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Managing infectious diseases in child care and schools : a quick reference guide / editors, Susan S. Aronson, Timothy R. Shope.
Holman Biotech Commons RJ401 .M36 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communicable diseases in children--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Communicable diseases in children.
- Communicable Disease Control.
- Communicable diseases in children--Prevention.
- Child.
- Child Day Care Centers.
- Child, Preschool.
- Communicable Diseases--diagnosis.
- Schools.
- Medical Subjects:
- Communicable Disease Control.
- Child.
- Child Day Care Centers.
- Child, Preschool.
- Communicable Diseases--diagnosis.
- Schools.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 195 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2009]
- Summary:
- Award-winning quick reference provides the latest information on the prevention and management of infectious diseases. Presented in an easy-to-use format, this must-have guide provides content from the premier AAP source of information on infectious diseases, Red Book®; quick reference fact sheets on more than 50 common infectious diseases and symptoms that occur in children in group settings; easy-to-read explanations on how infectious diseases spread; strategies for limiting the spread of infection; when exclusion is and is not indicated; guidance about which situations require immediate help; immunization schedules; ready-to-use sample letters and forms for parents or referrals; important updates on influenza, diarrhea, and pinkeye; new, expanded section on outbreaks, epidemics, and other infectious disease emergencies; new prevention-oriented Quick Reference Sheets--"What Families Can Do to Reduce Illness from Infection in Child Care and Schools," "What Education Program Staff Can Do to Reduce Illness from Infection in Child Care and Schools," "Hand Hygiene," and "Diaper Changing"; and new infectious disease Quick Reference Sheets--Boil/Abscess/Cellulitis; Dental Caries (Early Childhood Caries); Fever; MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus); Mouth Sores; Sty; Thrush (Candidiasis); Vomiting; and Yeast Diaper Rash (Candidiasis).
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781581102666
- 1581102666
- OCLC:
- 212847111
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