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