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The Child with a Communicable Disease

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Key factors in managing infectious disease   Prevention and control  
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Can be transmitted, directly or indirectly, from one person to another   Communicable disease  
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Organisms that cause disease   Pathogens  
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The time between the invasion by the pathogen and the onset of clinical symptoms   Incubation period  
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Refers to the initial stage of a disease: the interval between the the earliest symptoms and the appearance of a typical rash or fever   Prodromal period  
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Any inanimate material that absorbs and transmits infection   Fomite  
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An insect or animal that carries and spreads a disease   Vector  
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A world-wide high incidence of a communicable   Pandemic  
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A sudden increase of a communicable disease in a localized area   Epidemic  
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Refers to a continuous incidence of a communicable disease expected in a localized arear   Endemic  
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Refers to moist secretions or parts of the body that can contain microorganisms   Body substance  
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A route by which the organisms enter the body   Portal of entry  
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The route by which the organisms exit the body   Portal of exit  
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A place that supports the growth of organisms   Reservoir for infection  
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Refers to the way in which organisms spread and infect the individual   Chain of infection  
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Basic and essential to prevent the spread of infection   Hand hygiene  
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Important factors in host resistance to disease   Intact skin and mucous membranes, Phagocytes, and Immune system  
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Caused by organisms normally found in the environment that the immune-suppressed individual cannot resist or fight   An opportunistic infection  
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An infection acquired in a health care facilty during hospitalization   Health care-associated infection  
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A natural or acquired resistance to infection   Immunity  
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Not the result of inherited factors but is gained as a result of having the disease or is artificially acquired by receiving vaccines or immune serums   Acquired immunity  
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When the person produces his or her own immunity   Active immunity  
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Used to prevent lockjaw   Tetanus serum  
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Acts immediately but does not last as long as immunity actively produced by the body   Passive immunity  
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A person who is capable of spreading a disease but does not show evidence of it (Ex: Typhoid fever)   Carrier  
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Involves contact with the person who is infected   Direct transmission  
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Involves contact with objects that have been contaminated by the infected person (fomites)   Indirect transmission  
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Examples of fomites   Bedrails, IV pumps, overbed tables, door handles, used tissues, countertops, and toys  
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