Lesson 8 Flashcards
An acute and highly contagious disease of viral etiology
Chicken pox
Characterized by vesicular eruptions on the skin and mucous membrane with mild constitutional symptoms
Chicken pox
Causative agent of Chicken Pox
Herpes Virus Varicellae
It is closely identical to herpes zoster virus
Herpes Virus Varicellae
What is the source of infection of Chicken Pox
Human being
Incubation period of chicken pox
10-21 days
Pre-eruptive manifestations are
mild fever and malaise
In varicella, when rash starts from the trunk and then spread to other parts of the body
Centrifugal appearance
All stages are present simultaneously, before all are covered with scabs
Celestial map
4 types of lesions
Macule
Papule
Vesicle
Pustule
A pop-luke eruption filled with fluid
Vesicle
Lesion that is not elevated above the skin surface
Macules
Lesion that is infected or filled with pus
Pustules
Lesion that is above the skin surface with a diameter about 3 mm
Papules
It is a scab or eschar
Crust
A secondary lesion caused by the secretion of vesicle drying on the skin
Crust
Diagnostic test for chicken pox
Complement fixation test
Electron microscopic examination
Should a patient with chicken pox and a fever be given an aspirin?
No
What lotion should be given to a person with chicken pox
Calamine lotion
An acute bacterial ENTERIC disease of the GIT
Cholera
Causative agent of cholera
Vibrio Cholerae and Vibrio Coma
An enterotoxin produced by organisms as they grow in the intestinal tract
Choleragen
Pathognomonic sign of cholera
Rice-watery stool
Occurs in untreated hypokalemia
Renal failure
Due to large volume of bicarbonate-rich stool
Metabolic acidosis
Loss of magnesium
Convulsions and tetany
Cases of uncorrected metabolic acidosis
Acute pulmonary edema
