Communicable Diseases/Vaccines
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FLU/INFLUENZA
The best way to prevent the flu is by vaccination for those six months or older.
- Sick Day Guidelines
- Flu Vaccine Fact Sheet (English /Español)
- Everyday Preventive Actions can help fight germs like the flu to reduce the spread of germs (Español)
- Cold of Flu? How to Tell the Difference (Español)
- Flu Guide for Parents (Español)
VACCINE PREVENTABLE CHILDHOOD DISEASES
MUMPS- Mumps Fact Sheet (Español)
- Vaccination Fact Sheet (Español) for Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- More research on Autism and MMR Vaccine: The two are not linked.
PERTUSSIS/ WHOOPING COUGH- Pertussis Fact Sheet - LCHD ( English / Español )
- Pertussis: CDC Information
- Tdap vaccine information sheet (Español)
CHICKEN POX / VARICELLA- Chicken Pox Fact Sheet (Español)
- Varicella Vaccine Information (Español)
MEASLES- Measles disease and vaccination information (Español)
- Measles Rules - IL Administrative Code
- When to Keep Your Child Home, by the Lake County Health Department in English and Español
- Is It the Cold or the Flu? More research on Autism and MMR Vaccine: The two are not linked.
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OTHER
- Strep Throat (Espanol)
- Norovirus Information ( English / Español )
- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease aka Coxsackie Virus (Espanol)
- Impetigo (Espanol)
- Ticks and risk of Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease awareness and prevention
- MRSA - Guide for parents
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VACCINES
- Local Vaccine Clinic Information
- What if I Don't Vaccinate My Child?
- State of IL Vaccines Mandated for School Entry
- State of IL Measles Rules
- For Entry into 6th Grade and 12th Grade:
- Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV4) (En Espanol)
- Dose #1 of Menactra or Menveo is Required for 6th grade entry, given on or after the 11th birthday.
- Dose #2 of Menactra or Menveo is Required for 12th grade entry, given on or after the 16th birthday.
- Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV4) (En Espanol)
- Recommended by the CDC annually
- Flu / Influenza Vaccine Fact Sheet (Español )
