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N213: Health Differences Across the Lifespan 3 Study Guide

Table of Contents Chapter One: Infectious and Communicable Diseases ............................................................................... 6 1.1 Infections........................................................................................................................................................................7 Chain of Infection .......................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Modes of Transmission ...........................................................................................................................................................................................8 Complications of Infectious Diseases................................................................................................................................................................9 At Risk Populations for Infectious Disease.....................................................................................................................................................9 1.2 Mode of Transmission: Respiratory or Droplet Contact .................. . ................... ......................... . .. 10 Tuberculosis..............................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Mononucleosis..........................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Rubeola (Measles) ..................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Streptococcal Infection.........................................................................................................................................................................................17 Rubella (German Measles)..................................................................................................................................................................................20 Varicella (Chicken Pox/Shingles) .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Respiratory Syncytial Virus................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Haemophilus Influenza.........................................................................................................................................................................................25 Swine Flu/Novel (H1N1) .....................................................................................................................................................................................26 Mumps .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Epiglottitis ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Otitis Media................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Pertussis (Whooping Cough) ............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Avian Influenza (H5N1 or Bird Flu)................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Legionnaires’ Disease............................................................................................................................................................................................36 1.3 Immunization Schedules for Communicable Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 39 1.4 Mode of Transmission: Gastrointestinal Tract (Fecal-Oral Route) ........................................................ 40 Infectious Diarrhea.................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Parasitic Infections.................................................................................................................................................................................................42 Giardiasis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 Hepatitis A..................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 1.5 Mode of Transmission: Direct and Sexual Contact (Body Fluids and Blood) . . . . . . . 48 Hepatitis B and C .....................................................................................................................................................................................................48 HIV/AIDS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Herpes Simplex ........................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Cytomegalovirus......................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Sexually Transmitted Diseases ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59 1.6 Modes of Transmission: Vector Borne, Nosocomial, and Other Contagious Infections .. . . . 63 Lyme Disease ............................................................................................................................................................................................................63 Encephalitis ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................65 Nosocomial Infections...........................................................................................................................................................................................66 Staphylococcal Infections ....................................................................................................................................................................................69 Scabies..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................70

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