Test 1 Flashcards
Impetigo discription
skin disorder caused by bacteria
skin lesions that cause skin to flake and peel off
Impetigo causative bacteria
Staph. aureus/ Strep. pyrogenes
Impetigo color of crust
honey or brown colored
Impetigo prevention
good hygiene
Impetigo treatment
oral or topical antibiotic
Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) discription
Skin infection
damage of skin
marked shedding
effects infants and children <5
Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome
Cause
Staph aureus
Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome Signs/symptoms
Wet red areas
Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome treatment
IV antibiotics
Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome prevention
Keep known carriers from neonate’s
prompt treatment of infection
Gas gangrene description
Severe form of tissue death
Gas gangrene cause
Clostridium perfringens
Gas, gangrene signs and symptoms
Black necrotic, tissue
fever
Crackling like rice Krispies
Gas gangrene prevention
Clean skin injury thoroughly
watch for signs of infection
debride dead tissue
Chickenpox description
Itchy fluid filled blisters
Chickenpox cause
Virus varicella-zoster
Chickenpox treatment
Treatment of symptoms
oatmeal bath
Chickenpox prevention
Vaccine
Hand foot and mouth disease definition
Viral disease in babies and children under five
Hand foot and mouth disease cause
Enterovirus Coxsackie
Hand foot and mouth signs and symptoms
Start in mouth
spread to palms and soles
Hand foot and mouth transmission
Direct and airborne
Measles description
Highly contagious viral illness, characterized by a fever, cough, conjunctivitis and spreading rash
Measles signs and symptoms
Sore throat
tiny white spots inside the mouth
Measles prevention
Vaccine immunization
Measles complication
Immunity amnesia
Leishmaniasis description
Parasitic disease caused by protozoan spread, by bite of sandfly
Leishmaniasis cause
Sandfly
Leishmaniasis signs and symptoms
Lesions
night sweats
Leishmaniasis other
Military personnel from Persian gulf
Cutaneous, anthrax description
Infection of the skin caused by direct contact with bacteria
Cutaneous anthrax cause
Bacillus anthracis
Cutaneous anthrax virulence
Endospores
Cutaneous anthrax
signs and symptoms
Blister or ulcer that turns into black scab
Cutaneous, anthrax treatment
Antibiotics
Cutaneous, anthrax other
Bioterrorism risk
Ringworm description
Skin infection, common in children
Ringworm cause
Fungus
Ringworm, sign and symptoms
Circular spot on the skin
may blister or ooze
Ringworm treatment
Antifungal
Meningitis description
Information of the membrane that surrounds and protects the brain
Meningitis cause
Bacteria, yeast, viruses
Meningitis signs and symptoms
Severe headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light
Meningitis diagnosis
Lumbar puncture
Meningitis treatment
Antibiotics
Toxoplasma gondii definition
Single celled, parasite causes disease known as toxoplasmosis