Infectious diseases - DONE Flashcards
1
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Measles - etiology:
A
Morbillivirus
2
Q
Measles - Period of incubation:
A
9-11 days
3
Q
Measles - infectiousness:
A
3-5 days before exanthema and up to 4 days after
4
Q
Measles - infectiousness:
A
Catharus period
- Fever
- Dry, ,,barking’’ cough
- Running nose
- Conjunctivitis and photophobia
- Koplik’s macule
5
Q
Measles - eruptive period:
A
- Fever > 40oC (…F), sudden, simultaneously with exanthema
- Catharus symptoms are over
- Exanthema - small spots behind ears, on neck, along line’s of hair then spotty, lumpy, cast or haemorrhagic
- 1st day: face, neck, decolletage
- 2nd day: chest , backs, abdomen, upper limb, thighs
- 3rd day: feet, hands, it goes pale on face
- Lymphadenopathy
- Splenomegaly
6
Q
Measles - recovery period:
A
- exanthema is over
- Brown skin
- Peeling
- Return to normal activity during 10-14 days
7
Q
Measles - treatment:
A
only symptomatical, protection from light
8
Q
Measles - prognosis:
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- good
- worse in immunocompromised patients
9
Q
Measles - possible complications:
A
- middle ear inflammation
- pneumonia
- laryngitis
- death
10
Q
Measles - prevention:
A
vaccination
11
Q
Rubella - Etiology:
A
Viral infection: Morbillivirus
12
Q
Rubella - Period of incubation:
A
14 – 21 days
13
Q
Rubella - Infectiousness:
A
7 days before exanthema and up to 4-5 days after
14
Q
Rubella - Clinical symptoms:
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- Fever
- Lymphadenopathy (suboccipital nodus: painless, hard, like a pea)
- Exanthema - little, spoty or lumpy, rosecoloured face
- Splenomegaly
15
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Rubella - Treatment:
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only symptomatical
