Question

Some of the common disease that are prevalent in the medical environment should be studied in depth in this course are:

1. Meningitis,

2. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, & Hepatitis C,

3. Flu

Please complete the assignment listing the below questions about each of the 2 types of disease:

A.How could a person get the disease?(air borne, vector borne,or blood borne)

B.What is the mode of transmission, incuation period and /or period of communicability?

C.What are the symptoms of the disease?

D.How often does this disease occur in society? (is it prevalent?)

E. How is this disease prevented or controlled?

Answer 1

• Meningitis

​​​​​A. Person gets meningitis when bacteria enter to blood through sinus infection or other part of body which can occur by airborne from one infected person sneezes or cough.

B. Mode of transmission is airborne for bacterial infection when infected peraon sneezes or cough in air, but not all meningitis spread

C. Symptoms :

1. Fever with chills
2. Nausea and vomiting
3. Muscle pain and lethargy
4. Neck stiffness
5. Skin rashes

D. Prevalence is Rare

E. Prevention and control :

1. Get vaccination
2. Keep distance from infected person
3. Maimtain hygiene
4. Keep immune system good
5. Take medical check up if facing problem

• Flu

​​​​​​​A. Flu is airborne diseases, a person gets it from the infected persons when they sneezes or cough in air

B. Mode of transmission is airborne, by touch and surce contact by both innfwcted first followed by healthy one

C. Symptoms :

1. Fever with chills
2. Congestion
3. Cough
4. Muscle fatigue
5. Runny nose

D. Flu is very common disease in community

E. Prevention amd control :

1. Vaccination
2. Maintain personal hygiene
3. Maintain distance from infected person
4. Take medical check up if having symptoms
5. Keep immunity good