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DCD and NDCD Diseases Summary Flashcards

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Hepatitis A
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • NDCD
  • Hepatitis A virus
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Anal Purge, Unhygienic drinking and eating
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Hepatitis B
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Needle-stick injury, Purges (blood, body fluids,)
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Hepatitis C
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Hepatitis C virus
  • Blood tranmission
  • Needles-stick injury, blood
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HIV/AIDS
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • DCD
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ retrovirus
    Acquired Immune-deficiency syndrome
  • Sexual transmission, blood transmission
  • Needle-stick injuries
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Herpes Simplex
DCD OR NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Fever Blister type 1 and Genital Herpes type 2
  • Direct contact with active lesion (fever blister type 1)
    Sexual transmission, body fluids (genital herpes type 2)
  • Direct contact (fever blister type 1)
    Contaminated instruments (genital herpes type 2)
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Rabies
DCD OR NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Rhabdovirus
  • Infected animal bite, body fluids
  • Direct contact with infected fluids and contaminated instruments
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Dengue
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Dengue virus from bite of female Aedes Aegyptis
  • Vector borne, blood transmission, sharps injury
  • Blood transmission from sharps injury
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Yellow Fever
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Yellow fever virus
  • Blood transmission, vector borne
  • Blood transmission from sharps injury
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African Hemorrhagic Fevers
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • 4 African Ebola strains
    Lassa virus
    Marburg virus
    Ebola Reston (Philippines’ strain)
  • Blood transmission, Direct contact to mucus membranes
  • Clothing and blankets
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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Coronavirus
  • Respiratory droplets, Blood transmission
  • Lung purges, blood, respiratory droplets
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Cholera
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Vibrio Cholera
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Anal purge
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Meningococcemia (bacterial meningitis)
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Neisseria meningitidis bacterium/ Meningococcus bacteria
  • Respiratory droplets transmission
  • Respiratory droplets, lung purge
    !!!COVER THE MOUTH WITH WET TOWEL!!!
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Tuberculosis
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • Airborne
  • Lung purge and lung secretions
    !!!COVER THE WHOLE FACE WITH WET TOWEL!!!
    (DRIED PURGE CAN CAUSE TB TO BE AIRBORNE)
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Plague
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • DCD
  • Yersinia Pestis (zoonsis)
  • Vector borne, respiratoty droplets, indirect contact with purges (Bubonic)
    Respiratory droplets, Indirect contact with purges (Pneumonic)
  • Purges
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Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Mycobacterium Leprae, Mycobacterium Lepromatosis
  • Respiratory droplets, Direct contact
  • Lung purges/spills, Direct contact
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Typhoid fever
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Salmonella Typhii
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Anal purge
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Amoebiasis
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • NDCD
  • Entamoeba Hystolitica
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Anal purge
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Giardiasis
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

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  • NDCD
  • Giardia Lamblia
  • Fecal-oral transmission
  • Anal purge
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Scabies “galis aso”
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • NDCD
  • Sarcoptes scabiei
  • Direct skin to skin contact
  • Direct contact with contaminated clothing,
    Direct skin to skin, indirect contact
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Head lice
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • NDCD
  • Pediculus humanus capitus
  • Direct and Indirect contact
  • Direct contact (hair)
    Indirect contact (clothing)
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Pubic lice
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • NDCD
  • Pthirius Pubis
  • Sexual transmission
  • Direct (hair), indirect (clothing) contact
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)
DCD or NDCD?
Pathogen name:
Mode of transmission:
Threat to the Embalmer:

A
  • DCD
  • Prions
  • Ingestion of contaminated meat, Direct and indirect contact
  • Direct contact with sharps and materials
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Which of the following are viruses?
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Herpes Simplex
6. Rabies
7. Dengue
8. Yellow Fever
9. African Hemorrhagic Fevers
10. Cholera
11. Meningococcemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. Plague
14. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Amoebiasis
17. Giardiasis
18. Scabies “galis aso”
19. Head lice
20. Pubic lice
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)

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Which of the following are bacteria?
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Herpes Simplex
6. Rabies
7. Dengue
8. Yellow Fever
9. African Hemorrhagic Fevers
10. Cholera
11. Meningococcemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. Plague
14. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Amoebiasis
17. Giardiasis
18. Scabies “galis aso”
19. Head lice
20. Pubic lice
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)

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Which of the following are protozoa?
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Herpes Simplex
6. Rabies
7. Dengue
8. Yellow Fever
9. African Hemorrhagic Fevers
10. Cholera
11. Meningococcemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. Plague
14. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Amoebiasis
17. Giardiasis
18. Scabies “galis aso”
19. Head lice
20. Pubic lice
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)

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Which of the following are anthropod?
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Herpes Simplex
6. Rabies
7. Dengue
8. Yellow Fever
9. African Hemorrhagic Fevers
10. Cholera
11. Meningococcemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. Plague
14. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Amoebiasis
17. Giardiasis
18. Scabies “galis aso”
19. Head lice
20. Pubic lice
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)

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Which of the following is a prion?
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Herpes Simplex
6. Rabies
7. Dengue
8. Yellow Fever
9. African Hemorrhagic Fevers
10. Cholera
11. Meningococcemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. Plague
14. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Amoebiasis
17. Giardiasis
18. Scabies “galis aso”
19. Head lice
20. Pubic lice
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalophaties (TSE)

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