child Care Providers

Information and prevention guidelines for child care center and schools, page 6 (Utah Department of Health)

Common Colds: Protect Yourself and Others (CDC)

Runny Nose in the Child Care Setting (California Child Care Health Program)

Upper Respiratory Infection (Common Cold) – Child Care and Schools (Pediatric Partners)

Common Cold Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Everything You Need to Know About the Common Cold in Children (Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health)

Rhinovirus Infections (HealthyChildren.org)

A parent’s guide to the common cold (AllinaHealth)

Rhinoviruses

COVID-19 Factsheet

COVID-19 Resources for Child Care Providers

Covid-19 guidance for safe schools and promotion of in-person learning (AAP)

Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning (CDC)

Guidelines for Daycare facilities (ADPH)

COVID-19 Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Coronavirus (Kids Health)

COVID-19 (Healthy Children.org)

COVID-19 Guidance/Resources for Parents (AAP – Alabama Chapter)

6 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children (CDC)

Hand, foot, and Mouth Factsheet

HFMD Resources for Child Care Providers

Information and prevention guidelines for childcare center and schools, page 14 (Utah Department of Health)

Hand foot and mouth disease – childcare and school (Pediatric Health Associates, Ltd.)

School and childcare guidance for hand-foot and mouth disease (County of Marin, Department of Health and Human Services)

HFMD Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (KidsHealth.org)

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) (CDC)

Lice Factsheet

Lice Resources for Child Care Providers

Information and prevention guidelines for child care center and schools, page 15 (Utah Department of Health)

Lice at daycare (prevent, checking, treatment, policy & protocols) (Vacancy)

Updates report on controlling and treating head lice in children and adolescent (AAP)

Lice Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Head Lice Information for Parents (CDC)

Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know (Healthychildren.org)

RSV factsheet

RSV Resources for Child Care Providers

Respiratory syncytial virus guidance for childcare centers (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control)

Communicable disease guide for schools and childcare settings: Respiratory syncytial virus (Contra Costa Health Services)

Respiratory syncytial virus in childcare setting (California Childcare Health Program)

RSV in the Child Care Setting: What is it and what do I do? (Indiana State Department of Health)

RSV Resources for Parents and Caregivers

What Parents Need to Know about RSV (KidsHealth.org)

When it’s More Than Just a Cold (HealthChildren.org)

RSV in Infants and Young Children (CDC)

Scabies factsheet

Scabies Resources for Child Care Providers

Scabies – Child care and school (Children’s Health Care Center)

Scabies – Prevention and control (CDC)

Scabies prevention and control manual (Michigan Department of Community Health), pages 49-51

Michigan department of community health-Scabies prevention and control manual, pg. 49-51

Scabies Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Scabies (KidsHealth.org)

Parasites – Scabies (CDC)

Scabies (HealthyChildren.org)

Other Common Infectious Diseases Among Kids (5 and Under)

Conjunctivitis (aka “Pink eye”)

Pink EyE FACTSHEET

Gastroenteritis (aka “The Stomach Bug”)

Gastroenteritis (stomach flu) (KidsHealth.org)
Gastroenteritis in Children (Merck Manuals)
Norovirus (CDC)

Stomach Bug Factsheet

Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum Contagiosum (CDC)
Molluscum Contagiosum (KidsHealth.org)
Molluscum Contagiosum (HealthChildren.org)

Molluscum Contagiosum FACTSHEET

Strep Throat

Strep THroat FactSheet

Other Resources

When to Keep Your Child Home From Child Care (HealthChildren.org)

Flu, COVID-19, cold, allergies—what’s the difference? (HealthyChildren.org)