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Infectious Diseases

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Endemic Epidemic Pandemic End: small area or group of people Epi: Unexpected increase in disease Pan: continent to continent
Index case tracing to pt. zero
Bacteria vs Viruses Bac: need a host, deadly, live outside the cell Vir: cannot reproduce on their own, must get inside a cell, self limiting
Exotoxins Poisons proteins shed by bacteria during growth
Endotoxins Poisions released from insde the cell when bacteria is being destroyed
Disinfectant vs Antiseptic Dis: for surfaces Anti: for people
DICO Designated Infection Control Officer
Meningitis S/S: fever, headache, seizure, rash non blanching, photophobia
Kernig's Sign Pt. has flexed hips and cannot straghten knee without pain
Brudzinski's Sign pt. flexed head they will draw their legs up
Hepatitis Inflammation of the liver A-benign B- Needle-Cirrhosis C-Blood- Cirrhosis- D-Heb B progression E- benign- fecal-oral (contaminated water)
Pertussis Whooping Cough Contagious, resp infection, low grade fever, cough w/ whoop sound 6 and under Airborne
Epiglottitis Acute onset Bacterial 103-104 fever Tripod Drooling
Croup Slow onset Viral 101-102 fever Stridor Racemic Epi
Meningitis Inflammation of meninges in brain and spinal cord Airborne (droplet) / highly contagious N95 Fever, headache, photophobia, stiff neck
Tuberculosis Chronic lung disease Cough, airborne (droplet) N95
Clostridium Difficile (C-Diff) life threatening diarrhea spread through bacteria in the diarrhea
Created by: alexisbarrientes
 

 



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