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Y3R7 - (Community) 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 > L19: Bacterial Food-Borne Infections > Flashcards

L19: Bacterial Food-Borne Infections Flashcards

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CA of Typhoid

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salmonella typhi (107 types)

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CA of Paratyphoid

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Salmonella paratyphi
- A (frequent)
- B (the most common)
- C (rare)

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Reservoir of Typhoid & Paratyphoid

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Most Dangerous Reservoir of Typhoid

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Chronic carriers are the most dangerous

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Chronic Carriers of Typhoid

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IP of Typhoid

Study MOT of Typhoid & Paratyphoid

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14 days, but this depends on the infective dose can vary from 3 days to 1 month

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IP of Paratyphoid

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Paratyphoid fever is usually 1-10 days.

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Susceptible Age of Typhoid

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Susceptibility is general

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Infectivity Period of Typhoid

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From last few days of I.P. & as long as the organism appear in excreta. (Variable in typhoid)

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Infectivity Period of Paratyphoid

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1-2 weeks for paratyphoid

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Susceptible sex for Typhoid

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more cases among males, but carrier state is more in females

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Immunity to Typhoid

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develop after infection (clinical or subclinical) or immunization.

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Susceptible environment for Typhoid

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occurs all over the year with high incidence in late summer & early autumn.

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General Prevention of Typhoid

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with referral to general epidemiology.
❶ Environmental sanitation
❷ Health education of the public.

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Specific Prevention of Typhoid

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  • Vaccination
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Vaccination for Typhoid

  • Nature
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Vaccination for Typhoid

  • Dose
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❶ Oral typhoid vaccine: 3-4 doses, 2 days apart.

❷ Polysaccharide vi antigen vaccine: single subcutaneous dose is available

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Vaccination for Typhoid

  • Indication
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Vaccination for Typhoid

  • Protective Value
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moderate for all preparations.

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Composition of TAB Vx

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  • 1 ml contain 1000 million S. typhi
  • 750 million S.paratyphi A & B
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Composition of TABC Vx

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  • 1 ml contain 1000 million S. typhi
  • Where paratyphi C is endemic, 750 million organisms are added
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Composition of Typhoid Vx

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1 ml contain 1000 million S. typhi

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

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Contact Control Measures for Typhoid

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Carrier Control Measures for Typhoid

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Epidemic Control Measures for Typhoid

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

  • Notification
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local health office

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

  • Isolation
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at fever hospital or at home

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

  • TTT
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with appropriate antibiotics

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

  • Release
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after clinical & bacterial cure (3 -ve stool & urine cultures 2 weeks after fever)

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Case Control Measures for Typhoid

  • Disinfection
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concurrent (for urine & stool, articles) & terminal

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Contact Control Measures for Typhoid

  • Survaillence
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3 weeks from exposure for early case & carrier finding

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International Measures for Typhoid

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Typhoid vaccination is recommended for travelers to endemic areas

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Def of Brucellosis

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CA of Brucellosis

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Reservoir of Brucellosis

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Infected animals; cattle, goats & sheep & pigs. No man reservoir

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MOT of Brucellosis

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MOT of Brucellosis

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IP of Brucellosis

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Highly variable & difficult to ascertain 5-60 days

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Infectivity Period of Brucellosis

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No man to man transmission

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Susceptible Age for Brucellosis

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Susceptible Sex for Brucellosis

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Both sexes

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Immunity to Brucellosis

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Severity & duration of clinical illness are subject to wide variation, Duration of acquired immunity is uncertain

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Preventive Animal Measures for Brucellosis

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Preventice Human Measures for Brucellosis

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Case Contact Measures for Brucellosis

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….

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Case Contact Measures for Brucellosis

  • Isolation
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no need for isolation

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Contact Contact Measures for Brucellosis

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Outbreak Measures for Brucellosis

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❶ Trace source of infection (e.g. milk products).

❷ Restricted distribution of unpasteurized milk & milk products is enforced.

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International Measures for Brucellosis

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Quarantine measures for imported animals.

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Def of Bloody diarrhea

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Bloody diarrhea: is a significant cause of illness and death in young children, particularly those who live in less-developed countries.

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Causes of Bloody Diarrhea

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Def of Shigellosis

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Shigellosis is a highly infectious intestinal disease caused by a family of bacteria called shigella

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CA of Shigellosis

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there are four types of shigella (S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii and S. sonnei).

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Reservoir of Shigellosis

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only human

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IP of Shigellosis

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12-96 hours

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MOT of Shigellosis

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Def of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) or shiga toxin-producing E is one of E-coli strains that cause severe intestinal infection in human .

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Enterohemorrhagic E-coli id different from other E. coli because it makes a …… called shiga toxin.

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potent toxin

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This toxin damages the lining of the intestinal wall, causing bloody diarrhea.

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CA of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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Enterohemorrhagic E-coli.

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Reservoir of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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human (in the form case and carrier) cattle goat and sheep

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Source of Infection of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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stool of infected persons.

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MOT of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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IP of Enterohemorrhagic E-coli

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Prevention & control for bloody diarrhea

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International measures for bloody diarrhea

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