I was working in a regional day school for physically and mentally challenged students back in the mid-eighties. A little boy came into my office with a leather jacket. I said “Hi Tony what can I do for you?” He said “ I have a tear in my jacket and my mom said she can’t [...]

Head lice are a school nurse’s worst nightmare. They are usually more common in the elementary grades when children love to share everything including lice. I know when a teacher would call me and say so in so is itching their head like crazy I would think maybe a sick day is in order. [...]

U2’s song I’ve got you under my skin could be the theme song for someone with scabies. Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) are human mites that burrow under the skin. Sites of common infection are between fingers, wrists, elbows, and naval area
Symptoms:
The most common symptom is intense itching that worsens at night. Red bumps appear [...]

Recently we’ve been hearing a lot about mumps. The outbreak in Iowa at the time I read about it had 245 confirmed cases of mumps reported. Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid and other salivary glands. It is very contagious and spreads through respiratory secretions.
Growing up in the 50’s/60’s I was lucky (Ha!) [...]