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• INFLUENZA (Flu) - infection of the upper respiratory system
• INFLUENZA (Flu) - pneumonia being the main complication due to the destruction of the lungs' epithelium.
• What is the incubation period of Influenza?

  2 days
• What is the infectious agent of influenza?

  Corona virus
• How can Influenza be passed?

  airborne

  respiratory droplets
• How can we prevent influenza?

  through vaccination
• Tuberculosis - targets the lungs
• What is the infectious agent of tuberculosis?

  mycobacterium tubercle / tubercle bacillus
• How can we transmit tuberculosis?

  airborne

  direct or indirect contact
• What is the reservoir of tuberculosis?

  humans
• What is the incubation period of tuberculosis?

  2 to 10 weeks
• How can we diagnose tuberculosis?

  through Mantoux tuberculin test

  sputum test

  chest x-ray
• How many days do we isolate people with tuberculosis?

  2 weeks
• Mantoux Tuberculin test - The procedure involves injecting a quantity of Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) under the skin, with the results appearing after 48 to 72 hours.
• Sputum Culture - most confirmative test | not commonly used | delay treatment | results out in 2 weeks or 1 month.
• Drug Compliance - prevent the bacteria from developing resistance against the drugs and for complete recovery
• What does RIPES mean?

  Rifampicin

  Isoniazad

  Pyrazinamid

  Ethambutol

  Streptomycin
• What does TB DOTS mean?

  Tuberculosis Direct Observed Treatment Short term/course
• What does BCG mean?

  Bacille Calmette- Guerin vaccine
• When is the BCG vaccine given?

  once in a life time during infancy
• DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - it is an acute viral disease that is common in the tropics
• What does dengue cause?

  bleeding or hemorrhage
• What is the infectious agent of dengue?

  virus from the family flaviviridae

  bite from a female Aedes Aegypti mosquito
• What is the incubation period of dengue? 

  6 to 7 days
• Symptoms of dengue include what?

  rashed called petechiae
• How can we diagnose dengue?

  Tourniquet test

  Blood test
• How an we prevent the spread of dengue?

  Eradicate breeding places of mosquitoes
• Tourniquet test – rubber band in the arm for 5 minutes | positive = 20 or more petechiae per 1 inch
• What are the four stages of dengue?

  Stage 1

  Stage 2

  Stage 3

  Stage 4
• Stage 1 - Fever, positive tourniquet test
• Stage 2 - Grade I manifestations and spontaneous bleeding
• Stage 3 - Signs of circulatory failure (rapid weak pulse, hypotension, cold and clammy skin)
• Stage 4 - Profound shock (vital signs are falling)
• What are the six types of STDs?

  Human Papilloma virus (HPV)

  Chlamydia

  Genital Herpes

  Gonorrhea

  Syphilis

  AIDS
• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) - It can give you warts on your hands, feet, face, and private parts
• Chlamydia - also known as silent infection
• Chlamydia - caused by a bacterium chlamydia trachomatis
• Chlamydia - Can make you feel a burning sensation when you pee (men)
• Chlamydia - pain and swelling on both testicles (men)
• Chlamydia - First affects the cervix or urethra