Fever and Rash - CDME Epidemiology Flashcards
What group of people are affected?
Rubeola (measles, first
disease)
Nonimmune individuals
What group of people are affected?
Erythema infectiosum
fifth disease
Most common among
children 3–12 years old;
occurs in winter and
spring
What group of people are affected?
Rubella (German measles,
third disease)
Nonimmune individuals
What condition develops after Exposure to ticks; R. conorii in Mediterranean region, India, Africa; R. australis in Australia; R. sibirica in Siberia, Mongolia
Rickettsial spotted
fevers
What group of people are affected?
Scrub typhus
Endemic in South Pacific,
Australia, Asia; transmitted
by mites
What group of people are affected?
Endemic (murine)
typhus
Exposure to rat or cat
fleas
What group of people are affected?
Epidemic typhus
Exposure to body lice;
occurrence of recrudescent
typhus as relapse
after 30–50 y
What disease
Occurs 2–3 days after exposure in previously sensitized individuals; otherwise, after 2–3 weeks (but can occur anytime, even shortly after drug is discontinued)
Exanthematous drug induced
eruption
What group of people are affected?
Exanthem subitum
roseola, sixth disease
Usually affects children
<3 years old
What group of people are affected?
Primary HIV infection
Individuals recently
infected with HIV
What group of people are affected?
Rat-bite fever (sodoku)
Rat bite; primarily found
in Asia; rare in U.S.
What group of people are affected?
Relapsing fever
Exposure to ticks or
body lice
What group of people are affected?
Erythema marginatum
rheumatic fever
Patients with rheumatic
fever
What group of people are affected?
Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE)
Most common in young
to middle-aged women;
flares precipitated by sun
exposure
What group of people are affected?
Still’s disease
Children and young
adults
