Chapter 20: Dietary Mgmt of Fevers and Infections (1)

Question 1

a mosquito-borne disease

Answer 1

dengue

Question 2

causative agent of dengue

Answer 2

aedes mosquitoes

Question 3

type of dengue

causes a high fever, rash, and muscle and joint pain

Answer 3

mild dengue fever

Question 4

type of dengue

also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause severe bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure and death

Answer 4

severe dengue fever

Question 5

dengue - medical mgmt

Answer 5

antipyretic drugs

Question 6

dengue - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: for fever and infection

Answer 6

high calorie, high chon

Question 7

a contagious and serious disease caused by a virus

it is spread through direct contract and through the air

Answer 7

measles

Question 8

measles causative agent

Answer 8

rna virus of the paramyxoviridae

Question 9

symptoms: inflammation of the parotid, testes, and pancreas; irritability; convulsions respiratory catarrh; koplik’s spots that erupt

Answer 9

measles

Question 10

measles - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: for fever and infection

Answer 10

high calorie, high chon

Question 11

measles - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: for better tolerance

Answer 11

consistency of diet must be adjusted according to tolerance

Question 12

a viral infection that primarily affects the parotid glands

Answer 12

mumps

Question 13

symptoms: predilection of glandular and nervous tissues; stiffness of the jaw, mandible tenderness, pain when swallowing

Answer 13

mumps

Question 14

mumps - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: for fever and infection

Answer 14

high calorie, high chon

Question 15

mumps - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: to prevent pain in swallowing

Answer 15

soft, bland foods

Question 16

a highly contagious viral infection that caused an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters

Answer 16

chickenpox

Question 17

chickenpox causative agent

Answer 17

herpes virus varicella zoster

Question 18

characteristics: invades the respiratory tract, which can cause appendicitis, pneumonia, myocarditis, encephalitis

Answer 18

chickenpox

Question 19

smallpox and chickenpox - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: for fever and infection

Answer 19

high calorie, high chon

Question 20

smallpox and chickenpox - dietary mgmt

diet: ?
rationale: if with haemoptysis

Answer 20

fe supplements

Question 21

serious infectious disease that is highly contagious

Answer 21

smallpox

Question 22

smallpox causative agent

Answer 22

variola manor, variola major

Question 23

characteristics: invades the respiratory tract with a high or mild degree of virulence; fever, headaches, pain in the limbs, vomiting, rashes, lesions

Answer 23

smallpox

Question 24

an infection that causes inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs

Answer 24

pneumonia

Question 25

pneumonia causative agent

Answer 25

mycobacterium pneumoniae, viruses

Question 26

characteristics: patchy inflammatory changes in the lungs; starts as a common cold, malaise, fever, production of sputum, and cough

Answer 26

pneumonia

Question 27

parasitic infections disease caused by parasites that are spread to people through the bites of infected female mosquito

Answer 27

malaria

Question 28

causative agent of malaria

Answer 28

protozoa of genus plasmodium, transmitted by anopheles mosquitoes

Question 29

characteristics: chills and high fever, anemia

Answer 29

malaria

Question 30

malaria - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: increased catabolic state

Answer 30

high calorie, high chon

Question 31

malaria - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: to replace losses

Answer 31

fe supplements

Question 32

malaria - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: for blood formation, replacement of losses

Answer 32

vitamin and mineral supplementation

Question 33

malaria - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: because of inflammation and enlargement of the spleen

Answer 33

fluid and Na controlled

Question 34

parasitic infections disease caused by parasites thar are usually transmitted through fecal contamination of food or hands

Answer 34

amoebiasis

Question 35

causative agent of amoebiasis

Answer 35

entamoeba hystolytica

Question 36

amoebiasis - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: for fluid-electrolyte imbalance

Answer 36

liquid to bland normal

Question 37

amoebiasis - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: to prevent irritation

Answer 37

low fiber, low residue

Question 38

amoebiasis - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: replacement of losses

Answer 38

vitamin and mineral supplementation

Question 39

hookworm infestation causative agent

Answer 39

ancylostoma duodenale, necator americana

Question 40

characteristics: attacks and damages the small intestines; malnutrition, anemia, edema, and dilatation of the heart

Answer 40

hookworm infestation

Question 41

hookworm infestation - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: fevers and infection

Answer 41

high calorie, high chon

Question 42

hookworm infestation - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: control edema

Answer 42

low Na

Question 43

hookworm infestation - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: control anemia

Answer 43

fe supplementation

Question 44

parasitic infections roundworm infection of the intestines that can cause an itchy rash, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, and eventually iron deficiency anemia due to ongoing loss of blood.

Answer 44

hookworm infestation

Question 45

parasitic infections roundworm infection that attacks and damages the small intestine

Answer 45

ascariasis

Question 46

ascariasis causative agent

Answer 46

ascaris lumbricoides

Question 47

characteristics: abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, secondary malnutrition

Answer 47

ascariasis

Question 48

ascariasis - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: fevers and infection

Answer 48

high calorie, high chon

Question 49

ascariasis - dietary mgmt diet: ? rationale: to correct deficiencies

Answer 49

vitamin and mineral supplementation