Treatment of Students with Infectious Diseases
Suspension from Classes
As specified by the "School Health and Safety Act", the "Ordinance for Enforcement of the School Health and Safety Act in Japan" and "The Ritsumeikan Trust School Health and Safety Management Regulations", if a student is diagnosed by a medical doctor as having an infectious disease, the President of Ritsumeikan University shall suspend the student. In the case of suspension from classes, the student must not come to the university until the period for suspension from classes has elapsed.
Type of Infectious Diseases and Suspension Period
| Name of Disease | Suspension Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Ebola hemorrhagic fever, plague, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus disease, smallpox, Lassa fever, South American hemorrhagic fever, Polio, diphtheria, SARS (Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome), avian influenza, new strains of influenza |
Until cured |
| Class 2 | Influenza (excluding specific avian influenza and novel influenza) | Until 5 days have passed since the onset of illness and 2 days after decline of fever. |
| COVID-19 | Until 5 days have passed since the onset of illness and 1 day after symptoms abate. | |
| Pertussis | Until the distinctive cough disappears, or 5 days of appropriate antibiotic treatment is completed. | |
| Measles | Until 3 days have passed after decline of fever. | |
| Mumps | Until 5 days have passed since the onset of swelling of the parotid gland, submaxillary gland or sublingual gland and overall condition has improved. | |
| Rubella (three-day measles) | Until the rash disappears. | |
| Varicella (Chicken pox) | Until all the blisters have scabbed over. | |
| Pharyngoconjunctival fever (pool fever) | Until 2 days have passed after major symptoms disappear. | |
| Tuberculosis | Until a physician or the school physician determines the condition to be non-infectious. | |
| Meningococcal meningitis | ||
| Class 3 | Cholera | Until a physician or the school physician determines the condition to be non-infectious. |
| Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) | ||
| EHEC (Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli) | ||
| Typhoid fever | ||
| Salmonella | ||
| Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis | ||
| Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis | ||
| Other infectious diseases include: Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, infectious erythema, herpangina, mycoplasmosis, and epidemic vomiting and diarrhea (vomiting and diarrhea caused by norovirus, etc.) |
Special Measures in the Case of Suspension from Classes
Cases where the student was not able to attend classes due to suspension from classes do not constitute as official absences, and the student will be able to receive academic guidance and support concerning classes if the student takes the following procedures as necessary. If the student fails to take the procedures during the period when classes are held, it will be difficult to receive academic guidance and support, therefore, the student should complete the procedures by the end of July for Spring Semester and by the end of January for Fall Semester.
Please check below for details on special considerations for classes.
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/pathways-future/eng/course/absence.html/#cons04e
In order to keep track of school infectious disease outbreaks on campus, the following deadlines are set for applications to the Medical Service Center.
Please note that if the application deadline has passed,” Confirmation of Period of Leave Due to Infectious Disease” will not be issued.
（1）When a student has infected COVID-19
* Application to the Medical Service Center should be made within 14 days including the date of onset.
（2）When a student has infected seasonal influenza
* Application to the Medical Service Center should be made within 14 days including the date of onset.
（3）When a student has infected school infectious diseases other than the above
*Please process after obtaining Certificate of Recovery from Infectious Disease filled in by the medical institution. Application to the Medical Service Center should be made within 7 days including the date of issue of the Certificate of Recovery Infectious Disease.
＜How to proceed＞
① Please complete the procedures through the Medical Service Center website if you have contracted school infectious disease.
② The Medical Service Center will issue the "Confirmation of Suspension Period due to Infectious Disease" and send it to the student’s Ritsumeikan e-mail address.
③ Please submit the issued application form promptly through manaba+R > Applicable Course > “Tutoring Collections". However, if you receive any individual instructions given by the instructor, please follow it. If it is difficult to do that (e.g., the student does not have the contact information of the instructor, etc.), please consult with the Manabi Station of affiliated campus (or the Administrative Office of Inter-Faculty Graduate Schools for Suzaku campus).
Special Measures in the Case of Suspension from Final Examination
In cases where the student was not able to take final examinations due to suspension from classes, the student will be able to apply for make-up examinations in accordance with the "Ritsumeikan University Final Examination Regulations. For details of the application procedures, please check the following.
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/pathways-future/eng/examinations_grades/makeup_examinations.html/
Notes
（１）Should a student contract one of the infectious diseases listed below, it is necessary that measures be taken to prevent its spread. Therefore, infected students are obligated to report their infected status, as specified in the “School Health and Safety Act” to the administrative office of their college or graduate school at the point their diagnosis is confirmed. The infectious diseases requiring disclosure listed below have been determined pursuant to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's rules concerning "Notifiable Infectious Diseases."
- Type 1 Infectious Diseases: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, plague, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus disease, smallpox, Lassa fever, South American hemorrhagic fever, Polio, diphtheria, SARS (Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome), avian influenza, new strains of influenza, other designated infectious diseases etc.
- Other Infectious Diseases: measles, rubella, tuberculosis, bacterial meningitis, cholera, shigellosis (bacillary dysentery), EHEC (Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli), typhoid fever, salmonella.
（２）In the interest of preserving the health and safety of students, faculty and other staff, and in order to prevent the spread of disease, it may be determined that an infected student shall take official absence. In such a case, the student will be informed of the subsequent procedures.
