Child Infectious Disease

Question 1

Bacterial conjunctivitis

Answer 1

• pink eye
• go back to school after 24 hours of antibiotics, not 48

Question 2

Hepatitis A

Answer 2

• transmitted through food and water contaminated with fecal matter
• hepatitis A vaccine is available (two doses)
• diagnose through serum hepatitis-A antibodies

Question 3

Hep B

Answer 3

• its a liver infection, high risk for death
• yellow eyes
• abdominal pain
• dark urine
• needs to be reported to public health
• no isolations/precautions

Question 4

Hepatitis C med

Answer 4

• spread through blood
  
  • needles
  • liver infection
  • give antivirals
    
    • Ribavirin

Question 5

Impetigo

Answer 5

• skin condition caused by strep or staph (bacteria)
• highly contagious
• spreads by contact with the vesicles

Question 6

Bacterial tonsillitis + diagnosis

Answer 6

• sore throat that is inflamed
• white patches on the tonsils
• throat culture to confirm a diagnosis

Question 7

Varicella-zoster

Answer 7

• chicken pox
• low-grade fever
• papule type of rash that transitions into vesicles filled with clear fluid
• vesicular rash
• most common complication is secondary bacterial skin infections such as cellulitis

immunization available

Airborne and contact precautions

Question 8

Reye’s syndrome

Answer 8

• swelling of liver and brain
• can lead to liver failure and encephalopathy (confused mental state)
• potentially fatal
• can be caused by aspirin
• medical history likely includes VIRAL infection
  
  • influenza
  • varicella

Question 9

Rheumatic fever

Answer 9

• caused by strep
• cardiac complications
• can cause formation of valvular lesions
  
  • can lead to cardiac stress during pregnancy

Question 10

Answer 10

• Varicella rash

airborne and contact until crusted

Question 11

Answer 11

• rubella rash

droplet

Question 12

Answer 12

• roseola rash

Question 13

Answer 13

• measles (rubeola) rash
• Koplik spots
  
  • spots in mouth

airborne

Question 14

Bacterial pharyngitis

Answer 14

• caused by group A Strep
• abrupt onset
• fever
• headache
• malaise
• throat pain
• lymphadenopathy
• red tonsils covered in exudate
• antibiotics
  
  • or will lead to glomerulophritis

Question 15

Pertussis

Answer 15

• whooping cough
• highly contagious respiratory tract infection
• high-pitched intake
• flu-like symptoms
  
  • runny nose
  • teary eyes
  • fatigue
  • fever
• droplet precautions

Question 16

Pertussis

Answer 16

• whooping cough
• highly contagious respiratory tract infection
• high-pitched intake
• flu-like symptoms
  
  • runny nose
  • teary eyes
  • fatigue
  • fever
• droplet precautions