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ECE 2 Target Stn 08

ECE2-08 Communicable Illness

TermDefinition
Antibodies Substances produced by the immune system that when released into the blood help destroy disease-causing organisms.
Child Abuse Non accidental injury inflicted on a child.
Child Neglect Failure to provide the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, and medical care.
Communicable Disease Infectious disease that can be passed from person to person.
Grand Mal Seizure A complete loss of consciousness, with stiffening, jerking, or thrashing of the body.
Immune System A bodily system that produces antibodies.
Immunization A vaccine given orally or through a shot to protect a person from disease.
Infectious disease Illness that enters the body and damages tissue.
Noncommunicable disease Infectious disease that does not pass from person to person.
Pathogens Disease-causing organisms, such as bacteria and viruses.
Petite mal seizure Small seizure that last for a couple of seconds of consciousness with muscle twitches.
Vaccine A small amount of disease that is usually injected into you so the body can build resistance.
Common Communicable Illness Hepatitis. (Viral hepatitis causes 78% of liver cancers and the hepatitis B virus alone infects an estimated one in three people worldwide.)...HIV/AIDS...Influenza...Malaria....Polio....Tuberculosis.
Common childhood Illnesses Chickenpox, Colds, Coughs,Croup, Diarrhea, Ear Infections Fever or Chills, Lice, Pinkeye, Pinworms, Scabies, Warts and Plantar Warts
4 Stages of Illness The incubation stage (silent stage-- the pathogen begins growth) The prodromal stage (itchy, runny nose, dry eyes, etc.) The peak stage (severe aches, chills, vomiting, etc.) The recovery stage (symptoms are minimal)
Methods of Transmission Contact (Direct-physical touch, Indirect-item touch, Droplet-sneeze) Noncontact (airborne, vehicle-point source, vector borne insect/animal)
Carrier person who has an illness and is contagious but has not developed symptoms yet
Incubation Period time during which a person has been infected before symptoms appear
Patient Zero the first infected person in a disease outbreak
Transmissibility how contagious an illness is: how many people are likely to be infected by each sick person
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