Parent Training: Communicable Diseases

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Parent Training
Communicable Diseases Bloodborne Pathogens

• Community Council of Idaho, Inc.
• Migrant Seasonal Head Start

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Communicable diseases,

• Sometimes called infectious diseases
• Illnesses caused by organisms such as
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi (hongos)
• Parasites (parásito)
• Sometimes not due to the organism itself, but
  rather a toxin (toxina).

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Illnesses caused by organisms such as

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Communicable Diseases

• What are some that you can
• think of?
• How are they transmitted?

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How are CD Transmitted (spread)

• One infected person to another,
• From an animal to a human, or
• From some inanimate object
• Ex doorknobs to an individual (tirador de la
  puerta)
• Some communicable diseases can be spread in more
  than one way.

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How are CD Transmitted (spread)

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Why are Young Children at Risk?

• Children in child care are more likely to get
  sick than children who stay at home.
• Children are at risk for getting communicable
  diseases because
• they have developing immune systems
• Infants young children explore their
  environment by using their hands and mouths.
• Young children do not wash their hands on their
  own after toileting, eating or wiping their
  noses, they often spread germs.
• Staff may not always take time to wash their
  hands between activities (i.e. diapering, wiping
  noses, preparing food).

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What types of diseases are most commonly seen in
young children?

• Ear Infections Not contagious
• Upper Respiratory Contagious
• Runny Nose often a sign of a respiratory
  illness caused by a virus, but can also come from
  crying, teething, being out in cold weather, or
  allergies.
• Rashes are not usually contagious (2 common
  rashes).
• Heat rash mostly found in the skin folds of a
  child and is a small, red rash that t is most
  often the result of being too bundled up. It
  will disappear once the child is cooler.
• Milia occurs on the face consists of very
  small, white bumps over the forehead and cheeks.
  Harmless and will eventually go away.

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Continued

• Nausea and Vomiting Viral infection that is
  contagious.
• There are many reasons for nausea and vomiting,
  including illness, so a vomiting infant should be
  separated from other children, and monitored
  closely for signs of dehydration and illness.
• Pink Eye contagious

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How are Diseases Spread?

• Respiratory most common way diseases pass from
  one child to another is through direct contact
  with the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth or
  eyes (due to inadequate hygiene).
• Recurrent middle ear infection
• Meningitis
• Upper respiratory infections (colds, coughs,
  sinusitis)
• Sore throat
• Lower respiratory infections (pneumonia,
  repiratory syncytila virus(RSV))
• Haemophilus Influenza type B (HIB)
• Whooping cough (pertussis)
• Tuberculosis
• Swine-Influenza (see handout)

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• Fecal-Oral viruses can be passed from one
  person to another through inadequate hand washing
  or hand-to-mouth behavior, fecal material is
  brought into a childs mouth, causing illness.
• Children in diapers and children that put toys
  and other objects in their mouths are at risk.
• An uncovered sandbox can contain cat or other
  animal feces that may cause disease in humans.
• Diarrheal illnesses, pinworms, hand-foot-mouth
  disease (coxsackie), and hepatitis A.

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• Skin-to-Skin viruses can be spread by touching
  and sharing of personal belongings, dress-up
  clothes, stuffed toys and other items can
  contribute to the transmission of some
  infections
• Chickenpox (varicella)
• Impetigo (skin infection caused by bacteria)
• Scabies (itchy skin caused by mites)
• Head lice
• Scalp and body ringworm
• Herpes simplex virus (cold sores)

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• Body Fluids Blood, Urine, Saliva (Bloodborne
  Pathogens)
• Bloodborne disease disease carried by blood or
  other body fluid
• Germs live in body fluids
• When children put toys and fingers in their
  mouths, they can spread disease through their
  body fluids
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral infection that is
  usually harmless unless the immune system is weak
• Hepatitis B and C
• HIV / AIDS

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How are Diseases Spread?

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• F
• S
• B

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Rompa la cadena de la enfermedad!!
Washing hands is one of the most important steps
we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading
germs to others.
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ACTIVITYHand WashingSupplies NeededGlow
GermsBlack Light
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INSTRUCTIONSGlo Germ Liquid is rubbed onto
ones hands like lotion. Then wash your hands
as normal. Use the ultra-violet light to
discover remaining germs left behind.Review
proper hand washing procedures.