Infectious and parasitic diseases in the school environment Section: Enfermería escolar How to quote López Gutiérrez I, García Marina C. Enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias en el ámbito escolar. Metas Enferm 2013; 16(1):62-66 Authors1Inmaculada López Gutiérrez, 2Concepción García Marina. Coordinadora: 3Natividad López Langa Position 1Enfermera escolar. Colegio Público de Educación Especial (CPEE) Virgen de Lourdes (Majadahonda, Madrid).2Enfermera escolar.3Enfermera en el Ámbito Educativo en Madrid. Supervisora de Enfermería del Centro Público de Educación Especial María Soriano y Vicepresidenta de la Asociación Madrileña de Enfermería en Centros Educativos (AMECE). Contact address Inmaculada López Gutiérrez. C/ De la Sílice, 5-2º C. Urbanización El Guijo. 28260 Galapagar (Madrid). Contact email: wakulopez@gmail.com Abstract The school environment is a higher-risk realm for the transmission of infectious diseases due mainly to certain characteristics of the student body, such as their age and the group relations dynamic. Dealing with infection and the transmission thereof will be the pivotal point around which the care provided by a school nurse revolves, by taking action on the source of infection, the mechanisms of transmission and the susceptible individuals.The key factor for preventing infectious diseases will be health education focused on the different groups comprising the school population (students, educational community and family) by stressing the school nurse being seen as a resource for working as a team regarding scheduling health education into the course curriculum.This article, which deals with school nurses in view of infectious and arasitic diseases, is the fifth in a series of nine articles aimed at making this emerging nursing profile known. Keywords: infectious diseases; Madrid’s School Nursing Association (AMECE); parasitic disease; school health; schoolstransmission Versión en Español Título: Enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias en el ámbito escolar