| Preface | p. vii |
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Transmission | |
| How Germs Are Spread | p. 3 |
| Policies | |
| Guidelines for Attendees and Personnel | p. 9 |
| Care of High-Risk Children | |
| Young Infants | p. 23 |
| Children with Immunodeficiencies | p. 31 |
| Children with Chronic Lung Disease | p. 46 |
| Children with Cardiac Disease | p. 48 |
| The Child with Disabilities | p. 50 |
| Children with Chronic Skin Disease (Eczema) | p. 57 |
| Children from Developing Nations | p. 60 |
| Guidelines | |
| Control of Isolated and Epidemic Infection | p. 67 |
| Sample Information That May Be Sent Home to Parents or Guardians | p. 76 |
| Specific Infections | |
| Adenovirus | p. 85 |
| Amebiasis | p. 89 |
| Ancylostoma duodenale (Hookworm) | p. 93 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm) | p. 97 |
| Campylobacter | p. 101 |
| Candida (Thrush, Diaper Dermatitis) | p. 105 |
| Chlamydia | p. 109 |
| Coronaviruses (Common Cold) | p. 113 |
| Coxsackievirus A16 (Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease) | p. 115 |
| Cryptosporidia | p. 117 |
| Cytomegalovirus | p. 120 |
| Diphtheria | p. 123 |
| Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm) | p. 127 |
| Enteroviruses | p. 131 |
| Escherichia coli (Diarrhea) | p. 135 |
| Giardia lamblia | p. 140 |
| Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) | p. 145 |
| Haemophilus influenzae (Meningitis, Cellulitis, Epiglottitis, Pneumonia, Arthritis) | p. 149 |
| Hepatitis A | p. 156 |
| Hepatitis B | p. 160 |
| Hepatitis C | p. 164 |
| Hepatitis D | p. 167 |
| Hepatitis E | p. 169 |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (Gingivostomatitis) | p. 171 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | p. 174 |
| Infectious Mononucleosis | p. 185 |
| Influenza (Flu) | p. 189 |
| Meningococcus (Bacteremia, Meningitis, Arthritis) | p. 193 |
| Mumps | p. 197 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Pneumonia) | p. 202 |
| Necator americanus (Hookworm) | p. 205 |
| Papillomaviruses (Warts) | p. 209 |
| Parainfluenza Virus | p. 213 |
| Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease, Erythema Infectiosum) | p. 216 |
| Pediculosis (Lice) | p. 221 |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | p. 226 |
| Pneumococcus (Otitis Media, Sinusitis, Bacteremia, Pneumonia, Meningitis) | p. 234 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus | p. 239 |
| Rhinoviruses (Common Cold) | p. 245 |
| Roseola (Exanthema Subitum) | p. 248 |
| Rotavirus | p. 251 |
| Rubella (German Measles) | p. 255 |
| Rubeola (Measles) | p. 260 |
| Salmonella | p. 265 |
| Scabies | p. 269 |
| Shigella | p. 272 |
| Staphylococcus (Impetigo, Boils, Abcess, Cellulitis, Lymphadenitis, Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis) | p. 275 |
| Streptococcus (Cellulitis, Impetigo, Pharyngitis) | p. 279 |
| Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) | p. 284 |
| Tinea Capitis, Corporis, Cruris, and Pedis (Ringworm, Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch) | p. 288 |
| Toxocara | p. 292 |
| Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm) | p. 296 |
| Tuberculosis | p. 299 |
| Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox, Shingles) | p. 309 |
| Yersinia | p. 316 |
| Index | p. 321 |
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