Childhood Illnesses Communicable Diseases

Indirect contact: The transfer of infectious organisms from an infected individual to an intermediate object, such as water, milk, dust, food, toys, towels, eating utensils, animals, or insects, and finally to the new susceptible host

Important Materials Needed: Quick Guide to Childhood Illnesses British Columbia Centre for Disease Control http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/Guidelines%20and%20Forms/Guidelines%20and%20Manuals/Epid/Other/Epid_GF_childhood_quickguide_may_09.pdf Illinois Infant/Toddler daily sanitation guide https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=51494#:~:text=Wash%20all%20toys%20with%20soap,for%20each%20child%20for%20bathing.

Lesson Differentiation: ✔ Make a flip grid with the instructor or students modeling the symptoms of an assigned illness. Have other students identify what illness is being portrayed and mode of transmission. ✔ Students can make an informational flyer on Canva or Word to utilize technology or can hand-draw their submission if they do not have access to a computer or internet. ✔ Jumble steps for diapering, universal precautions, and handwashing and have students collaboratively put them in order. You can do this remotely in Zoom breakout rooms and have team leader submit the final document when finished for a prize. ✔ Make scenario cards with symptoms of common childhood illnesses which students will use to draft a parent letter what illness they suspect the child is affected with, inform parent/guardian of symptoms, the exclusion policy, and highlight which procedure(s) will need to be emphasized to the staff if there is a positive diagnosis.

Lesson Sequence:

Formative Assessment / Key Questions During Lesson

Looking at the word “communicable”, what do you think it means? The novel coronavirus is a communicable disease, what safety precautions have people take in to avoid exposure? How is it spread? What other illnesses are communicable?

Engage

Start the lesson by engaging students in discussion about what previous knowledge they possess regarding communicable diseases, spread, and prevention. Follow-up by presenting definitions of communicable disease, pathogen, immunized, airborne transmission, fecal oral transmission, direct contact, and indirect contact.