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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISEASES Flashcards

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signs and symptoms of GONORRHEA

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● Genital (penis or cervix), anus, throat and eyes can be infected
● Males - burning urination and pus discharges
● Females - vaginal discharge

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signs and symptoms of CHLAMYDIA

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IN MALES
● discharge from the penis, burning and itching of the urethral opening, burning sensation during urination

IN FEMALES
● slight vaginal discharge, itching and burning sensation of the vagina, painful intercourse, abdominal pain.

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signs and symptoms of MEASLES

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  • characterized by fever, rashes, and symptoms referable to the upper respiratory tract;
  • The eruption is preceded by about 2 days of coryza, during which stage grayish pecks (“koplik spots”) may be found on the inner surface of the cheeks
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signs and symptoms of MALARIA

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● Recurrent chills, Fever
● Profuse sweating
● Anemia
● Hepatomegaly
● Splenomegaly

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signs and symptoms of SYPHILIS

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  1. PRIMARY SYPHILIS (Chancre)
    ● painless sore at the site of entry of germs, swollen glands
  2. SECONDARY SYPHILIS (condylomata lata)
    ● maculopapular rash notably on the palms and soles, or as moist papules on the skin and mucous membranes.
    ● Moist lesion of the genitals
  3. TERTIARY SYPHILIS (Gummas)
    ● varies from no symptoms to indication of damage to body organs such as brains, heart, and liver
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signs and symptoms of AIDS

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PHYSICAL
● Rashes, Loss of appetite, Weight loss
● Fever of unknown origin
● Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)
● Persistent diarrhea, Esophageal candidiasis
● Kaposi’s Sarcoma (skin cancer)

MENTAL
● Forgetfulness
● Loss of concentration, Loss of libido, Loss of memory
● Psychomotor- retardation
● Confusion, Disorientation, Seizures
● Coma

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signs and symptoms of MENINGOCOCCEMIA

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● High-grade fever for the first 24 hours
● Weakness, joint, and muscle pain
● Hemorrhagic rash, progressing from few petechiae to widespread purpura
● Meningeal irritation like headache, nausea and vomiting, stiff neck, seizure or convulsion and sensorial changes
● Disease may progress to massive DIC w/ destruction of the adrenal glands called WATERHOUSE FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME

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signs and symptoms of TRICHOMONIASIS

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IN MALES
● slight itching of the penis, painful urination, clear discharge from penis

IN FEMALES
● white or greenish-yellow odorous discharge, vaginal itching, painful urination

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signs and symptoms of SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASIS

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● Anemia
● Malnutrition
● Stunted growth in height and body size
● Decreased physical activities
● Impaired mental and school performance

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signs and symptoms of TUBERCULOSIS

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● Cough of 2 weeks more
● Fever
● Chest pain or back pains not referable to any musculoskeletal disorders
● Hemoptysis or recurrent blood-streaked in the sputum
● Significant weight loss
● Other signs and symptoms such as sweating, fatigue, body malaise, and shortness of breath.

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signs and symptoms of ORAL AND GENITAL HERPES

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Painful vesicular lesion of the male and female genitals and anal area.

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signs and symptoms of HEPATITIS B

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a. Loss of appetite, Easy fatigability
b. Joint and muscle pain
c. Low grade fever
d. Right sided abdominal pain
e. Jaundice
f. Dark colored urine

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signs and symptoms of CHOLERA

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  • colorless diarrhea
  • vomiting
  • severe dehydration
  • muscular cramps
  • cyanosis
  • and in severe cases, collapse.
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signs and symptoms of DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

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● An acute febrile infection of sudden onset with clinical manifestation of 3 stages.
● First 4 days- invasive stage starts abruptly as high fever, abdominal pain, and headache
● 4th to 7th days- toxic or hemorrhagic stage-lowering of temperature, severe abdominal pain, vomiting, frequent bleeding, death may occur
● 7th to 10th day- convalescent or recovery

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signs and symptoms of PARACLYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING

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● Numbness of the face especially around the mouth
● Vomiting and dizziness
● Headache
● Tingling sensation and eventually paralysis of hands and feet
● Floating sensation and weakness
● Rapid pulse
● Difficulty of speech (ataxia) and difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia)
● Total muscle paralysis with respiratory arrest and death occurs in severe cases
● No definite medication indicated
● Induced vomiting
● Drinking pure coconut milk and sodium bicarbonate solution weakened the toxic effect of red tide.
● It is advised to take these solutions in the early stage of poisoning only.
● Shellfish affected by red tide must not be cooked with vinegar as the toxin Pyromidiumincreases when mixed with acid.
● Toxin of red tide is not totally destroyed upon cooking hence consumers must be educated to avoid bi-valve mollusks such as tahong, talaba, halaan, kabiya when red tide warning has been issued by proper authority.

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signs and symptoms of BACCILLARY DYSENTERY

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  • An acute bacterial infection of the intestine characterized by diarrhea, fever, tenesmus and in severe cases bloody mucoid stools.
  • Severe infections are frequent in infants and in elderly debilitated persons.
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signs and symptoms of LEPTOSPIROSIS

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● LEPTOSPIREMIC PHASE:
- Leptospira present in blood and CSF.
- Onset of symptoms is abrupt with fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, cough, and chest pain

● IMMUNE PHASE:
- correlates with the appearance of circulating IgM.

