International Quarantinable Disease Flashcards
Quarantinable Diseases OPNAVINST
6210.2
purpose of quarantinable disease regulations
Regulations are intended to prevent the introduction and dissemination of diseases affecting:
Human, plants, and animals
illegally taken wildlife
Arthropod vectors
pests of health/agricultural importance
quarantinable diseases
cholera diphtheria infectious TB plague smallpox yellow fever Viral hemorrhagic fever SARS influenza viruses with potential to become pandemics
what is cholera
an acute, diarrheal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
sx of cholera
profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps
how does a person get cholera?
drinking water or eating food contaminated with the cholera bacterium
when cholera is an epidemic, the source of the contamination is usually what?
feces of an infected person
areas where cholera bacterium live
areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water. may also live in brackish rivers and coastal waters.
what are some foods that have been a source of Cholera
shellfish eaten raw.
can the cholera disease be spread directly from one person to another
no
methods of control of cholera
immz with oral vaccines.
isolation with enteric precautions of severely ill patients, hand washing, fly control.
concurrent disinfection of feces and vomitus of linens and articles used by patients
what is the name of the bacterium that causes plague
Yersinia Pestis
two clinical forms of plague
bubonic
pneumonic
sx of bubonic plague
lymphadenitis, fever
sx of pneumonic plague
involvement of lungs, sputum loaded with causative agent.
methods of control for plague
reduce likelihood of people being bitten by fleas.
what is yellow fever
a viral disease transmitted between human by a mosquito (aedes egypti)
methods of control for yellow fever
the use of insect repellent, protective clothing, and mosquito netting
immunizations
isolation
what is small pox
systemic viral disease generally presenting with a characteristic skin eruption within 2-4 days.
how is smallpox spread
via respiratory tract (droplet spread) or skin inoculation
last year of acquired case of smallpox
october 1977, in somalia
what year was smallpox declared eradicated by the WHO
1979
methods of control for small pox (variola virus)
immunization with vaccinia virus
what is the instruction number for Quarantine Regulations of the Navy
OPNAVINST 6210.2
What chapter of the NAVMED P 5010 deals with Navy Etymology and Pest Control Techniques
chapter 8.
BUMEDINST for Ship Sanitation Certificate Program
6210.4
in the last 15 days prior to arrival into a US port, what two conditions and illnesses be reported
patient with 100 F or greater accompanied by a rash, glandular swelling, or jaundice for more than 48 hrs
diarrheas greater than normal in the last 24 hrs.
who does the CO message and how many prior to pulling into port does he send his message.
Senior Naval Officer in command of the port to be entered.
12-72 hrs prior .
