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Incubation period

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Time from exposure to outbreak -contagious

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Period of communicability

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Organism can move from host to someone else

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Prodromal period

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Time between initial symptoms and presence of full blown disease

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Viral infections

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Rubeola (measles)
Rubella (German measles)
Erythema infectionism (fifths disease)
Varicella-zoster
Rosella infantum
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Exanthem

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Eruption or rash on skin

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Rubeola

Measles

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Red rash that turns brownish
Begins behind ears and hairline
Spreads to feet
Koplicks (white spots) on buccal mucosa

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Rubella

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Pinkish rash
Begins on face, neck, scalp
Spreads downward in 3 day period 
Forschheimers sign (red spots)
New rash, old rash fades
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Rubeola incubation and infectious period

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Incubation- 8-13 days

Infectious - 3-5 days before rash, 4 days after rash

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Rubeola transmission

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Droplets or airborne

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Rubeola complications

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Secondary bacterial infections -ear, croup, pneumonia

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Rubeola therapy

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Symptomatic

Vitamin A

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Rubella incubation and infectious period

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Incubation- 14-21 days

Infectious- 7 days before symptoms and 14 days after rash appears

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Rubella transmission

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Droplet
Airborne
Transplacental

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Rubella complication

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Thrombocytopenia

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Rubella therapy

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Symptomatic

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Education for rubeola and rubella

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MMR vaccine- 1 dose after 12 months
No school until not contagious
Not around pregnant women
Hand washing

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Erythema infectionism incubation and infectious period

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Incubation- 4-14 days

Infectious- prodromal period until rash appears

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Erythema infectionism complications

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Children: none
Fetal: anomalies

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Errhyemia infectionism therapy

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Symptoms

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Roseola infantum (sixth disease) incubation, infectious

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Incubation- 9-10 days

Infectious- febrile stage until rash appears

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Roseola infantum transmission and complications

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Transmission- others secretions

Complications- none

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Roseola infantum education

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Fever management
Seizure precautions
Hand washing

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Varicella incubation and infectious

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Incubation- 10-21 days

Infectious- 1-2 days before rash until lesions are crusted over

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Transmission of varicella

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Direct contact with droplets

Airborne particles

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Varicella complications
Secondary infections | Strep, staph
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Varicella zoster looks like
Lesions are unilateral Macular: popular and follow a dermatome root (Around the back)
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Varicella zoster education
True syndrome has been known to appear Vaccine Avoid scratching to prevent secondary infection
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Mumps incubation, infectious period
Incubation- 16-18 days | Infectious period- 7 days before swelling 9 days after onset
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Mumps transmission
Airborne | Salivary
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Mumps complications
Aseptic meningitis Orchitis in adolescent A lot of inflammation
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Mumps Dx
Through CSF
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Mumps education
No aspirin Hand washing Immunization
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Epstein-Barr (mono) incubation | Infectious
Incubation- 4-7 weeks | Infectious- unknown
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Epstein-Barr transmission
Saliva Intimate contact Blood
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Epstein Barr complications
Spleen rupture | Swelling pharynx, tonsils--airway
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Epstein-Barr therapy
Supportive
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Rabies incubation, infectious
Incubation- 5 days to 1 year | Infectious period- 10 days
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Rabies transmission
Bites. Disease fatal once it has established itself
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Rabies vaccine
Human rabies immune globulin around wound, then IM Human diploid vaccine 48 hrs after bite Days 3,7,14,28
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Bacterial infections
Pertussis MRSA Cdiff Neonatal sepsis
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Pertussis incubation, infectious
Incubation- 6-20 days | Infectious- catarrhal stage (1-2 weeks) until 4 the week
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Pertussis complication
Pneumonia
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Vaccine for pertussis
Tdap
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Pertussis therapy
Erythromycin and all nonimmune close contacts
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Pertussis nursing considerations
O2 Nutritional Calm, quiet, dim light
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MRSA
If left untreated- sepsis
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MRSA nursing
Hand washing Contact isolation Vanco No sharing of towels, clothes, etc
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C diff
Oral fecal Increased with antibiotic treatment Dx: found in stool
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C diff nursing
Hand washing Metronidazole Vanco Give probiotic while on antibiotic
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Neonatal sepsis causes
Endotoxins | + GBS in mom
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Neonatal sepsis treatment
Ampicillin | Gentamycin ----test hearing
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Neonatal sepsis s/s
Vague | GI/ respirations
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Neonatal sepsis nursing
``` ID risk factors Infant behavior Changes in respirations Muscle tone activity level TEMP Labs ```
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Neonatal sepsis temp and hypotension
TEMP: hypothermia | Hypotension is a late sign of shock
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Lyme disease incubation
3-32 days
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Lyme disease therapy
Doxycycline over age 9 | Amoxicillin under age 9
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Chlamydia neonates
Eye infection Pneumonia Morbidity Treatment: erythromycin
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Gonorrhea manifests 1-4 days after birth
Treated with versions, cefraiaxone, cefotaxime | Neonatal corneal ulceration, rupture, blindness
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Tinea infections
``` Ringworm Fungal infection From animals, people fomites No soap on area Keep exposed to air and light ```
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Tinea infection- griseofulvn
Careful around sunlight, eat something that coats stomach
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Helminths-pediculosis | Lice
``` Soak in hot water >131 for more than 5 minutes Home remedies Vinegar Dye hair Rubbing alcohol Flat iron Oil or silicone tight bathing cap ```
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Helminths - scabies
Itch more Close contact Intense night itching Finger webs, umbilicus, axils, groin, wrists
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Helminths- scabies treatment
Rx only 5% permethrin cream Hot wash/dry
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Helminths-pinworms
``` Ingestion of eggs Hatch in 1 month Anal itching Crawl out at night Tx antihelmintics ```
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Varicella and MMR
Live vaccines

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