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signs and symptoms of SCABIES

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● Itching
● Minor discomfort-skin may feel hot and burning
● When large areas are involved and secondary infection is severe, there will be fever, headache and malaise
● Secondary dermatitis is common

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signs and symptoms of TYPHOID

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  • Systemic infection characterized by continued fever, malaise, anorexia,
  • slow pulse, involvement of lymphoid tissue, Splenomegaly rose spots
  • on trunks and diarrhea.
  • Many mild typical infections are often unrecognized.
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signs and symptoms of CHICKEN POX

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  • sudden onset with slight FEVER.
  • Mild constitutional symptoms and eruption which are macula-papular for a few hours vesicular for 3-4 days and leaves granularscabs
  • LESIONS are more covered than on exposed parts of the body and many appear on the scalp and mucous membrane of URT
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signs and symptoms of SARS

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PRODROMAL PHASE:
● Body temperature of more than 38 C sometimes with chill, malaise, and headache
● During this stage the infectivity is none or low

RESPIRATORY PHASE:
● Within 2 to 7 days the illness may proceed to this stage is characterized by a dry nonproductive cough with or without respiratory distress.
● Common findings include hypoxia, dullness on percussion, and decreased breath sounds on Physical examination.
● Infectivity is highest during this phase.

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signs and symptoms of PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH)

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  • It begins as an ordinary cold, which in typical cases is increasingly severe, and after the second week is attended by a paroxysm of cough ending in a characteristics whoop as the breath is drawn in.
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signs and symptoms of INFLUENZA

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abrupt onset with FEVER which lasts 1 to 6 days, sensation or CHILLS, ACHES, or pain in the back and limbs with prostrations.

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LATE signs and symptoms of LEPROSY

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a. loss of eyebrow- madarosis
b. Inability to close eyelidslagopthalmus
c. clawing o fingers and toes
d. sinking of the nose bridge
e. enlargement of the breast in males-gynecomastia
f. Chronic ulcers

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signs and symptoms of DIPTHERIA

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Acute febrile infection of the tonsil, throat, nose, larynx, or a wound marked by a patch or patches of grayish membrane from which the diphtheria bacillus is readily cultured.

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signs and symptoms of MUMPS

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● Painful swelling in front of ear, angle of jaws, and down the neck
● Painful particularly when swallowing
● Fever
● Malaise
● Loss of appetite
● Swelling of one or both testicles (orchitis) in some boys

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signs an symptoms of HEPATITIS A

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● Influenza-like symptom and headache
● Malaise and easy fatigability
● Anorexia and abdominal discomfort
● Nausea and vomiting
● Fever
● Lymphadenopathy
● Jaundice
● Bilirubinemia with clay colored stool

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signs and symptoms of PARAGONIMIASIS

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● Cough of long duration
● Hemoptysis
● Chest/back pain
● PTB like symptoms not responding to anti-TB medications

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signs and symptoms of SCHISTOSOMIASIS

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● Diarrhea
● Blood stool
● Enlargement of abdomen
● Splenomegaly
● Weakness
● Anemia
● Inflamed liver

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signs and symptoms of PNEUMONIASIS

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● Rhinitis/ Common cold
● Pain over affected areas
● Rusty sputum
● Highly colored urine
● Productive cough
● Severe chill
● Fast respiration
● High fever
● Vomiting at times
● Dilated pupils
● Convulsion may occur

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EARLY sign and symptoms of LEPROSY

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a. Change in color- either reddish brown/white
b. Loss of sensation on the skin lesion
c. Decrease/loss of sweating and hair growth over the lesion
d. Thickened and painful nerves
e. Muscles weakness and paralysis of extremities
f. pain and redness of the eyes
g. nasal obstruction or bleeding
h. Ulcers that do not heal

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signs and symptoms of FILARIASIS

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ASYMPTOMATIC STAGE
● Characterized by the presence of microfilariae in the peripheral blood
● No clinical signs and symptoms of the disease

ACUTE STAGE
● Lymphadenitis - inflammation of the lymph nodes
● Lymphangitis - inflammation of lymph
● vessels in some cases, the male genitalia is affected

CHRONIC STAGE
● Developed 10 -15 years from the onset of first attack
● Hydrocoele - swelling of the scrotum
● Lymphedema - swelling of the upper and lower extremities
● Elephantiasis - enlargement or thickening of the skin of the lower and/or upper extremities, scrotum, breast

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signs and symptoms of RABIES

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● Sense of apprehension
● Headache, Fever
● Sensory change near the site of animal bite
● Spasm of muscles or deglutition on an attempt to swallow (fear of water)
● Paralysis
● Delirium and convulsion
● Without medical intervention, the rabies victim would usually last only 2 to 6 days.
● Death is often due to respiratory paralysis

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signs and symptoms of TETANUS

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  • Characterized by muscle contraction.
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signs and symptoms of BIRD FLU or AVIAN INFLUENZA

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● Fever
● Body weakness and muscle pain
● Cough
● Sore throat
● May have difficulty in breathing in severe cases
● Sore eyes

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