Tuberculosis Flashcards
1
Q
description
A
serious infectious disease that mainly affects lungs
2
Q
incubation period
A
2-10 weeks after exposure
3
Q
symptoms
A
fever, weight loss, malaise (stress), COUGH, night weats, no symptoms
4
Q
mode of transmission
A
airborne (coughing, speaking, singing, etc)
5
Q
period of communicabilty
A
active TB w/ medication: non-infectious in few weeks
latent TB: cannot infect
6
Q
exclusion
A
yes until treatment started and cleared
7
Q
control measures
A
identify people w/ active TB, cough etiquette, vaccine (inefficient)
8
Q
treatment
A
4 antimicrobial drugs for 6 months
9
Q
pathogen:
A
mycobacterium tuberculosis
10
Q
active tb
A
highly infectious
treatment mandatory
11
Q
latent tb
A
non-infectious
treatment not mandatory
