Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide. This item is unavailable.Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide

This award-winning and best-selling quick reference guide provides must-know information on the prevention and management of infectious diseases in child care and schools.

Presented in an easy-to-use format, this quick reference guide provides:

• Content from the premier AAP source of information on infectious diseases, Red Book®: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases.
• Quick reference fact sheets on more than 50 common infectious diseases and symptoms.
• Easy-to-read explanations on how infectious diseases spread.
• Strategies for limiting the spread of infection.
• When exclusion is and is not indicated.
• Guidance about which situations require immediate help.
• Ready-to-use sample letters and forms for parents or referrals.

Susan S. Aronson, MD, FAAP, works at the Pennsylvania Chapter of the AAP as a pediatric advisor for the Early Childhood Education Linkage System–Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania. A nationally-recognized expert on health and safety issues in early education and child care settings, Dr Aronson is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the AAP Council on Early Childhood.
Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr Shope is a member of the AAP Section on Early Education and Child Care.