Communicable Diseases Review Flashcards
1
Q
Chicken pox, diptheria, rubella, influenza, and Covid-19 are examples of what category of disease?
A
infectious respiratory disease
2
Q
- disease endemic to subtropical areas
- affects more than 50% of the world’s population
- spread by the bite of infected mosquito
A
malaria
3
Q
- disease communicated through bodily fluids (sex and drugs)
- emerged as global pandemic in the 1980s & 1990s
- with treatment compliance, now effectively a chronic illness
A
HIV/AIDS
4
Q
- 525k deaths every year in children <5yo
- caused by bacteria, viruses, & protozoa
- best prevention is hand hygiene
- and effective water/sanitation systems
A
diarrheal diseases
5
Q
most common (40%) cause of infant diarrhea
A
rotavirus
