ill child- communicable disease of childhood

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Question 2

Stage 1: Catarrhal** **Coryza

Low-grade fever
Mild, occasional cough (becomes more severe)
Apnea (in infants)

Stage 2: Paro`xysmal

`Paroxysms of numerous, rapid coughs due to difficulty expelling thick mucus from the resp. tract

Cyanosis
Vomiting

Stage 3: Conva`lescent

Gradual recovery
Less persistent, paroxysmal coughs that disappear in 2-3 wk

Answer 2

Per`tussis stages

Question 3

INFECTIOUS MONONUCLE`OSIS

Agent: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Answer 3

direct intimate contact

Question 4

PERTUSSIS
Causative agent: Bordetella pertussis

Answer 4

direct contact/droplet precautions or indirect contact with contaminated articles

Question 5

DIPH`THERIA

Agent: Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 5

direct contact with infected person, carrier, or contaminated articles; droplet precautions

Question 6

SCARLET FEVER
Agent: Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS)

Answer 6

Contagious: ~ 10 days during incubation period

Transmission: direct contact with infected person, or droplet spread; indirect with contaminated articles

Question 7

Incubation period—time between exposure to pathogen and onset of clinical symptoms
Prodromal period— initial stage of the disease; time between earliest symptom and appearance of typical rash or fever

Question 8

initial stage of the disease; time between earliest symptom and appearance of typical rash or fever

Answer 8

Prodromal period