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| Types of infectious agents |
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| Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, rickettsiae |
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| Infections may be localized in _____ system of it may be _____. |
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| Infections may have a ______ onset or occur long after ______ to the infectious agent. |
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| Infections may mimic ______ ______. |
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| Infectious illness may _____ in different ways. |
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| The CDC keeps a list of diseases that are notifiable. What are they? (hint: there are 7) |
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| Rubella, Varicella (deaths only), Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Influenza, Hepatitis A, B, C |
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| Prevalence of infections in infants: |
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| URI, enteric infections, vaccine-preventable diseases, gastroenteritis, diseases transmitted by oral-fecal route |
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| Prevalence of infections in toddlers: |
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| URI, enteric infections, communicable diseases transmitted by adults & other caregivers, soil-borne diseases |
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| Prevalence of infections in preschool-age children: |
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| URI, food-borne illnesses |
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| Prevalence of infections in school-age children: |
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| lice (ectoparasites), food-borne illnesses, URI, pharyngitis |
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| Prevalence of infections in adolescents: |
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| The main source of producing the immune response |
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| What are the four stages of an infectious disease? |
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| incubation, prodome, illness, convalescence |
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| time from the entrance of the pathogen into the body to the appearance of the 1st symptoms; during this time the pathogens grow and multiply |
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| Time from the onset of nonspecific symptoms such as fever, malaise, & fatigue to the time of more specific symptoms |
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| time during which the child demonstrates sings and symptoms specific to an infection type |
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| time when the acute symptoms disappear |
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| place where pathogen can thrive and reproduce |
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| a way for the pathogen to exit the reservoir |
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| any person who cannot resist the pathogen |
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5-10mg/kg/day
children 6 months or older
no more than 4 doses in 24-hour period |
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10-15 mg/kg/day
No more than every 4hours
No more than 5 doses in 24-hour period |
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