Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What kind of disease is this?
|
Respiratory
|
|
|
What is the causing virus? And, what is it the same as?
|
RNA Virus.
Same as Influenza and HIV. |
|
|
What are the symptoms?
|
Rash
Coryza Cough Fever Red and water eyes |
|
|
How many people are affected each year?
|
30M
|
|
|
Measles remain a leading cause of death in what group despite a safe and effective vaccine for the last 40 years?
|
Children
|
|
|
How many people died in 2004? That works out to be _____ people/ day and _____ per hour.
|
454,000; 1200/day, 50/hr
|
|
|
95% of deaths were in countries in less than _____. Deaths usually occur in ________ children. They have a weakened immune system have a lack of vitamin ___. This reduces Measle related deaths by ____%.
|
$1000/ year; mal-nourished; A; 50%
|
|
|
How is it spread?
|
Airborne droplets; Direct contact with nasal or throat secretions
|
|
|
Virus will remain active and contagious where and for how long?
|
Where: Air and surfaces
How Long: ~ 2 hours |
|
|
What are complications associated with Measles?
|
Blindness
Encephalitis Severe diarrhea Pneumonia- severe respiratory infection; 5-10% of cases |
|
|
Where does the rash start? How does it fade?
|
Face and neck and then going downwards; It fades in the same way the rash appeared
|
|
|
What kind of spots are associated with Measles?
|
Koplik spots - small, whitish specks
|
|
|
Is there an effect with pregnancy?
|
No.
- No + in mortality - No + in congenital malformations. |
|
|
How to best treat Measles?
|
- nutritional support; 2 doses of vitamin A, 24 hours apart to prevent eye damage
- ORT - antibiotics (ear, eye, lung infections) |
|
|
How much does it cost for a measles vaccine? What is the current worldwide coverage? How long after birth should babies be vaccinated in the developed and non developed countries? Is there a link between the vaccine and autism?
|
<$1 for drug and the practitioner; 76%; 9 months, 15 months; No
|
|
|
Measles followed on the footsteps of _______ and spreaded through Peru from 1530-1531.
|
Small pox
|
|
|
People die in big numbers when the disease hits a ____________ population?
|
virgin
|
|
|
In 1851 in Greenland, _____ of ______ contracted measles, but only ___ died.
|
4200 of 4400; 77
|
|
|
Prior to ______, everyone developed measles. There were ________ cases a year with about ____ deaths.
|
1963; 3-4M; 450
|
|
|
Between 1980 - 1991, most people affected were under 5 or were old but were vaccinated. This suggests that:
|
one shot is not enough
|
|
|
There tended to be outbreaks in:
|
Nevada (in Christian schools)
|
|
|
The biggest outbreak since 1996 was in _____ when a girl returned from Romania with the disease and attended a large gathering.
|
2005.
|
|
|
What are other names associated with Measles?
|
- Rubeola
- Hard measles - Red measles - 9 day measles - Morbilli |
