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Exam 2: communicable diseases Flashcards

1
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Fecal oral transmission can occur due to

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poor handwashing
soiled diapers
put everything in their mouths

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Respiratory transmission can occur due to

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poor handwashing
sharing of toys
play

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Airborne disease

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measles
chicken pox
TB

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Droplet disease

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Flu
pneumonia
rubella
pertussis
meningitis
scarlet fever
flu

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5
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Contact diseases

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conjunctivitis
MRSA
Gastrointestinal
RSV
Hep A

All respiratory viruses have droplet and contact precautions

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6
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______ immunity is the goal of vaccines

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herd

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Killed virus vaccine

e.g.

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microbe has been killed but still capable of causing body to produce antibodies

e.g. polio

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Toxoid vaccine

e.g.

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treated by heat or chemical to weaken toxic effect

e.g. tetanus toxoid

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Live virus vaccine

e.g.

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live but attenuated (weaker)

e.g. measles and varicella

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recombinant vaccine

e.g.

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genetically altered organism

e.g. hep B

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Conjugated vaccine

e.g.

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an altered organism is combined with another substance to increase immune response

Hib

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12
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Active immunity

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most common

antibody production stimulated by vaccine antigens without causing clinical disease

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Passive immunity

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antibodies from another host given when antibodies are needed faster than the body can make them

includes Ig

does not confer lasting immunity; will need vaccinations in the future

disappears at 6 mo

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What vaccines should severely immunocompromised children not receive?

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MMR
Varicella
Influenza

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15
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Can immunizations give a vasovagal response

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yes adolescents tend to have a syncope or vasovagal reaction usually 15 minutes after the immunization

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16
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Normal dose of tylenol

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10 to 15 mg/kg/dose every Q4-6H

don’t exceed 5 doses iin 24 hours –> 4G

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17
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Normal dose of ibuprofen

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4 to 10 mg/kg/dose Q6 to 8 hours

don’t exceed 40 mg/kg/daily

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18
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3 forms of polio

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inapparent: asymptomatic

Non paralytic: fever, sore throat, headache, V/abd pain

paralytic

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19
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transmission of polio

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oral-fecal contact precautions

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20
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Incubation of polio

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7 to 10 days

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21
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Communicability of polio

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excreted in feces for 3 to 6 weeks

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Measles precautions

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droplet precautions and contact

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23
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Measles incubation period

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7 to 14 days

prodrome (onset): anorexia and malaise

stage 2: koplix spots in mouth

Stage 3: high fever, conjunctivitis, cough, rash

24
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communicability of measles

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2 to 4 days before rash until fever is gone

25
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Symptoms of mumps

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swelling of parotid gland

26
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Transmission of mumps

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standard and droplet precautions

27
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incubation of mumps

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12 to 25 days

28
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communicability of mumps

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1 to 2 days before swelling until 9 days after it has gone away

29
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Rubella symptoms

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maculopapular rash

30
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transmission of rubella

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direct contact with droplets

31
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incubation of rubella

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14 to 21 days

32
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communicability of rubella

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several days before rash until 2 weeks after rash onset

33
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Chicken pox/Varicella transmission

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airborne and contact precautions

34
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Chicken pox/Varicella incubation

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14 to 21 days

35
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Chicken pox/Varicella communicability

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1-2 days before the rash and until all lesions are crusted

36
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pertussis (whopping cough) symptoms

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non productive cough lasting 1-2 weeks that gets more severe at night

37
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pertussis (whopping cough) transmission

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droplet precaution

38
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pertussis (whopping cough) incubation

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7 to 10 days

39
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pertussis (whopping cough) communicability

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1 week after exposure

40
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pertussis (whopping cough) treatment

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medications -mycin

41
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pertussis (whopping cough) vaccine is

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inactivated

42
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Hib symptoms

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meningitis
fever
cough

43
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Hib transmission

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droplet

44
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Hib incubation

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unknown

45
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Hib communicability

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3 days from the onset of symptoms

46
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Flu precaution

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droplet

47
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Flu incubation

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1-4 days

48
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Flu communicability

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first 3-5 days

49
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FLU vaccine type

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live attenuated for inhalation or nasal

inactivated

50
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scarlet fever symptoms

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white strawberry tongue

caused by strep A

51
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Scarlet fever transmission

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direct contact w/ infected person or droplet spread

52
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scarlet fever incubation

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2 to 5 days

53
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Scarlet fever communicability

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10 days, not contagious after 24-48 hours w/ antibiotics

54
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Mono is usually caused by

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EBV

55
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Mono symptoms after prodrome

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splenomegaly (avoid contact sports)

lymphadenopathy

hepatomegaly

marked pharyngitis and faitgue

56
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communicability of mono

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6-18 months in oral mucosa and saliva

57
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