Pertussis is a respiratory tract infection that is very contagious. It got its name because of the sharp high-pitched intake of air that makes a “whooping” sound that follows a fit of coughs. It was originally considered a childhood disease but now it affects those children that are too young to have completed vaccination and those who have slowly lost the immunity to it. This can cause death in infants, which is why pregnant women should be vaccinated against it. Whooping cough is caused by the bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It produces many virulence factors including the pertussis toxin and since it can be transmitted through droplets, it can go from person to person making it highly contagious. When the infected person coughs or sneezes, the droplets in the air can be taken in by anyone nearby.…
This virus is very contagious. Once infected, it will take up residence in the nerve fibers nearest initial infection. It will stay with you for life.…
Strep throat is a very contagious disease that is most common among teenagers. This disease is caused by infection with group A streptococci bacteria. It can be spread among humans in multiple ways. For example, the first page of the packet titled "Strep Throat" explains that strep can be spread by simply sneezing, coughing, shaking hands, and hanging around large groups of people. The first page of the packet titled "Strep Throat" also explains the symptoms of this contagious disease. For instance, symptoms include red and white patches in the throat, trouble swallowing, tender and swollen glands ( lymph nodes ) on the sides of your neck, red and big tonsils, headache, stomach pain, fever, feeling weak or sick, loss of appetite, and…
Mumps is spread in the same way as colds and flu through infected droplets of saliva that can be inhaled or picked up from surfaces and transferred into the mouth or nose. A person is most contagious a few days before the symptoms develop and for a few days afterwards.…
Whooping cough is a communicable disease. Due to the nature of whooping cough being highly contagious, an outbreak of the disease can be serious and affect a large amount of people in a…
Rubeola, or measles, is a communicable disease that is highly contagious and easily spread from person to person through close physical contact or direct contact with infected bodily secretions. “Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family” ("Measles," 2013). Paramyxoviruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that infect respiratory cells. If an infected individual coughs or sneezes they expel mucous membrane cells within their secretions. The virus stays active and therefore contagious for up to 2 hours in the air and on surfaces. People can contract the illness by touching contaminated surfaces and then transferring the infected…
Communicable Diseases are transmitted from one person to the next. The transmission occurs via airborne viruses or bacteria, but may also be transmitted through bodily fluids or blood. Communicable diseases may also be referred to as contagious or infectious diseases. One communicable disease is Chickenpox, also known as Varicella-Zoster Virus. Chickenpox is extremely contagious. In fact, it had a 90 percent rate of transmission in close contact (CDC.gov). Before 1995, almost all persons acquired varicella by adulthood. There was an endemic in the United States. It was reported that 4 million per…
is transmitted from human-to-human via contact with discharge from respiratory membranes or inhalation of infectious respiratory droplets…
resembles the herpes virus. The virus can be released into the air by coughing or sneezing, spreading the virus from person to person. The virus also can be spread by touching the fluids from a chickenpox blister. Chickenpox is so contagious that an individual who has never had exposure to chickenpox has an 80% chance of obtaining the disease when in close contact with an infected individual. According to Pub Med Health (2009) “Most children with chickenpox act sick, with symptoms such as a fever, headache, tummy ache, or loss of appetite…
Measles, Mumps and Rubella or (MMR) are all viral diseases that can be extremely serious. Measles or rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory infection. Symptoms include: a fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis and a red, pinpoint rash that starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Because the infection is caused by a virus, there is no medicine to take, you just have to wait for the infection to run its course. Someone with measles is contagious for up to four days before symptoms even begin the show. Measles in older children can lead to encephalitis, which causes seizures and brain damage. Around ninety percent of people who have not been vaccinated will contract measles.…
It is located in the lungs and bronchus, this causes rash and fever. It is contagious and in some rare cases fatal. If a child is exposed to measles they will almost certainly contract the disease.…
The organization Healthy People 2020 establishes benchmarks while monitoring the progress over time (healthypeople.gov). They empower individuals to make healthier decisions while trying to prevent infection/illness, and they collaborate with different groups and organizations for the best outcome by using evidence base practice (healthypeople.gov). One of the most common vaccinations is the measles, mumps, and rubella also known as the M.M.R. A child receives this in two series between 12-15 months and 4-6 years old. Healthy People 2020 has an objective to reduce or eliminate the number of cases pertaining to mumps, measles, and rubella (healthypeople.gov). Children are more susceptible to illness due to immature…
It is easily passed between members of families and school classmates through airborne particles, droplets in the air, and fluid from the blisters or sores. It also can be transmitted indirectly by contact with articles of clothing and other items exposed to open sores. Patients are contagious up to five days, when all of the sores have crusted over, the person is usually no longer contagious.…
N. Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever ____Attacks the nervous system causing paralysis, lock jaw and respiratory…
It starts from high fever and then convulsion, vomiting, and really bad swellings. Doctors are still doing research on it to find a remedy but so far nothing is helping and I have also heard it is very contagious. It transfer from person to person by coughing,…