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Communicable Disease
Stack #33275
| Diptheria | Haemophilus influenza group B |
|---|---|
| -very contagious- | |
| -due to immunization, not many outbreaks- | |
| -Usually attacks nose and throat, but can attack nerves and heart- | |
| -Incubation: 2-4 days- | |
| -People living in enclosed space with inadequete sanitation and Amish are at risk- | |
| -Treatment: immediate medical emergency that needs antitoxin- | |
| (blank) | -A serious disease mostly in children under the age of 5- |
| (blank) | -Passed from being around an infected person in lungs and bloodstream- |
| (blank) | -Symptoms: pnemonia, swelling of the throat, infections of joints, bones, etc., and death- |
| (blank) | -Incubation period unknown- |
| (blank) | -Treatment: antibiotics- |
| (blank) | -Mosly found in children under 5 years of age- |