Communicable Diseases Part I Flashcards
It is the most common infection causing microorganisms
Bacteria
It is consist primarily of nucleic acid and therefore must enter a living cells in order to reproduce.
Viruses
It includes yeast and molds
Fungi
It lives on other living microorganism
Parasites
Chain of Infection (6)
Etiologic Agent (microorganism)
Reservoir
Portal of exit from reservoir
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry to the susceptible host
Susceptible host
The most important procedure for preventing the transfer of microorganisms and the therefore nosocomial infection is correct and
frequent handwashing.
Handwashing
Is the process of introducing vaccine into the body to produce antibodies that will protect our body against a specific infectious agent.
Immunization
Caused by Corynebacterium diptheriae (DPT)
Diptheria
Caused by Bordetella pertussis (DPT)
Pertussis
Caused by Clostridium tetani (DPT)
Tetanus
caused by Polio virus
Poliomyelitis
caused by Measles virus (MMR)
Measles
caused by Mumps virus (MMR)
Mumps
caused by Rubella virus (MMR)
German Measles
Caused by Haemophilus influenza
Meningitis
Given at the earliest possible protects against the possibility of infection from other family members.
BCG (Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin)
caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Caused by Vibrio (CDT)
Cholera
Caused by shigella (CDT)
Dysentery
caused by Salmonella (CDT)
Typhoid
Administration of drugs to prevent
occurrence of infection.
Chemoprophylaxis
Placing mechanical barriers between the
sources of agent and host such as use of
mosquito nets, masks or gloves.
Mechanical Prophylaxis
Highly communicable disease characterized by abrupt onset with fever which last 1 to 6 days, chilly sensation or chills, aches or pain in the back and limbs with prostrations.
Influenza
An acute infectious disease of the lungs usually caused by the pneumococcus resulting in the consolidation of one or more lobes of either one or both lungs
Pneumonias
An acute serious illness characterized by sudden onset of acute and profuse colorless diarrhea, vomiting, severe dehydration, muscular cramps, cyanosis and in severe cases collapse.
Cholera
A highly contagious bacterial infection, usually affecting the lungs but can also affect other organs of the body like brain, kidney, intestine, and bones,
Tuberculosis
Considered as the World’s deadliest disease and remains as a major public health problem in the Philippines.
Tuberculosis
Is an infectious disease and is a leading cause of permanent physical disability among the communicable disease
Leprosy
It is chronic mildly communicable disease that mainly affects the skin the peripheral nerves, the eyes and mucosa of URT.
Leprosy
Prolonged skin to skin contact
Leprosy
Also known as the Bilharziasis or snail fever has a long been one of the important tropical disease on our country.
Schistosomiasis
It is caused by a blood fluke that is transmitted by a tiny small snail Oncomelania hupensi quadrasi.
Schistosomiasis
There is a high prevalence of Schistosomiasis in Region 5 (Bicol). Region 8 (Samar and Leyte) and region 11 (Davao)
Schistosomiasis
The drug of choice against all specie.
Praziquantel
It is frequently encountered in communities where eating of fresh or inadequately cooked crabs in practice.
Paragonimiasis
It is a chronic parasitic infection, which greatly
reduces human productivity and quality of life.
Paragonimiasis
It is the third most prevalent infection worldwide second only to the diarrheal disease and tuberculosis.
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis
The three major causes of intestinal parasitic in the Philippines are;
- Ascaris lumbriocoides (giant intestinal roundworm)
- Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
- Human Hookworm
An acute highly communicable infection characterized by fever, rashes and symptoms referable to upper respiratory tract;
Measles
The eruption is preceded by about 2 days of coryza, during which stage grayish pecks (“koplik spots”) may be found on the inner surface of the cheeks.
Measles
An acute infectious disease of sudden onset with slight fever.
Chicken pox
Varicella-Zoster virus
Causative agent — Chicken pox
An acute contagious characterized by swelling of one or both parotid (salivary glands), usually occurring in epidemic areas.
Mumps
Acute febrile infection of the tonsil, throat, nose, larynx or a wound marked by a patch or patches of grayish membrane from which the diphtheria bacillus is readily cultured.
Diptheria
Corynebacterium diptheriae (Klebs-Loeffler bacillus)
Causative agent — Diptheria
