Infectious Disease Poster

Question 1

Who are the most likely to get pertussis and why?

Answer 1

• the elderly and infants

- people who aren’t vaccinated are the most likely to get it because they aren’t immunised against the disease.

Question 2

Common and scientific names

Answer 2

Pertussis is the scientific name, but the name most commonly used is whooping cough.

Question 3

What is it (type of disease and who can get it)

Answer 3

• bacterial disease.
• most likely to get it are infants and the elderly, low immunity.
• most likely to catch it are those who are not vaccinated against the disease.
• herd immunity, pertussis needs 92% of the population immunised, hard

Question 4

Signs and symptoms of the disease

Answer 4

• a cough that sounds like ‘whoop’
• runny nose
• nasal congestion
• sneezing
• fatigue
• fever

Question 5

Transmission

Answer 5

Spreads by

• skin to skin contact
• saliva
• airborne respiratory droplets

Question 6

Chain of infection

Answer 6

• only known reservoir is humans
• portal of exit- respiratory system from cough
• travels through the air in the inside respiratory drop,ets expelled from the body
• enters through the respiratory system when the droplets are breathed in through the mouth or nose

Question 7

Possible isolation (ways to reduce the disease)

Answer 7

• If someone infected, limit exposure to others, stop the disease spreading
• Stay at home until no longer contagious
• cover mouth when coughing

Question 8

Treatment

Answer 8

• cause bacteria, treatments include antibiotics
• prevention, DTaP vaccination
• antibiotics stop you being infectious after 5 days
• if an infanta catches it, they will likely be admitted to hospital due to increased complications for babies

Question 9

Prevention

Answer 9

• People who are immunised can still get it, vaccinations starts to decrease after 2 years, and are completely gone after ten years
• recommended whooping cough vaccination every five years.
• The vaccine is called DTaP ( Diptheria tetanus acellular pertussis).
• The vaccination is acellular
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Question 10

Facts

Answer 10

• about 1/2 of babies who get pertussis need hospital treatment
• 24 million people diagnosed with pertussis each year
• 160,700 deaths each year worldwide

Question 11

More information

Answer 11

cdc.gov

Center for disease control and prevention