Infectious Disease Updates

• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
• Meningitis
• Rabies
• Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Tuberculosis
• Healthful School Environment
• Reportable Diseases, Surveillance and Isolation & Quarantine Requirements

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Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)

• Vaccine Recommendations for College/Postsecondary School Students (PDF) 

Meningitis

• Meningitis Information

Rabies

• Animals in the Classroom: Recommendations for Schools (PDF) 

Varicella (Chickenpox)

• New Isolation and Quarantine Regulations memo, 04/09/03 (PDF) 

Tuberculosis

• Update On Screening Infants And Children For Tuberculosis In Massachusetts
• Children Who Should Be Tested For Tuberculosis
• Recommendations Guide for Detection and Treatment of Latent TB Infection in Massachusetts College and University Students (PDF)  file size 1MB
• Massachusetts General Law - Regulation of Communicable Tuberculosis
• Memorandum: Repeal of Massachusetts General Law Chap 71 sec 55B (August 18, 2003)

Healthful School Environment

• School Bathroom Facilities Memorandum - January 20, 1999 (PDF) 

 

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This information is provided by the School Health Services within the Department of Public Health.