Common Infectious Diseases

Objectives Common Cold Influenza Mononucleosis Tetanus Lyme Disease West Nile Virus Measles Mumps Rubella Chicken Pox E. Coli Salmonella infection Tuberculosis SARS HIV Hepatitis A, B & C

Definitions An infectious disease is a clinically evident disease resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. contagious diseases Transmission methods:

Common Infectious Diseases Common Cold s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Influenza s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Mononucleosis s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Tetanus s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Lyme Disease s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases West Nile Virus s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Measles, Mumps & Rubella s/s Dx Tx Chicken Pox s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases E. Coli s/s Dx Tx Salmonella infection s/s Dx Tx

Common Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis s/s Dx Tx SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome s/s Dx Tx

HIV & Sports CONFIDENTIALITY: Know their current state in health Concern c intensity of workouts when sick Concern c stress related to sports/competition Risk of transmission in sports

HIV Testing Mandatory testing? Voluntary testing: Who should

HIV S/S: Broad spectrum of clinical problems which may mimic other diseases Dx: Tx:

Hepatitis A Virus RNA virus Fecal-oral transmission Incubation days S/S: Immunization of available!

Hepatitis B Virus DNA virus 1 million carriers Incubation period of days You should be using gloves more so because of Hep-B than HIV! S/S: Tx:

Hepatitis C Virus Also present in other body fluids then blood in very low levels Usually only transmitted by contact c blood- needles (piercing & tattoo), cuts, abrasions, or mother-fetus, or sexually Not as contagious as Hep-B & not as strong as HIV S/S: same Tx: No vaccine!