Bed Bugs

• EPA Bed Bugs in Schools – Guidance for School Nurses, 2016
• EPA Bed Bugs: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out
• MCDH’s Bed Bugs Booklet [PDF]
• AAP Bed Bugs – Child Care and Schools

Head Lice

• Head Lice FAQ
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Clinical Report - Head Lice [PDF]
• NASN Position Statement: Head Lice Management in Schools
• AAP Lice – Child Care and Schools

Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease

• General information (CDC)
• MCDH presentation [PDF]
• MCDH HFMD Fact Sheet for School Nurses

Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19)

• CDC Fifth Disease
• AAP Fifth Disease
• Fifth Disease FAQ
• AAP Fifth Disease – Child Care and School

Lyme Disease

• Lyme Disease Fact Sheet for Parents
• How Teachers and Coaches can Help Prevent Lyme Disease, Harvard Health Publishing, 2022
• The Many Forms of Lyme Disease Rashes (Erythema Migrans)
• MCDH Ticks and Lyme Disease

Impetigo: Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease

• MCDH Impetigo Fact Sheet for School Nurses
• AAP Impetigo
• CDC Impetigo
• AAP Impetigo – Child Care and Schools

Molluscum Contagiosum

• AAP Molluscum Contagiosum Child Care and Schools
• CDC Preventing Molluscum Contagiosum in schools, Daycares and Pools

Ringworm

• AAP Tinea Infections (Ringworm, Athlete’s Foot & Jock Itch)
• AAP Skin Conditions & Sports Participation
• AAP Ringworm – Child Care and Schools

Scabies

• AAP Scabies  - Child Care and Schools
• IDPH: Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Scabies in Daycare Facilities and Schools, 2017
• MCDH Scabies in Educational Settings Fact Sheet

Mononucleosis

• AAP Mononucleosis – Child Care and Schools

Skin Infections in Athletes

• National Athletic Trainers’ Association Positive Statement: Skin Diseases
• National Federation of State High School Associations General Guidelines for Sports Hygiene, Skin Infections and Commendable Disease, 2022
• IESA/IHSA Skin Conditions
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • General information (CDC)
  • What to do about MRSA in Schools: Guidance for School Nurses/Staff [PDF]
  •  Reference materials - MRSA and sports participation [PDF]
  • AAP MRSA & MSSA – Child Care and Schools
• Herpes Simplex 1: Herpes Gladiatorum
  • Preventing the Spread of Herpes gladiatorum Infection
  • Sports-Related Skin infections Position Statement and Guidelines, 2022