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................................................................................................................................11 Outdoor Safety Checklist Recommendations ..............................................................................................12 Guidelines for Toy Safety ............................................................................................................................13 Child Care Consultations .............................................................................................................................15 Plants That Poison........................................................................................................................................16 Pictures of Plants That Poison......................................................................................................................18 Guidelines for Food Preparation and Handling ...........................................................................................20 Dental Emergencies .....................................................................................................................................22 Changing Diapers.........................................................................................................................................24 Components of a Diapering Area.................................................................................................................25 Disinfection Procedures ...............................................................................................................................26 Bleach Solutions ..........................................................................................................................................28 Hand Washing Steps ....................................................................................................................................30 How Diseases Are Spread............................................................................................................................32 Infection Control Measures..........................................................................................................................33 Symptoms of Illness.....................................................................................................................................37 When a Child Has Symptoms ......................................................................................................................37 Rash Flow Chart...........................................................................................................................................38 Features of Rash Illness ...............................................................................................................................39 Idaho Reportable Disease List (As of October 2004). ................................................................................42 When to Notify Parents and Contact the Health Department about an Infectious Disease .........................43 When to notify Parents if the illness is in the school/daycare......................................................................44 Amebiasis.....................................................................................................................................................45 Campylobacteriosis......................................................................................................................................46 Chickenpox (Varicella) ................................................................................................................................47 Informational Letter for Parents Chickenpox ..............................................................................................49 Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye).............................................................................................................................50 Informational Letter for Parents Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye).........................................................................51 Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum) .............................................................................................52 Cytomegalovirus Infections (CMV) ............................................................................................................54 Informational Letter for Parents Cytomegalovirus Infections (CMV) ........................................................55 Diarrheal Diseases........................................................................................................................................56 E. coli O157:H7/Shiga Toxin producing E. coli..........................................................................................57 Fifth Disease ................................................................................................................................................58 Informational Letter for Parents Fifth Disease.............................................................................................59 Giardiasis .....................................................................................................................................................60 Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease (Coxsackie Virus Infection)........................................................................61 Informational Letter for Parents Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease................................................................62 Head Lice (Pediculosis) ...............................................................................................................................63 Head Lice Advice and the Licemeister™ Comb .........................................................................................65 Informational Letter for Parents Head Lice .................................................................................................66 Hepatitis A ...................................................................................................................................................67 Herpes Simplex ............................................................................................................................................70 Information Letter for Parents Herpes Simplex...........................................................................................72 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)............................................................................................73 Impetigo .......................................................................................................................................................75 Informational Letter for Parents Impetigo ...................................................................................................76 Influenza.......................................................................................................................................................77 Informational Letter for Parents Influenza...................................................................................................78 Measles (Rubeola)........................................................................................................................................79 Meningitis Meningococcal Disease .............................................................................................................82 Mononucleosis (Infectious)..........................................................................................................................83 Mononucleosis (Infectious)..........................................................................................................................83 Informational letter for Parents Mononucleosis...........................................................................................84 Mumps (Parotitis) ........................................................................................................................................85 Pinworms (Enterobiasis) ..............................................................................................................................86 Informational Letter for Parents Pinworms..................................................................................................87 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)..............................................................................................................88 Informational Letter for Parents Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)..........................................................89