CD - crypto, hanta Flashcards
why is cryptosporidiosis a disease that can be more inclined to become an outbreak (1)
1- crypto is chlorine-resistant
what is the reservoir for crypto (3)
1- humans
2- cattle
3- domestic/feral animals
what is the mode of transmission for crypto (3)
1- Fecal-oral (person-to-
person, animal-to-person)
2- Waterborne
3- Foodborne
what is the incubation period for crypto - range (1)
1-
1-12 days
what is the communicable period for crypto (1)
1- Oocysts can survive in
environment for 2 – 6 months
(very low infectious dose - i.e. don’t need much to cause disease)
what is the clinical presentation for crypto - WD-AMFA (5)
1- Profuse watery
diarrhea
2- abdominal
pain
3- malaise
4- fever
5- anorexia
how long can crypto symptoms last for (1)
1- Symptoms can wax
and wane X 30 days
what is the severity of the clinical presentation of crypto in immunocompromised (1)
1- severe infection
crypto case mgmt: which groups to exclude and how long to exclude for - FHD (2)
1- Exclude food handlers, HCWs, daycare staff &
attendees
2- until symptoms resolve x 24h
crypto contact mgmt: who are considered contacts - HCE (2)
1- Household and close contacts
2- exposure - Those who have shared common source of exposure (water supply, food)
what is the reservoir for hantavirus (1)
1- deer mouse and other rodents
what is the mode of transmission for hantavirus (1)
1- Inhalation of aerosolized
particles from rodent saliva,
urine, or feces
what is the incubation period for hanta - range (1)
1- days to 6 weeks
does hantavirus have person-to-person transmission - i.e. is there a communicable period (1)
1- no
what is the clinical presentation of hantavirus - H (HSVKF) P (ILI, HPCD) (2)
1- Hemorrhagic fever
with renal syndrome:
hypotension, shock,
vascular leakage,
kidney failure, fluid
overload
2- Hantavirus pulmonary
syndrome: flu-like
illness progresses to
hypotension, pulmonary edema, cardiopulmonary failure, death
