Infectious/Communicable Diseases Flashcards
infectious disease
any communicable disease caused by microbe
3 routes of transmission
direct
indirect (formites)
vectors (ticks, mosquitos)
peds differences
- immature immune sytm
- limited exposure to disease
- poor hygiene
- unable to describe sympt
- maybe noncompliant
- more susceptible to severe cimplicatn
s/s during incubation period
asymptomatic
fever
38 C 100.4 F
fever manifestationis
- incr HR
- incr HR
- incr metab rate
fever tx
incr fluid intake
-ibuprofen/acetaminophen
when is fever an emergency?
41 C 105.9 F w toxic appearance -lethargy -poor perfusion -hypoventilation -cyanosis
Chickenpox
vaccine
varicella
chickenpox/varicella
isolation
airborne
chickenpox/varicella
manifestations
macule>papule>vesicle>eruption>crust
- crusts can last 1-3 wk
- starts on trunk then spread to face +proximal extremities
chickenpox/varicella
mgmt
mostly supportive
acyclovir + immune globulin for high risk kids
diphtheria
isolation
droplet
diphtheria
manifestations
adherent grayish pharyngeal membrane
-bleeds easily
diphtheria
mgmt
IV antitoxin + abx
enteroviruses
isolation
contact
enteroviruses
manifestations
- herpangina*
* hand, foot, mouthdisease
enterovirus
herpangina manifestations
small grayish papulovesicular ulcerative pharyngeal lesions
-gradually increase in size
enterovirus
hand, foot, + mouth disease
diffuse lesions on mucous membranes of mouth
- papulovesicular lesions on the hands + feet
- lasts for 7-10 days
enterovirus
mgmt
supportive tx