COMMUNICABLE DISEASES III Flashcards
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*A double –stranded DNA that Belongs to a
family of virus that causes the small pox
*MONKEYPOX (MPOX)
*FAMILY of monkeypox
Poxviridae
*GENUS of poxviridae that causes monkeypox
Orthopoxvirus
*OUTBREAK STARTED WHEN AND WHERE: monkeypox
2022, outside Africa
INCUBATION PERIOD of monkeypox
3-17 days
MODE OF TRANSMISSION of monkeypox
*ANIMAL TO HUMAN- HUNTING, SKINNING AND
COOKING ANIMALS
*HUMAN TO HUMAN – DIRECT CONTACT (
ESPECIALLY SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AMONG MEN
WITH MEN)
*CONTAMINATED SHEETS, CLOTHES, NEEDLES
INCUBATION PERIOD OF MONKEYPOX
3-17 DAYS
PPEARS 1-4 DAYS LATER AFTER
FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS (INITIALLY ITCHY PIMPLE
OR BLISTER—THEN BECOMES A SCAB)
RASH
❑SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of monkeypox
STARTS WITH FLU-lIKE SYMPTOMS
fever/ chills/ coryza
sore throat
cough
nasal congestion
myalgia
headache
lymphadenopathy
rash- APPEARS 1-4 DAYS LATER AFTER
FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS (INITIALLY ITCHY PIMPLE
OR BLISTER—THEN BECOMES A SCAB)
Anergia/ Exhaustion
RARE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MONKEYPOX
*RECTAL PAIN AND SWELLING
*DYSURIA
*SKIN LESIONS ON PALMS AND SOLES,
FACE, MOUTH, THROAT, GROIN,
GENITAL AREAS AND ANUS
*DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR MONKEYPOX
RT-PCR Test
*PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT during the asymptomatic stage
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
antiviral drugs for monkeypox
*TECOVIRIMAT
*CIDOFOVIR
*BRINCIDOFOVIR
vaccine for the prevention for
smallpox and monkeypox)
Jynneos
vaccine for monkeypox
❑AGE:____ and above
❑DOSAGE: ___ ML
❑ROUTE: _____
❑ALTERNATIVE: ____ ; ROUTE: _____
❑NUMBER OF DOSES:
❑INTERVAL: ___WEEKS
❑AGE:18 and above
❑DOSAGE: 0.5 ML
❑ROUTE: SQ
❑ALTERNATIVE: 0.1mL ; ROUTE: ID
❑NUMBER OF DOSES: 2
❑INTERVAL: 4 WEEKS apart
WHEN DO YOU GET THE VACCINE TOO for monkeypox?
❑EXPOSURE TO MPOX CASE
❑HAD SEX WITH A CASE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS
❑A GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY
OR A MAN WHO AHD SEX WITH ANOTHER MAN
FOR THE 6 MONTHS AND WAS
DIAGNOSED TO HAVE CHLAMYDIA,
GONORRHEA, SYPHILLIS
❑MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS
when was the recent case for anthrax
NOVEMBER 2023 IN ZAMBIA
Causative agent of anthrax
bacillus anthracis ( AEROBIC,
ENCAPSULATED, NON-MOTILE, NON-
HEMOLYTIC GRAM NEGATIVE, SPORE-
FORMING
*INCUBATION PERIOD of anthrax
1-7 days
TYPES OF ANTHRAX
- Inhalation Anthrax
- Cutaneous Anthrax
- Gastrointestinal Anthrax
- Injection Anthrax
INHALATION/BREATHING IN OF
ANTHRAX SPORES
Inhalation Anthrax
_________________EATING/DRINKING CONTAMINATED
FOOD (RAW OR UNDERCOOKED) AND WATER WITH SPORES
Gastrointestinal Anthrax
_________________TOUCHING SPORES WITH A CUT OR
SCRAPE IN SKIN
Cutaneous Anthrax
_________________HEROIN –INJECTING DRUG USERS
Injection Anthrax