Agent: RNA virus

Transmission: Airborne, direct contact with droplets and tansplacental

Complications: Arthralgia and arthritis for adult woman

Symptoms: Pinking, macular papular rash

Forschhelmer's, and petechia ( red or purple) on soft palate

Rubella ( 3-day measles, German)

Agent: Bordetella pertussis

Transmission: direct contact, respirating droplets from coughing

Complications: pneumonia and other respiratory illness from atelectasis to hypoxia

Treatment: antibiotic

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Agent: RNA virus

Transmission: direct contact with droplets or airborne

complications: croup or bronchopneumonia

Treatment: treat symptoms

Symptoms: rash begins ears down to the hairline and spreads down toward the feet. koplic spots on the buccal mucosa. red maculopapular rash that turns brown.

3 c's: Coryza (runny nose) cough and conjuctivitis

Rubeola ( measles)

Agents: paramyxovirus

Complications: aseptic menigitis and meningoencephalitis, orchitis, and hearing impairment.

symptoms: fever, myalgia, malaise and headache

Mumps

Agent: human herpes virus (HHV-6)

transmission: secretion of symptoms

symptoms: high fever (103-106) can cause febrile seizure. cough, runny nose, abdominal pain, headache, vomiting and diarrhea..

so they will have high fever and breakout with a rash head to toe after 24-48 hours.

Roseola infantation (sixth dx)

transmission: airborne, respiratory droplets blood and transplacental

high risk if pregnant. This can cause a miscarriage.

"slap cheek" appearance. instense, fiery red, edematus rash of the cheeks

in childrea: headache, malaise, runny nose and mild fever.

Erythema infectionusum (fifth DX)

Direct, droplet and airborne

The lesions appear "crop," first appearing on the trunk.

macularpapular teardrop vesivles with an erythematous base and then pastules dries develop crust.

AVOID any aspirin due to rye syndrome.

oatmeal bath

varicella vaccine

herpes zoster

Varicella (chicken fox)

acquired leading disorder: acute or chronic

S/S

sudden onset of bruising and petechiae

TX: steroids and IVIG. if meds doesn't work, splenectomy maybe done

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Agent: Borrelia burgdorferi

bite of an infected tic

"bullseye" rash.

lyme Disease

Rocky mountain spotted fever

Reservoir: wild rodent and dogs

Vector: tic

Treatment: doxycycline flouroquinone

no vaccine available

S/s rash that spread, headache, ever, anorexia, restlessness

Ricketsial infection

Herpes-liked virus

Transmission: saliva, intimate contact, blood

Complications: exantherns, hepatitis, splenic rupture in the first 1.3 weeks

AVOID contact sports due to splenic rupture.

Treatment: steroids

bedrest, hydration, relief of comfort

Epstien Barr virus (mononucleosis)

cause by coxsackievirus A16

inflammation an dlesion in the mouth, palm and sole of the feet.

complications: potential dehydration in young children because they refuse to eat dure to painful lession.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease

agant: Group a beat hemolytic streptococcoci

Transmission: airborned and direct contact

treatment: antibiotics

Symptoms:

"strawberry tongue"

rash like "sandpaper" in the groin, axilla and neck

desquamination

fever, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and pharyngitis

Scarlet fever (strep throat)

ingestion of eggs from contaminated soil.

abdominal pain and vomiting

roundworm

ingestion and inhalation of eggs. nocturnal anal itching and sleeplessness

Pinworm

ingestion from handling or eating infected pork. may have nausea, vomiting, anorexia and weight loss.

Tapeworm

skin penetration from the contact with soil.

dermatitis, anemia, pneumonitis

Hookworm