Exam 12 Flashcards
communicability
ability to be spread to others
Incubation period
Time btwn invasion to onset of s/s
Prodromal period
Time btwn beginning of nonspecific s/s to specific s/s
stage during which the specific s/s are evident
Illness
when symptoms begin to fade to the return of full wellness
Convalescent period
Exanthem
a rash
Stages of Communicable Diseases
Invasion Incubation Prodromal Clinical s/s Convalescent
Incubation period of Roseola infantum
~10d
Causative agent of Roseola infantum
human herpesvirus 6
no vaccine available
Roseola infantum communicability
febrile period
Rubella (German Measles)
Causative agent
rebella virus
Rubella
Incubation
14-21d
Rubella
Communicable Pd
7d before - 5d after the appearance of the rash
Droplet Transmission
Rubella
Measles
Erythema Infectiosum
Scarlet fever (large droplets)
Rubella Transmission
Droplets