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diseases
Communicable diseases
Tetanus
Contact with tetanus
spores in soil instruments
and faces
Tetanus
It
INFECTIOUS AGENT
Clostridium
tetanii
Incubation period
6 to 10 days
Types of tetanus
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Traumatic tetanus
Puerperal tetanus
Otogenic tetanus
Tetanus neonatorum
idiopathic
Clinical manifestations
Stiffness
Lock
of muscles of jaw
jaw
Spasm of muscles of face and cheeks
Resp obstruction
Cyanosis
complications
Aspiration
pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Mediastinal emphysema
laryngeospasm
rest
Good nursing condition
Airway should be patent
Adequate fluids and caloric plans
Antibiotics
immunization
scabies
Contact disease
scabies
It
Clinical manifestations
Itching
Itchy
red papules
Commonly on webs of fingers and skin
folds and genitalias rarely on face
Rashes on foot
diagnosis
Scraping
treatment
Topical
I.
II.
III.
scabicides
Sulphur oitment
permethrin
Benzyl benzonate
education
Cleanliness
Closed contact should be treated
Clothes and bedding should be washed
leprosy
Contact disease
leprosy
It
Types of leprosy
Leperomatous
leprosy
Tuberculoid leprosy
Clinical manifestations
Skin
lesions
Nerve lesions
Superficial nerves involved
Loss of sensation
treament
I. Medical treatment
Rifampin
Dapsone
Clofazimine
ii. Socio and psycho treatment
education
Notification
Isolation
Disinfection
Avoid contact
Cleanliness and good sanitation
vaccinations
hepatitis
Hepatitis B
It
Incubation period
45-180
days
Period of communicability
6
week to 6 months
of blood transfusions
Homosexuals
Surgeons
Prostitutes
Immuno compromised
Infants of HBV carrier mothers
complications
Cirrohsis
of liver
Liver cancer
Encephalitis
Ascites
Coagulation disorders
GIT bleeding
Capit medusae
personal hygiene
Careful blood handling
Health education
Notification
Disinfection
vaccinations
vaccination
1st
HIV/aids
HIV/AIDS
Aids
Incubation period
29
moths in adults
12 months in children
causative agent
HIV
virus I and II
sexuals
Prostitutes
Iv drug abusers
recipients of blood transfusion
Having multiple sex patners
Vertical transmission
Clinical features
a.
b.
c.
d.
Initial infection
Asymptomatic carrier stage
AIDS related complex
AIDS
Initial infection
Fever
Sore
throat
rashes
Asymptomatic carrier
stage
Donot
AIDS
End
diagnosis
Screening
test
Virus isolation
Absolute CD-4 lymphocyte count