Common Treatments For Communicable Diseases

Question 1

What are the 3 aspects of treatment?

Answer 1

Medication to eradicate the infection, alleviation of symptoms, and prevention of the disease

Question 2

How can viral infections be treated?

Answer 2

Symptoms are treated rather than the infection itself

Antiviral drugs can treat Herpes, Respiratory viruses, and HIV

Question 3

What is treatment for bacterial infections?

Answer 3

Bacteria, molds, or synthetic processes to create antibiotics
Type of antibiotic based on type and severity of infection
Orally or intravenously (through veins)

Question 4

What are treatments for fungal infections?

Answer 4

Depends on severity and location of the fungal infection, antifungal meds
Orally or topically (where the infection is)

Question 5

What are protozoan infection treatments?

Answer 5

Medications are specific to infection

Infections are highly variable

Question 6

What is a vaccine?

Answer 6

Mixtures of parts or whole pathogens to prepare the body’s defenses
For bacterial and virus infections
Chickenpox, Diphtheria, Tetanus, etc.

Question 7

What is active immunization?

Answer 7

Before getting an infection to cause the body to create defenses against the pathogen

Question 8

What is passive immunization?

Answer 8

After possibly getting infected
Given to those with a weakened immune system or existing infection
Temporary effects