- Asthma
Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most
common long-term diseases of children. You can control your
asthma by knowing the warning signs of an attack
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- Child
Abuse and Neglect
The Michigan Child Protection Law requires certain people
to report their suspicions of child abuse or neglect to Child
Protection Services at the Department of Human Services
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Diabetes
As a person who deals with children in a school setting, it is
important for you to know how to care for a child with diabetes. Learn
about type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the signs and symptoms of
diabetes
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Fifth Disease
This is a common childhood disease that occurs in the winter and
spring
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Flu
Influenza is caused by a virus that infects the respiratory tract
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- Food
Allergies
Food allergy is an abnormal immune response to certain food(s) that the
body reacts to as harmful. Estimates of the prevalence of food
allergies range from approximately 4% to 8% of children and 2% of
adults
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Head Lice
Head lice are tiny little bugs (about the size of a sesame seed when
full grown) that live on the human head. They can be red,
black or grayish white in color. Transmission of lice generally
occurs with direct head to head contact. Lice do not fly or jump but
they can move quickly
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MRSA
Staphylococcus aureus (also known as "staph") is a bacterium or "germ"
that is commonly found on the skin of healthy people. MRSA is a
type of "staph" infection that is resistant to the usual antibiotics.
Common signs of a skin infection include redness, warmth, swelling,
and tenderness or pain. Often a MRSA infection will look like a
spider bite, boil, abscess, pimples or turf burn. There
maybe pus or drainage. If it is left untreated, it could
progress to a more serious infection / illness. MRSA skin infections
are generally spread by skin-to-skin contact or by direct contact with
the infected wound drainage. They may also be spread by
contaminated surfaces or items such as sports equipment or general
hygiene items. MRSA skin infections are not spread through
the air.
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These posters are from the CDC, feel free to post in your
schools:
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Pink Eye
Pink Eye is an inflamation of the white covering of the eye and inner
surface of the eyelids
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Ringworm
Ringworm is a skin disease caused by fungi
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Scabies
An infestation of the skin caused by a very tiny insect called the
human scabies mite
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Strep Throat
An infection of the throat. It is most common in school age
chiildren
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