Infectious Diseases

Question 0

What are the signs and symptoms of Chickenpox?

Answer 0

Fever and headache

Small, itchy red spots that develop into fluid filled blisters

Question 1

What are the signs and symptoms of Hepatitis B & C?

Answer 1

Fatigue

Nausea and vomiting

Abdominal pain and fever

Diarrhoea

Jaundice (yellow skin discolouration)

Dark urine

Question 2

What are the signs and symptoms of Measles?

Answer 2

Cough, runny nose and fever

Small red spots, which may discharge

A few days later this may be followed by a rash around the ears and neck which may spread across the body

Question 3

What are the signs and symptoms of TB?

Answer 3

A persistent cough lasting more than three weeks; in later stages coughing blood

Night sweats and fever

Weight loss and fatigue

Question 4

What are the signs and symptoms of Meningitis?

Answer 4

Fever

Vomiting or loss of appetite

Headache (in babies the sign is slight tenderness to the soft part of the skull)

Sensitivity to light

Stiffness in the neck

Convulsions

A change for the worse in a child who has recently had an infection

A rash of red purple spots (purpuric rash). To test the rash, press the side of a glass lightly against it. If the rash disappears under pressure, it is not a purpuric rash.

If the rash does not disappear, diversion is mandatory and the appropriate health authority must be informed to meet the aircraft on arrival.