ch 33 hockenberry preschooler and family Flashcards
Kopliks spots are small, irregular red spots with a minute, bluish white center found on the buccal mucosa 2
days before systemic. found where?
Rubella
Roseola and rubeola are
not dangerous to the fetus
causes teratogenic effects on the fetus
- common childhood communicable disease may cause severe defects in the fetus
- its congenital form
Rubella
infection causes scarlet fever
GABHS -Group A b-hemolytic streptococci
.organisms cause diphtheria(contagious bacteria)
Corynebacterium
(Contact, Airborne, and Droplet Precautions) include diphtheria, chickenpox, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, adenovirus, Haemophilus
influenzae type B, mumps, pertussis, plague, streptococcal pharyngitis, and scarlet fever
Childhood communicable diseases requiring strict transmission-based precautions
most common intestinal parasitic pathogen in the United States. The potential for transmission is great because the cysts—the nonmotile stage of the protozoa—
Giardiasis is caused by the protozoan Giardia intestinalis
caused by the nematode Enterobius vermicularis, is the most common helminthic infection in the United State
Enterobiasis, or pinworms,
is a serious form of physical abuse caused by violent shaking of infants and young children
Abusive head trauma (AHT)
, also known as medical child abuse or factitious disorder by proxy, is a rare but serious form of child abuse in which caregivers deliberately exaggerate or fabricate histories and symptoms or induce symptoms.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP)