• Communicable Diseases
     
    Communicable disease is one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and school absence. MUSD follows guidelines set by the California State Department of Health Services in determining if an ill student can remain in school or must be excluded from school.
     
    Student and staff with a communicable disease, which can be transmitted directly or indirectly to other students and staff, require special consideration in the school setting. Some steps taken by nursing services include:
     
    ** Preventative measures to protect the health of all students and staff
    ** Monitoring of immunization status of students
    ** Procedures for immediate care of students and staff that develop a potentially communicable disease
    ** Protecting students with specia    l health conditions from exposure
    ** Participation in community infectious disease surveillance programs in partnership with Madera County Health Department