Communicable Disease Flashcards
Diphtheria Incubation Period
2-5 Days
Causative Agent of Diphtheria
Corynebacterium Diphtheriae and Klebbs Loffler
Symptoms of _________ include:
Psuedomembrane
Bull Neck Appearance
Sorr throat
Fever
Dysphagia
Respiratory Diphtheria
Symptoms of _______include
Hoarseness, cough, stridor
laryngeal Diphtheria
Pertussis Causative agent
Bordetella Pertussis or Bodet Gengou Bacillus
Incubation period of Pertussis
7-10
Pathognomonic sign of Pertussis is _____
Whooping cough
Tetanus Causative Agent
Clostridium Tetani
Incubation period of Tetanus
3 days to 1 month
Incubation period of Tetanus
3 days to 1 month
Tetanus symptom that tightens jaw causes lockjaw
Trismus
1st warning sign of tetanus
Convulsions
Symptom of tetanus: aka “Devil’s Smile” and facial spasm
Resus Sardonicus
Poliomyelitis is also known as
Infantile Paralysis
Causative Agent of Poliomyelitis
Poliovirus / LegioDebilitans