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Communicable Disease Flashcards

1
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Diphtheria Incubation Period

A

2-5 Days

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2
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Causative Agent of Diphtheria

A

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae and Klebbs Loffler

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3
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Symptoms of _________ include:
Psuedomembrane
Bull Neck Appearance
Sorr throat
Fever
Dysphagia

A

Respiratory Diphtheria

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4
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Symptoms of _______include
Hoarseness, cough, stridor

A

laryngeal Diphtheria

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5
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Pertussis Causative agent

A

Bordetella Pertussis or Bodet Gengou Bacillus

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6
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Incubation period of Pertussis

A

7-10

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7
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Pathognomonic sign of Pertussis is _____

A

Whooping cough

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8
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Tetanus Causative Agent

A

Clostridium Tetani

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9
Q

Incubation period of Tetanus

A

3 days to 1 month

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10
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Incubation period of Tetanus

A

3 days to 1 month

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11
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Tetanus symptom that tightens jaw causes lockjaw

A

Trismus

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12
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1st warning sign of tetanus

A

Convulsions

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13
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Symptom of tetanus: aka “Devil’s Smile” and facial spasm

A

Resus Sardonicus

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14
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Poliomyelitis is also known as

A

Infantile Paralysis

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15
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Causative Agent of Poliomyelitis

A

Poliovirus / LegioDebilitans

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16
Q

Mode of Transmission Polio

A

Orofecal route

17
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Incubation period of Poliomyelitis

18
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Measles causative agents

A

Paramyxovirus

19
Q

Signs and symptoms of _____ include coryza, barking cough, fever, conjunctivitis, kopliks spots, rashes

20
Q

Pathognomonic sign of measle that looks like a salt on a red base

A

Kopliks spot

21
Q

Complication of Measles (Most common deaths)

22
Q

Vaccine for Measles

A

MMR Vaccines

23
Q

Mumps causative agent

A

Paramyxovirus

24
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MOT of Mumps

25
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Pathognomonic sign of mumps

26
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Chicken pox causative agent

A

Varicella Zoster

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