ebola Flashcards
what are the four types of hemorrhagic fever?
ebola, Marburg, lassa fever, yellow fever
what is the role of the CCDC (consultant in communicable disease control)
ensuring public health interventions are in place to prevent further spread and to identify a source
what is the main purpose of notifying notifiable diseases?
detect possible outbreaks early and to initiate contact tracing
what is the aim of contact tracing
to identify and diagnose individual who have come into contact with an infected person
what immune cells does ebola attack
dendritic cells
what are the symptoms of ebola
vomiting rashes diarrhoea.
what is a cytokine storm
extreme death of immune cells triggering an immune system overload
how is ebola transmitted
through bodily fluids
what type of virus is ebola
single-stranded RNA
how can we diagnose ebola
antibody detection (ELISA) and RT-PCR
what are high dependency unit-areas
located close to an intensive care unit where patients are cared more intensively than on a normal ward but less than on intensive care
what is the average case fatality rate for ebola
50%
when does the WHO declare an ebola outbreak is over?
when there has been no confirmed or probable cases decteed for 42 days
what is the returning workers scheme
an arrangent to protect and monitor the health of those who travel to ebola affected places for work
what are the consequences of low potassium
Can cause breathing difficulties, heart palpitations, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia
