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Common Communicable Disease Flashcards

1
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Acute Respiratory Infection

A

Adenoviruses

Indirect contact

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Influenza A (H1N1)

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Influenza A virus

Droplet transmission

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Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)

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Influenza A virus

Droplet transmission

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Chickenpox

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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

Airborne disease

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5
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Cholera

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Vibrio cholerae

Fecal-oral route

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6
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Dengue

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Genus: Flavivirus
Vector: Aedes aegypti

Vectorborne

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7
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Diarrhea

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E. coli,
Shigella spp.,
Salmonella spp.,
Campylobacter spp.,
Clostridium spp.,

Fecal-oral route

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Diphtheria

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

Droplet transmission

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Ebola

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Filoviridae

Contact transmission

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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

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Nonpolio enteroviruses;
Genus: Picornaviridae

Contact transmission

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Hepatitis A

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HAV (picornavirus)

Food-borne and direct contact

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Hepatitis B

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HBV (Hepadnaviridae)

Sexual-blood contact and vertical contact

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Hepatitis C

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HCV (Flaviviridae)

Blood contact

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HIV/AIDS

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HIV (Retroviridae)

Direct contact

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Leprosy

Hansen’s disease

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Mycobacterium leprae

Droplet transmission

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Malaria

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Plasmodium (protozoa)
1. P. falciparum,
2. P. vivax
3. P. ovale
4. P. malariae

Vector:Anopheles

Vector-borne

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Measles

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Morbillivirus

Droplet Transmission

18
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Meningococcemia

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Neisseria meningitidis

Droplet transmission

19
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Pertussis

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Bordetella pertussis

Droplet transmission

20
Q

Poliomyelitis

A

Poliovirus

Fecal-oral and Droplet transmission

21
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Rabies

A

Lyssaviruses

Direct contact

22
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) / Covid-19

A

Coronavirus

Droplet / Aerosol Transmission

23
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Sore Eyes

Viral conjunctivitis

A

Adenoviruses

Indirect contact

24
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Tuberculosis

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Droplet transmission

25
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Typhoid Fever

A

Salmonella typhi

Fecal-oral route

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