Listed below are common Communicable Disease typically found in Elementary school age children.  Underneath most of the disease are three links.  The first link is to NYS Department of Health, the second is to the Mayo Clinic, and the last is to Kids Health.

Chicken Pox

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/chickenpox/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chickenpox/basics/definition/con-20019025

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/chicken_pox.html

Croup

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/croup/home/ovc-20166699

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/croup.html

E. coli (0157:H7 infection)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/e_coli/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/e-coli/basics/definition/con-20032105

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/ecoli.html

Ear Infection (middle ear)

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ear-infections/basics/definition/con-20014260

Eardrum ruptured (perforated eardrum)

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ruptured-eardrum/basics/definition/con-20023778

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/eardrums.html

Fifths Disease (Parvovirus B19 infection)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/fifth/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parvovirus-infection/basics/definition/con-20023045

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/fifth.html

Hand Foot Mouth Disease (coxsackie Viral Infection)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/hand_foot_mouth/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease/basics/definition/con-20032747

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/hfm.html

Infectious Mononucleosis (mono, EBV mononucleosis)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/mononucleosis/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mononucleosis/home/ovc-20165827

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/mononucleosis.html

Impetigo

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/impetigo/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/impetigo/basics/definition/con-20024185

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/impetigo.html

Meningitis

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/meningococcal/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/meningitis/home/ovc-20169520

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/meningitis.html

Molluscum contagiosum

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/molluscum-contagiosum/basics/definition/con-20026391

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/molluscum_contagiosum.html

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/staphylococcus_aureus/methicillin_resistant/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mrsa/basics/definition/con-20024479

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/mrsa.html

Oral Thrush

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oral-thrush/basics/definition/con-20022381

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/thrush.html

Pinkeye (conjunctivitis)

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pink-eye/basics/definition/con-20022732

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/eye/conjunctivitis.html

Pinworms

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/pinworm/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pinworm/basics/definition/con-20027072

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/pinworm.html

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/pertussis/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/whooping-cough/basics/definition/con-20023295

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/whooping_cough.html

Ringworm

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/ringworm/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ringworm/basics/definition/con-20021104

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/skin_rashes/ringworm.html

Rotavirus

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rotavirus/basics/definition/con-20026103

Scabies

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/scabies/fact_sheet.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scabies/basics/definition/con-20023488

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/scabies.html

Scarlet Fever

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scarlet-fever/basics/definition/con-20030976

Strep throat

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/strep-throat/home/ovc-20165963

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/strep_throat.html

Swimmers Ear (External Otitis)

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/swimmers-ear/basics/definition/con-20014723

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/swimmers_ear.html

Ticks and Lyme Disease

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/lyme/index.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/basics/definition/con-20019701

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/skin_rashes/lyme_disease.html