Interventions for Viral Skin Diseases

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Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community awareness on diseases of viral origin
  • Avoidance of direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person
  • Avoidance of direct contact with an infected item such as clothing or bedding
  • Good hygiene practice including frequent hand washing
  • Recognition of viral skin diseases signs and symptoms
  • Watch and wait (self-limiting most of the time)
  • Referral of immunocompromised patients
Primary Care
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Watch and wait (self-limiting most of the time)
  • Antipyretics
  • Itch reliving medications
  • Referral of immunocompromised patients
Referral Facility: General
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Direct microscopic examination
  • Antipyretics
  • Itch reliving medications
  • Antiviral if indicated
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Direct microscopic examination
  • Viral swab
  • Itch reliving medications
  • Antiviral if indicated