Diseases which can be transmitted through droplet nuclei or small particles which are dispersed into air
currents
Answer: AIRBORNE DISEASES
An acute, highly contagious paramyxovirus infection marked by prodromal fever, cough, coryza,
conjunctivitis, koplik's spot
Answer: MEASLES
PATHOGNOMONIC SIGN FOR MEASLES
Answer: KOPLIK'S SPOT
What are the other name for MEASLES?
Answer: 7- DAY MEASLES
RED MEASLES
MORBILLI
RUBEOLA
CAUSATIVE AGENT OF MEASLES
Answer: RUBEOLA VIRUS
INCUBATION PERIOD OF MEASLES
Answer: 10 days after exposure
10-13 days after appearance of rashes
Mode of transmission of measles
Answer: Directly thru droplet infection from cough or sneeze
Period of communicability for measles
Answer: 9 days after exposure and lasting 4 days before and 5 days after appearance of rashes
Source of infection for measles
Answer: eyes, nose, throat secretions. blood, urine of infected person
Immunity for measles
Answer: Lifetime immunity
Small red spots on the mucous membrane of the cheek, with a minute bluish-white specks in the center.
Usually appears 1-2 days before the rash develops.
Answer: Koplik's Spots
What are the risk factors in the development of measles?
Answer: Being unvaccinated
Travelling
Malnutrition
Vitamin A deficiency
, Environmental factors
Immunosuppression
It is a stage where measles is highly communicable?
Answer: Pre-eruptive stage
Puffiness of the eyelids with red linear congestion of the lower conjunctiva
Answer: Stimson's sign
3 C'S IN MEASLES
Answer: Conjunctivitis
Cough
Coryza
A stage where there is the appearance of rashes in measles
Answer: Eruptive stage
What is the appearance of rashes in the measles
Answer: MACULOPAPULAR RASH
How is the rashes in measles appear?
Answer: EXPOSED-UNEXPOSED
(CENTRIPETAL)
T/F: Rashes increases when fever increases and fever falls when rashes disappear
Answer: True
OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF MEASLES
Answer: Anorexia
Diarrhea
Sore Throat
Severe cough
T/F: rashes fades as the same manner they appeared.
Answer: True
Quickes mathod of confirming acute measles
Answer: Antibody assay test
Highly sensitive in visualizing measles
Answer: Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chin reaction
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN MEASLES
Answer: Measle vaccine @ 9 mos.
MMR vaccine @ 15 mos. second dose is 11-12 y/o
T/F: Measles should not be given with pregnant women and with depresses immune system.
Answer: True