Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that primarily causes skin infections, although these bacteria can cause pneumonia, bone, joint, and blood infections less commonly.
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Shingles (Herpes Zoster)—Child Care and Schools
An infection caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster (chickenpox) virus within the body of someone who previously had chickenpox or (rarely) someone who had received the chickenpox vaccine in the past
Scabies—Child Care and Schools
An infestation of the skin by small insects called mites
Shigella—Child Care and Schools
An intestinal infection caused by the Shigella bacteria
Salmonella—Child Care and Schools
Salmonella is an intestinal infection caused by Salmonella bacteria.
Rubella (German Measles)—Child Care and Schools
A mild viral infection usually lasting 3 days that is now rare in the United States because of routine immunization.
Roseola (Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7)—Child Care and Schools
A viral infection causing fever or rash in infants and children that primarily occurs between 6 and 24 months of age
Rotavirus—Child Care and Schools
Fecal-oral route: Contact with feces of children who are infected. This generally involves an infected child contaminating his own fingers, then touching an object that another child touches. The child who touched the contaminated surface then puts her fingers into her own mouth or another person’s
Ringworm—Child Care and Schools
A fungal infection that may affect the body, feet, or scalp
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—Child Care and Schools
A virus that causes the common cold and other respiratory signs or symptoms