Test 1 Flashcards by Amanda Yetter

Impetigo discription

skin disorder caused by bacteria
skin lesions that cause skin to flake and peel off

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Impetigo causative bacteria

Staph. aureus/ Strep. pyrogenes

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Impetigo color of crust

honey or brown colored

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Impetigo prevention

good hygiene

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Impetigo treatment

oral or topical antibiotic

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Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) discription

Skin infection
damage of skin
marked shedding
effects infants and children <5

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Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome
Cause

Staph aureus

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Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome Signs/symptoms

Wet red areas

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Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome treatment

IV antibiotics

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Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome prevention

Keep known carriers from neonate’s
prompt treatment of infection

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Gas gangrene description

Severe form of tissue death

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Gas gangrene cause

Clostridium perfringens

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Gas, gangrene signs and symptoms

Black necrotic, tissue
fever
Crackling like rice Krispies

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Gas gangrene prevention

Clean skin injury thoroughly
watch for signs of infection
debride dead tissue

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Chickenpox description

Itchy fluid filled blisters

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Chickenpox cause

Virus varicella-zoster

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Chickenpox treatment

Treatment of symptoms
oatmeal bath

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Chickenpox prevention

Vaccine

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Hand foot and mouth disease definition

Viral disease in babies and children under five

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Hand foot and mouth disease cause

Enterovirus Coxsackie

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Hand foot and mouth signs and symptoms

Start in mouth
spread to palms and soles

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Hand foot and mouth transmission

Direct and airborne

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Measles description

Highly contagious viral illness, characterized by a fever, cough, conjunctivitis and spreading rash

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Measles signs and symptoms

Sore throat
tiny white spots inside the mouth

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Measles prevention

Vaccine immunization

Measles complication

Immunity amnesia

Leishmaniasis description

Parasitic disease caused by protozoan spread, by bite of sandfly

Leishmaniasis cause

Sandfly

Leishmaniasis signs and symptoms

Lesions night sweats

Leishmaniasis other

Military personnel from Persian gulf

Cutaneous, anthrax description

Infection of the skin caused by direct contact with bacteria

Cutaneous anthrax cause

Bacillus anthracis

Cutaneous anthrax virulence

Endospores

Cutaneous anthrax signs and symptoms

Blister or ulcer that turns into black scab

Cutaneous, anthrax treatment

Antibiotics

Cutaneous, anthrax other

Bioterrorism risk

Ringworm description

Skin infection, common in children

Ringworm cause

Fungus

Ringworm, sign and symptoms

Circular spot on the skin may blister or ooze

Ringworm treatment

Antifungal

Meningitis description

Information of the membrane that surrounds and protects the brain

Meningitis cause

Bacteria, yeast, viruses

Meningitis signs and symptoms

Severe headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light

Meningitis diagnosis

Lumbar puncture

Meningitis treatment

Antibiotics

Toxoplasma gondii definition

Single celled, parasite causes disease known as toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasma’s gondii cause

Toxoplasma Gondii Spread by cat feces

Toxoplasma Gondii prevention

pregnant women should not clean litter box Handle raw meat with gloves use gloves when handling soil

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy definition

Degenerative brain disorders characterized by tiny holes that give the brain a spongy appearance

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy cause

Prion

Transmissible, spongiform, encephalopathy signs and symptoms

Personality changes psychiatric problems Lack of coordination Confusion

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diagnosis

MRI View brain matter under microscope

Rabies definition

Fatal, acute, viral infection, transmitted by infected animals

Rabies cause

Rhabdoviridae virus

Rabies signs and symptoms

Pain at site of bite Drooling

Rabies, culture and diagnosis

Observation of animal bitten by Necropsy tests

Rabies transmission

Bite trauma Droplet contact

Rabies prevention

Vaccination of pets every two years

Tetanus definition

Disease caused by toxin of bacterium Neurotoxin A.k.a. lockjaw

Tetanus cause

Clostridium tetani

Tetanus treatment

Antitoxin Penicillin (antibiotics)

Tetanus transmission

endospore

Tetanus prevention

Immunization

Botulism definition

Illness caused by bacterial EXOtoxin

Botulism cause

Clostridium botulinum

Botulism signs and symptoms

Speech impairment Abdominal cramps Double vision

Botulism treatment

Antitoxin Antibiotic

Botulism transmission

Improperly canned foods

Botulism other

Most potent toxin known to mankind

Tularemia description

Infection common in wild rodents A.k.a. deerfly fever, or rabbit fever

Tolaremia Cause

Francisella tularensis

Tolaremia signs and symptoms

Red spots on skin

Tolaremia treatment

Antibiotic

Tolaremia other

Bioterrorism risk

Lyme disease description

Inflammatory disease, transmitted by ticks

Lyme disease cause

Borrelia burgorferi

Lyme disease, signs and symptoms

Fever Headache Muscle pains Muscle stiffness Bull’s-eye rash

Infectious mononucleosis description

Acute viral infection called mono or kissing disease

Infectious mononucleosis cause

Epstein-Barr virus

Infectious, mononucleosis signs and symptoms

Fatigue Muscular aches Enlarged spleen

Anthrax definition

Infectious disease of humans involving skin, G.I. tract, or lungs

Anthrax cause

Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax virulence

Exotoxin

Anthrax signs and symptoms

Cutaneous; blister or ulcer with swelling Inhalation: fever, malaise, headache, cough, chest pain Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea

Anthrax treatment

Antibiotics

Anthrax other

Bioterrorism risk

Yellow fever, description

Mosquito carry disease endemic to Africa

Yellow fever cause

Yellow fever virus

Yellow fever, virulence

Disruption of clotting factors

Yellow, fever, signs and symptoms

SUDDEN ONSET Fever Chills Severe headache Back pain Bodyaches Nausea and vomiting Fatigue

Yellow fever, diagnosis

ELISA PCR

Yellow fever

Supportive

Yellow, fever prevention

vaccine

Brucellosis description

Known as undulant fever Bangs disease in cattle

Brucellosis cause

Brucella abortus Brucella suis

Brucellosis signs and symptoms

Fluctuating, fever, chills Excessive sweating Weight loss

Brucellosis diagnosis

Gram stain

Brucellosis treatment

Antibiotics

Brucellosis prevention

Pasteurization of milk and cheese PPE for handling meat Vaccination for Kettle

Cat scratch disease definition

Pus filled papule and swelling of the lymph nodes, near the site of cat scratch or bite

Cat scratch disease cause

Bartonella henselae

Cat scratch disease virulence

Endotoxin

Cat scratch disease signs and symptoms

Swelling of lymph nodes Papule at site of injury

Cat, scratch disease prevention

Avoid contact with cats

Trench fever description

Painful bacterial infection, sometimes called the shinbone fever

Trench fever cause

Bartonella quintana

Trench fever, virulence

Endotoxin

Trench fever symptoms

Leg pains Muscle aches

Trench fever treatment

Antibiotics

Trench fever transmission

Lice

Trench fever complications

Endocarditis

Rocky mountain spotted fever Definition

Infectious disease transmitted to humans by ticks

Rocky mountain spotted fever Cause

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky mountain spotted fever Signs and symptoms

Rash on wrists and ankles Spreads to the rest of the body

Rocky mountain spotted fever Treatment

Removal of tick Antibiotics

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