CDN Flashcards
Drug of choice for pertussis
Erythromycin and Ampicillin
Most life-threatening type of diphtheria
Nasopharyngeal
Pathognomonic sign of Pertussis
Paroxysm of coughs
Pathognomonic sign of diptheria
Pseudomembrane
3-day Measles
German measles
Drug of choice for diphtheria
Penicillin
Incubation period of pertussis
7-14 days
Most infectious stage of pertussis
Catarrhal stage
Causative agent of Pertussis
Bordetella pertussis
Causative agent of Diphtheria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Mode of transmission of pertussis
Direct contact and droplet
Mode of transmission of diphtheria
Direct contact and soiled articles (fomites)
Method for determining susceptibility to diphtheria
Schick test
To avoid bleeding of the pseudomembrane, what must be avoided?
Valsalva’s manuever
7-day measles
Measles
causative agent of measles
Rubeola virus
3 diseases that has airborne transmission
Measles Varicella Zoster PTB
Inflammatory lesion in the inner cheek or buccal mucosa;
Small irregular spots of bright red color, with the center a bluish white speck
Koplik’s spot
Pathognomonic signs of Measles
Koplik’s spot
Test to determine hypersensitivity to Diphtheria toxoid
Moloney test
Period of communicability of Measles
2-4 days before and 2-5 days after the appearance of rashes
3 C’s and 1 P’s of measles
Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis, Photosensitivity
incubation period of measles
7-14 days (2 wks)
Common complication of measles
pneumonia
