Communicable Disease PPTs PDF

Chlamydia ○ The most prevalent STD worldwide TB ○ Transmitted primarily through air via respiratory droplets ○ Infection (new or latent) → treat with isoniazid for 6-9 months for all new/latent infections to prevent progression to active disease; treat HIV infected persons...

Chlamydia ○ The most prevalent STD worldwide TB ○ Transmitted primarily through air via respiratory droplets ○ Infection (new or latent) → treat with isoniazid for 6-9 months for all new/latent infections to prevent progression to active disease; treat HIV infected persons with isoniazid in combination with antiretrovirals HIV ○ Transmission: Direct person to person through unprotected sexual contact or from mother to fetus or mother to infant (during birth or by breastfeeding) HEP B ○ Incubation Period: 60-90 days; range 45-180 days Pertussis ○ General unimmunized population are at risk ○ Unimmunized children under 5 years are most susceptible ○ No passive immunity from mother ○ Infection with pertussis (whooping cough) confers immunity, but this immunity is not lifelong Tetanus ○ Etiological Agent: The etiological agent of Tetanus is clostridium tetani, a gram-positive spore forming bacterium (an anaerobic pathogen) Gonorrhea ○ YES, you REPORT to local health department Measles ○ Transmission: Direct/indirect contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons; HIGHLY communicable ○ Infants of mothers who have has the disease are protected for 6-9 months Syphilis ○ Etiological Agent: Treponema pallidum (bacteria) ○ This bacteria causes infection by making entry through broken skin or mucous membranes, most often on the genitals