Communicable Disease Nursing Study Bullets Communicable Disease Nursing DRUG OF CHOICE Tetanus: PEN G Na; DIAZEPAM (Valium) Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant) Rabies Vaccines: LYSSAVAC‚ VERORAB Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE Encephalitis: EEG Polio: EMG; Muscle testing Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies) Fluorescent
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investment in children’s healthcare‚ which makes plenty of sense. Vaccines cost less in time and money to attain than infectious diseases cost in time off to work to care for a sick child‚ possible long-term disability care‚ and major medical expenses ("Vaccines ProCon.org"). Vaccines are very affordable with the help of health care. Paying for a vaccine that will prevent multiple diseases is much more affordable than paying for multiple treatments and medical costs. Many vaccines are accessible to children
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provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks‚ and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade. * Disease surveillance Role This includes screening of passengers from countries affected by internationally notifiable diseases and taking appropriate action as necessary. Investigation of any case of infectious diseases report at the port or aboard any vessel (aircraft‚ ship‚ train
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Vaccinations Vaccinations an effective weapon against infectious diseases or a toxic potion of potentially lethal preservatives? You decide. While numerous vaccines are primarily envisioned to prevent disease they do not necessarily protect against infection‚ vaccinations has proved to be an efficient way of improving health‚ and it has saved millions of lives. In the United States of America‚ there has been a 99% decline in occurrence for the nine diseases for which vaccines have been suggested for decades
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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individual exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis that gets infected with the infection. Susceptibility to disease after infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host factors (nature and nurture) A primary infection may heal‚ the host acquiring immunity in the process while in other cases‚ the primary infection may progress to produce extensive disease locally‚ or infection may be promulgated or disseminated to produce metastatic or miliary tuberculosis. In others
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health. These affects are mostly brought on by climate change‚ which‚ ironically‚ is being heavily influenced by humans themselves. They can cause illness and fatalities from intense heat‚ a depleting food supply and also the alterations of infectious diseases. A well-established climate change effect on human health is the influence the climate has on shortages in regional areas. According to the World Health Organisation‚ it is estimated that about 800 million people are presently malnourished
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hemorrhagic fever—has been typically a disease of Central Africa‚ which it was until recently. There are five different confirmed strains of the virus. There is the Zaire Ebola‚ the Sudan‚ the Tai Forest‚ Bundibugyo virus‚ each of which can affect humans. The fifth strain‚ the Reston virus‚ has only caused disease in non-human primates. All of the variations of the disease get their name from the location near where they were discovered. Ebola is a viral disease that is spread through body fluids: blood
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it would eventually develop programs that would include activities such as medical and social science research (NIH)‚ assurance of food and drug safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals‚ biologic products‚ and medical devices (FDA)‚ and infectious disease prevention and control (CDC). These systems are interdependent and contribute to the United States populations overall health and safety. Public health activities are executed at many levels from local to national to global. An example of
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Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: The Disease of the Century Estimated about fifteen million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Some scientists believe that almost ninety percent of all Alzheimer’s disease is sporadic. Sporadic Alzheimer’s is a type of Alzheimer’s that either men or women of all ages can be affected‚ although most cases occur in people over 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease of the brain that affects brain functions such as memory
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