Communicable Diseases Flashcards
How can’t you treat mumps
With medication.
How can you sooth the swollen glands?
With a warm or cool pack.
What is flu?
A virus.
Where does flu affect?
The respiratory tract.
What are the most common symptoms of flu?
Fever
Sore throat
Headaches
How can flu be prevented?
With a flu vaccine
How are mumps usually spread?
Through saliva.
How can mumps start? (Starting symptoms)
A fever of about 39.4 degrees
Loss of appetite
What are the most well known symptoms of mumps? (2)
And what do these symptoms make it hard to do?
Swelling and pain in the glands in the neck.
This makes it difficult to swallow or talk.
What are other symptoms of mumps?
Nausea and vomiting
Drowsiness
Convulsions
How can mumps be passed on to others?
Through coughing and sneezing.
How can mumps be prevented?
By a vaccination.
Host does the chickenpox virus spread?
Through the air by coughing and sneezing.
By direct contact with mucus,saliva, or fluid from blisters.
Chicken pox is from about……days before the rash……..until all the blisters are……..all over.
2,APPEARS,CRUSTED
Where does athletes foot usually affect?
The soles of the foot
The areas between the toes
It may also spread to the toenails
Athletes foot doesn’t just aggravate (irritates)……..,anyone whose …….tend to be……or……..can get this infection.
ATHLETES,FEET,DAMP,SWEATY
What causes athletes foot and where does thing thrive in?
Fungi and it thrives in warm, moist environments.
True or false
Athletes foot is not contagious?
False