COMMUNICABLE DISEASESLaura Meier. West Chester University. Fall 2011

Lyme

Chicken Pox

Polio

AIDS

Influenza

Mumps

Malaria

Rabbies

MRSA

Symptoms: Chills, chest pain Cough Fatigue Fever General ill feeling (malaise) Headache

Diagnosis: Blood, urine, drainage culture

Cause: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus staph bacteria enter a person's body through a cut, sore,

catheter, or breathing tube Prognosis: MRSA-related pneumonia and blood infections

are associated with high death rates.

Tuberculosis

Symptoms: Cough (usually cough up mucus) Coughing up blood Excessive sweating, especially at night Fatigue Fever Unintentional weight loss

Diagnosis: Bronchoscopy Chest CT scan Chest x-ray Tuberculin skin test

Cause: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Prognosis:

Symptoms often improve in 2 - 3 weeks.

Meningitis

Symptoms: Fever and chills Mental status changes Nausea and vomiting Sensitivity to light (photophobia) Severe headache Stiff neck (meningismus)

Diagnosis: blood culture, chest x-ray, CT scan of head Cause:

Bacterial infection Chemical irritation Drug allergies Fungi Tumors

Prognosis: viral is treatable, bacterial is a medical emergency