International Quarantinable Diseases Flashcards
what are the Quarantinable diseases?
- Cholera
- Diphtheria
- infectious TB
- Plague
- Small pox
- Yellow Fever
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- SARS
- influenza caused by novel reemergent influenza viruses that have the potental to cause pandemic
what is the disease process of Cholera
- Acute diarrheal illness
- caused by Vibrio Cholera
- often can be mild or no symptoms but can be serious
- 1 in 20 people have severe symptoms
- rapid loss of body fluids lead to dehydration and shock
without treatment how rapid can death occur in Cholera?
Within hours
what conditions can cholera thrive in?
- contaminated drinking water
- feces of an infected person
- spread rapidly in water contaminated with sewage
- commonly found in shellfish from the gulf of mexico
how long can oral vaccine prevent Cholera?
Several months
characteristics of plague:
- Bacteria: Yersinia Pestis
- people contract it when bitten by the rodent flea
- treated with modern antibiotics
Types of plague:
- Bubonic
- Pneumonic
what type of plague comes with a fever?
Bubonic
yellow fever characteristics:
- viral: transmitted from mosquito to humans
- most countries have vaccination rules prior to entry to that country
how long does the yellow fever vaccine last?
10 years
how old must someone be for the yellow fever vaccine?
9 months old
smallpox characteristics:
- Variola Virus
- last naturally acquired case in the world was October 1977 in Somalia
- eradicated in 1979
symptoms of smallpox
- fever breaks after 2-4 days
- then deep rash develops with lesion
what must you do if you suspect a smallpox infection?
Immediately call local and state health authority
OPNAVINST 6210.2
the Navy’s Quarantine Regulations
