Week 1 : Introduction to Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases Flashcards

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List the features of an ‘acute’ infection.

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  • Rapid onset of symptoms/disease
  • Brief period (hours/days) display of symptoms
  • Disease resolution in the healthy (weeks)
  • Self-limiting (pathogen cleared or death of the host)
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2
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List the 3 main routes of transmission with Respiratory Tract Infections.

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  • Airborne
  • Droplets
  • Contact
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3
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Define an acute infection.

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Localised or systemic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to an infectious ‘agent’ or its ‘toxins’ with there being no evidence that the infection was present at the time of admission.

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4
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Give an example of an acute bacteria infection.

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Stomach infections e.g. food poisoning

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5
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Give an example of a viral acute infection.

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Norovirus infection

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6
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What does SARS stand for?

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

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7
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Give an example of an acute infection leading to long term (chronic) side effects.

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  • IBS can occur 2-3 weeks after food poisoning
  • Chronic fatigue often follows after viral infections
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8
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List the features of a chronic infection.

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  • Infection occurs but the infectious agent then never leaves
  • Continuous symptoms
  • Persistent
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9
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Define chronic infection.

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Life-long, continuous presence of infectious agent, following a primary (acute) infection and may include chronic or relapsing infection

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10
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Give an example of a viral chronic infection.

A

Chicken pox & HIV

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11
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Give an example of a bacterial chronic infection.

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Tuberculosis

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