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Prodromal symptoms - Answer s/sx of illness that appear before characteristic s/sx of the disease
- Ex. Fever, malaise, anorexia
Constitutional symptoms - Answer symptoms that can affect multiple body systems
- Ex. Fever, irritability
Prevention of varicella zoster - Answer - immunization
- antiviral therapy for select group
When is varicella zoster no longer contagious? - Answer After all lesions have scabbed
Complications of varicella zoster - Answer - Skin infections from itching
- Scarring
- Pneumonia
- Encephalitis
- Arthritis
- Ataxia
- Thrombocytopenia
Treatment for varciella zoster - Answer Supportive
- antipyretics
- antipruritics
- Encourage fluids
- Distraction
- Calamine, oatmeal
, Precautions with varicella zoster? - Answer contact and airborne
Incubation period of varicella zoster - Answer 2-3 weeks
Period of communicability with varicella zoster - Answer 1 day before eruption of lesions until 6 days
after first crust forms
Prodromal varicella zoster - Answer slight fever, malaise, anorexia, macule to papule to vesicle (varying
stages at once)
How does rash spread with varicella zoster? - Answer Centripetal
- face to extremities
Is varicella zoster a bacteria or virus? - Answer Virus
Is measles a bacteria or virus? - Answer virus
Prevention of measles - Answer immunizations
Transmission of measles - Answer direct contact
Measles period of communicability - Answer 4-5 days
Measles incubation period - Answer 10-20 days
Measles prodromal symptoms - Answer fever, malaise, coryza, cough, conjunctivitis, koplik spots
Koplik spots - Answer (small red spots with blue/white centers inside the mouth)