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Common Infectious Diseases
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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
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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:
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Common Infectious Diseases Common Cold s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Influenza s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Mononucleosis s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Tetanus s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Lyme Disease s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases West Nile Virus s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Measles, Mumps & Rubella s/s Dx Tx Chicken Pox s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases E. Coli s/s Dx Tx Salmonella infection s/s Dx Tx
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Common Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis s/s Dx Tx SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome s/s Dx Tx
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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
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HIV Testing Mandatory testing? Voluntary testing: Who should
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HIV S/S: Broad spectrum of clinical problems which may mimic other diseases Dx: Tx:
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Hepatitis A Virus RNA virus Fecal-oral transmission Incubation 15-40 days S/S: Immunization of available!
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Hepatitis B Virus DNA virus 1 million carriers Incubation period of 50-180 days You should be using gloves more so because of Hep-B than HIV! S/S: Tx:
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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!
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