other emerging diseases Flashcards
1
Q
what are some re-emerging diseases
A
TB
small pox
malaria
mumps
2
Q
67% of all known food borne illness in the US
fecal contaminated food/water or direct person-to-person
common in salad, sandwiches, ice, cold cuts, raw/undercooked oysters and clams
1-2 day incubation
A
norovirus aka norwalk virus
3
Q
bird flu
flu-like symptoms
can lead to complications and death
A
avian influenze
H5N1
4
Q
aka tsutsugamushi fever
macuopapular rash
A
scrub typhus
5
Q
fatal-carried by pigs and bats
encephalitis
respiratory
A
nipah fever
6
Q
rabies-like
leads to death
A
lissa virus
7
Q
encephalitis from mosquito bites
high fever
death
A
chandipura virus
