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    This document provides information on the incubation period, infectivity period, and exclusion periods for various common infectious diseases. It lists the typical incubation period and duration of infectivity for diseases like chickenpox, campylobacter, hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella, scarlet fever, whooping cough and others. It also specifies the period of time that individuals should be excluded from places like schools or childcare facilities after being infected with each disease, such as 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhea for some gastrointestinal illnesses, 5 days after rash onset for chickenpox and rubella, and 24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment for scarlet fever. Exclusion periods may be extended in some cases like for

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    This document provides information on the incubation period, infectivity period, and exclusion periods for various common infectious diseases. It lists the typical incubation period and duration of infectivity for diseases like chickenpox, campylobacter, hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella, scarlet fever, whooping cough and others. It also specifies the period of time that individuals should be excluded from places like schools or childcare facilities after being infected with each disease, such as 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhea for some gastrointestinal illnesses, 5 days after rash onset for chickenpox and rubella, and 24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment for scarlet fever. Exclusion periods may be extended in some cases like for

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    This document provides information on the incubation period, infectivity period, and exclusion periods for various common infectious diseases. It lists the typical incubation period and duration of infectivity for diseases like chickenpox, campylobacter, hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella, scarlet fever, whooping cough and others. It also specifies the period of time that individuals should be excluded from places like schools or childcare facilities after being infected with each disease, such as 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhea for some gastrointestinal illnesses, 5 days after rash onset for chickenpox and rubella, and 24 hours after starting antibiotic treatment for scarlet fever. Exclusion periods may be extended in some cases like for

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    Disease

    Incubation

    Infectivity

    Exclude Until

    Comments

    Adenovirus
    gastroenteriti
    s

    8-10 days

    6-16 days

    48 hours from last


    episode of
    diarrhoea or
    vomiting.

    Exclude for 48 hours


    longer in children
    who are unable to
    maintain good
    personal hygiene.

    Chickenpox

    11-20 days

    Up to 4 days before
    (usually only 1 day)
    to 5 days after.
    Cases often transmit
    before appearance
    of rash.

    5 days from start of


    skin eruption.

    Traditionally excluded
    until all lesions are
    crusted but no
    transmission
    recorded after day 5.
    Contacts with a weak
    immune system need
    prevention.

    Campylobacte
    r

    1-10 days

    Patients probably
    not infectious if
    treated and
    diarrhoea has
    resolved.

    24 hours from last


    episode of
    diarrhoea.

    Exclude for 48 hours


    longer in children
    who are unable to
    maintain good
    personal hygiene.

    Conjunctivitis

    3-29 days
    Mean = 8

    While active (direct


    contact).
    Infective up to 2
    weeks.

    None.

    Transmission more
    likely in young
    children by direct
    contact - very few
    data.

    Fifth disease
    (slapped
    cheek)

    13-18 days

    30% in families.
    10-60% in schools.

    None.

    Avoid infection in
    pregnant women and
    people with a weak
    immune system.

    Glandular
    fever

    33-49 days

    At least 2 months.

    None.

    None.

    Hand, foot
    and mouth
    disease

    3-5 days

    Up to 50% in homes
    and nurseries.

    None - good
    hygiene helps.

    Stool excretion
    continues for some
    weeks. Avoid
    infection in pregnant
    women.

    Head lice

    n/a

    While harbouring
    lice.

    None.

    Note need for


    treatment of cases
    and contacts shown
    to have head lice.

    Hepatitis A

    15-50 days

    From 2 weeks before


    to 1-2 weeks after
    jaundice onset.

    Exclude until 7 days


    after onset of
    jaundice (or 7 days
    after symptom
    onset if no
    jaundice).

    Good hygiene needs


    emphasising.

    Herpes
    simplex virus
    (cold sores)

    1-6 days

    While lesions are


    moist.

    None.

    Highly infectious,
    especially amongst
    young children.
    Avoid kissing.

    Impetigo

    Skin carriage 2-33


    days before
    development of
    impetigo
    (streptococci).

    High (streptococci).
    Low (staphylococci).
    (Variable infectivity
    depending on
    causative bacteria.)

    Until lesions healed


    or crusted or 48
    hours after starting
    antibiotic
    treatment.

    None.

    Measles*

    6-19 days

    Highly contagious in
    non-immune
    population.
    A few days before to
    6-18 days after
    onset of rash.

    4 days from onset


    of rash.

    Check immunisation.
    Risk of serious
    infection in people
    with a weak immune
    system (give
    preventative
    treatment).

    Mumps*

    15-24 days

    10-29 days.
    Moderately infective
    in non-immunised
    population.

    5 days from onset


    of swelling.

    Outbreaks reported
    in vaccinated
    secondary school
    children.

    Ringworm

    Varies

    Until lesions resolve.

    Exclusion not
    usually required.

    Good hygiene helps.

    Rubella*

    13-20 days

    1 week before to
    approximately 4
    days after onset of
    rash.

    6 days from onset


    of rash.

    Check all female


    contacts are
    immune.

    Scabies

    Varies

    Until mites and eggs


    are dead.

    Can return after


    first treatment.

    Risk of transmission
    is low in schools but
    outbreaks do occur.
    Close contacts
    should also be
    treated.

    Scarlet fever*

    1-3 days

    Moderate within
    families.
    Low elsewhere.
    Infective first 3 days
    of treatment.

    24 hours after
    starting antibiotic
    treatment.

    Moderate within
    families.
    Low elsewhere.

    Threadworms

    n/a

    Until all worms are


    dead.

    None.

    Good hygiene helps.


    Case and family
    contacts should be
    treated.

    Tuberculosis*

    n/a

    Until 14th day of


    treatment.

    Variable.

    See 2nd Reference


    below.

    Warts and
    Verrucas

    n/a

    None.

    None.

    Care needed with


    verrucas in
    swimming pools,
    gymnasiums and
    changing rooms.

    Whooping
    cough*

    7-10 days

    Mainly early
    catarrhal stage, but
    until 4 weeks after
    onset of cough
    paroxysms.
    Shorten to 7 days if
    given antibiotics.

    5 days from
    commencing
    antibiotic
    treatment;
    otherwise 21 days
    from onset of
    illness.

    Check immunisation
    of contacts.
    Highly infectious in
    non-immune
    populations.

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