COMMUNICABLE

DISEASE

What is Communicable Disease?

Communicable diseases spread from one person to

another or from an animal to a person. The spread

often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but

also through blood or other bodily fluid. The terms

infectious and contagious are also used to

describe communicable disease.

Routes of Transmission

Direct Contact

Reparatory Transmission

Fecal-Oral Transmission

Contact with Fluids

Direct Contact

Through direct contact with

the infected person’s skin (or

objects/hair).

Touching hair or skin of

infected person

Sharing clothing with

infected person

Sharing hats/brushes/ other

items with infected person

Direct Contact

Impetigo (skin inflection)

Ringworm

Herpes

Scabies

Lice

Chicken pox

Respiratory Transmission

Through air or “respiratory

transmission” (passing from the

lungs, throat, or nose of one

person to another person through

the air).

Coughing or sneezing into the air

Kissing on the mouth

Sharing mouthed toys

Wiping nose without washing hands

Poor ventilation

Respiratory Transmission

Common cold

Measles

Whooping cough

Chicken pox

Flu

Strep through

Pink eye

Tuberculosis (TB)

Hand, foot, and mouth

disease

Fecal-Oral Transmission

Through stool or fecal-oral transmission (transfer of germ from infected person’s stool into another person’s mouth).

Diapering and toileting or food preparation without hand washing

Sharing mouthed toys

Unsafe food preparation

Not disinfecting diapering areas

Direct animal source

Unsafe water

Fecal-Oral Transmission

Diarrheal diseases: salmonella, campylobacter, etc.

Hepatitis A (liver infection)

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

Polio

Contact with Fluids

Through contact with blood or

body fluids.

Sexual contact

Changing bloody diapers

without gloves

Providing first aid without gloves

Getting blood into broken skin,

eyes, or mouth

Contact with Fluids

Hepatitis B or C

HIV/AIDS

Herpes

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Prevention

What are ways to prevent

the spread of

communicable diseases?

Daily monitoring

Hand washing

Gloving

Disinfect toys/environment

Properly dispose of waste

materials

Things to Remember!

All communicable diseases have different incubation

periods – meaning that they may not show

symptoms right away!

Different communicable diseases are contagious

that different times!

Child Care

Post any diseases on the door

If a child is sick…

Contact parents to pick up

Isolate the child

May not return until child is no longer contagious

Usually this means 24 hours after a fever breaks

Varies based on illness/disease

If medication is needed…

Must have written consent

Must only use as directed

Must record all dosages in the medical log

Your Turn!

Read through the information on your assigned topic. You will be teaching the class.

PART ONE - Choose one:

Create a poster with pictures and facts/information

Create a GooglePresentation with pictures and facts/information

Other way to explain the information?

PART TWO - Choose one:

Create and teach us a song that you could use to teach children this skill

Demonstrate your topic to our class

Other?