Signs and Symptoms

Question 1

Measles

Answer 1

Rash starts on head, spreads to body, lasts over a week

Question 2

Rubella

Answer 2

Milder red rash, lasts around 3 days

Question 3

Fifth Disease

Answer 3

“Slapped cheek” first, spreads to limbs and trunk, not usually distinct bumps

Question 4

Roseola

Answer 4

High fever precedes rash stage, rash isn’t always present

Question 5

Scalded Skin Syndrome

Answer 5

Split in skin occurs within the epidermis

Question 6

Chicken Pox

Answer 6

No fever prodrome, lesions are superficial, mostly in the center of the body

Question 7

Warts

Answer 7

common warts: painless, elevated rough growths on the fingers or other body parts
plantar: deep, painful papillomas on soles of feet
flat warts: smooth, skin-colored lesions that develop on face, trunk, elbows, and knees

Question 8

Molluscum Contagiosum

Answer 8

skin lesions in the form of smooth, waxy nodules on face, arms, legs, and trunk of children; and genital areas of adults

Question 9

Leishmaniasis

Answer 9

cutaneous: localized infection of the capillaries of the skin
Mucocutaneous: (central and South America) affects both the skin and mucous membranes

Question 10

Cutaneous Anthrax

Answer 10

Papule becomes necrotic and later ruptures to form painless, black eschar

Question 11

Ringworm

Answer 11

Circular raised lesions all are Dermatophytes

Question 12

Superficial Mycoses

Answer 12

mild, chronic scaling and interferes with the production of melanocytes

Question 13

Neonatal conjunctivitis

Answer 13

In babies less than 28 days old

Question 14

Bacterial Conjunctivitis

Answer 14

Mucoporulent discharge

Question 15

Viral Conjunctivitis

Answer 15

Clear discharge

Question 16

Keratitis

Answer 16

Invasion of deeper eye tissues, blindness can occur

Question 17

Scarlet fever

Answer 17

sandpaper feel to affected skin, severe sore throat

Question 18

Small Pox

Answer 18

fever precedes rash, lesions are deep and primarily on the extremities

Question 19

Meningitis (Neisseria)

Answer 19

Petechiae, meningococcemia, most serious form of meningitis

Question 20

Meningitis (Strep)

Answer 20

serious, acute, most common meningitis in adults

Question 21

Meningitis (Influenzae)

Answer 21

Serious, acute, less common since vaccine became available

Question 22

Meningitis (listeria)

Answer 22

asymptomatic in healthy adults, found in neonates, elderly and immunocomprimised

Question 23

Meningitis (Cryptococcus)

Answer 23

acute or chronic, most common in aids patients

Question 24

Neonatal Meningitis (Strep)

Answer 24

Most common, positive culture from mother confirms diagnosis

Question 25

Neonatal Meningitis (E. coli)

Answer 25

Suspected if the infant is premature

Question 26

Meningoencephalits

Answer 26

Primary amoeba meningoencephalitis: causes massive destruction of brain and spinal tissue that causes hemorrhage and coma
death occurs within a week

Question 27

Acute Encephalitis

Answer 27

tissue of the brain becomes sensitive to damage by inflammatory processes

Question 28

Subacute Encephalitis (Toxoplasma gondii)

Answer 28

slower development of disease

Question 29

Subacute Encephalitis (sclerosing panaencephalitis)

Answer 29

history of the measles

Question 30

Subacute Encephalitis (Prions)

Answer 30

Long incubation period, fast progression once it begins

Question 31

Rabies

Answer 31

incubation period 1-2 months
initial tingling originating from site of bite
prodromal phase begins with fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue, and nonspecific symptoms
furious phase- patients become anxious
throat gets too sore and swollen they cant swallow created their increased saliva
slip into coma, brain damage ( generally the phase people get bit)
death

Question 32

Tetanus

Answer 32

Tetanospsmin: uncontrollable contractions of the muscle

Question 33

Botulism

Answer 33

Descending muscle paralysis, can die because their lungs cant inflate, wait for toxin to pass

Question 34

Malaria

Answer 34

chills, fever, and sweating; symptoms occur at 48-72 intervals as result of rupturing blood cells

Question 35

HIV and Aids

Answer 35

fatigue, weight loss, and neurological changes; opportunistic infections

Question 36

Endocarditis

Answer 36

anemia, abnormal heartbeat, symptoms similar to heart attack, referred pain

Question 37

Septicemia

Answer 37

fever, altered mental state, increased breathing rate accompanied by respiratory alkalosis, low blood pleasure is hallmark

Question 38

Pneumonic plague

Answer 38

respiratory disease

Question 39

Bubonic plague

Answer 39

inflammation causes necrosis of the infected lymph node resulting in swollen lesions called a bubo

Question 40

Septicemic plague

Answer 40

bacteria in the blood result in disseminated intravascular coagulation, subcutaneous hemorrhage, and purpura which may degenerate into necrosis or gangrene

Question 41

Tularemia

Answer 41

backache, chills, fever, and weakness appear

tied to portal of entry: ulcerative skin lesions, swollen lymph nodes, conjunctiva inflammation, sore throat

Question 42

Lyme Disease

Answer 42

bull’s eye ring rash

Question 43

Infectious Mononucleosis

Answer 43

high fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged spleen and liver

Question 44

Yellow Fever

Answer 44

accompanied by jaundice

Question 45

Dengue Fever

Answer 45

have to get 2nd bite by different subtype in order to produce hemorrhage that spews from your face

Question 46

Ebola

Answer 46

bleed out every whole in the body and organs liquify

Question 47

Q fever

Answer 47

Complicated by pneumonia

Question 48

Cat-scratch disease

Answer 48

cluster of papules at site of inoculation remains localized

Question 49

Rocky Mountain

Answer 49

distinctive rash that starts out looking like measles can get so large they get gangrene

Question 50

Anthrax

Answer 50

pulmonary, cutaneous, meningitis, bacteria in blood stream, overwhelming septicemia