Communicable Disease Nies/ Community/Public Health
Nursing, 7th Edition: Chapter 26..
Measles is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
Measles is also called ______. - ANSWER: Hard Measles or Rubeolla
What is the causative agent of Measles? - ANSWER: Measles virus or Morbilivirus
What is the mode of transmission of Measles? - ANSWER: Airborne transmission
Incubation period of Measles - ANSWER: 10 days approx.
German Measles is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
German Measles is also called as _____. - ANSWER: Rubella or Three-day Measles
What is the causative agent of German Measles? - ANSWER: Rubella virus or
Rubivirus
What is the mode of transmission of German Measles? - ANSWER: 1. Droplet Spread
2. Direct contact with nasopharyngeal secretion of infected people.
Incubation period of German Measles - ANSWER: 14 days in average
Chickenpox and Shingles are what type of diseases? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
Chickenpox is also known as ______? - ANSWER: Varicella
What is the causative agent of Chickenpox and Shingles? - ANSWER: Varicella-zoster
virus
What is the mode of transmission of Chickenpox and shingles? - ANSWER: 1. Person
to person
2. Droplet/airborne spread
3. Secretion of respiratory system
Incubation period of Chickenpox and Shingles? - ANSWER: 10-21 days
Smallpox is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
What is the causative agent of Smallpox? - ANSWER: Variola virus (Orthopoxvirus)
What is the mode of transmission of Smallpox? - ANSWER: 1. Person to person wia
respiratory tract.
2. Skin inoculation.
, Incubation period of smallpox - ANSWER: 7-17 days
What type of disease is monkeypox? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
What is the causative agent of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: Monkeypox virus
(Orthopoxvirus)
What is the mode of transmission of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: 1. Animal bite
2. Contact with infected animal's blood
3. Person to person
Incubation period of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: 7-17 days
What type of disease is Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? -
ANSWER: Viral (eyes)
What is the causative agent of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? -
ANSWER: Various types of adenoviruses
What is the mode of transmission of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and
Keratoconjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Direct contact with eye secretion
Incubation period of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? - ANSWER:
7-10 days
What type of disease is Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Viral (eyes)
What is the causative agent of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: 1.
Adenoviruses
2. Enteroviruses
What is the mode of transmission of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Direct
contact with eye secretion
Incubation period of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis - ANSWER: 12-48 hours
Otitis Externa is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (ears)
Otitis Externa is also called as _____. - ANSWER: External Otitis/Ear Canal
Infection/Swimmer's Ear
What is the causative agent of Otitis Externa? - ANSWER: 1. E. coli
2. Pseudomonas aeuruginosa
3. Proetus vulgaris
4. Staphylococcus aureus
Nursing, 7th Edition: Chapter 26..
Measles is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
Measles is also called ______. - ANSWER: Hard Measles or Rubeolla
What is the causative agent of Measles? - ANSWER: Measles virus or Morbilivirus
What is the mode of transmission of Measles? - ANSWER: Airborne transmission
Incubation period of Measles - ANSWER: 10 days approx.
German Measles is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
German Measles is also called as _____. - ANSWER: Rubella or Three-day Measles
What is the causative agent of German Measles? - ANSWER: Rubella virus or
Rubivirus
What is the mode of transmission of German Measles? - ANSWER: 1. Droplet Spread
2. Direct contact with nasopharyngeal secretion of infected people.
Incubation period of German Measles - ANSWER: 14 days in average
Chickenpox and Shingles are what type of diseases? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
Chickenpox is also known as ______? - ANSWER: Varicella
What is the causative agent of Chickenpox and Shingles? - ANSWER: Varicella-zoster
virus
What is the mode of transmission of Chickenpox and shingles? - ANSWER: 1. Person
to person
2. Droplet/airborne spread
3. Secretion of respiratory system
Incubation period of Chickenpox and Shingles? - ANSWER: 10-21 days
Smallpox is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
What is the causative agent of Smallpox? - ANSWER: Variola virus (Orthopoxvirus)
What is the mode of transmission of Smallpox? - ANSWER: 1. Person to person wia
respiratory tract.
2. Skin inoculation.
, Incubation period of smallpox - ANSWER: 7-17 days
What type of disease is monkeypox? - ANSWER: Viral (skin)
What is the causative agent of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: Monkeypox virus
(Orthopoxvirus)
What is the mode of transmission of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: 1. Animal bite
2. Contact with infected animal's blood
3. Person to person
Incubation period of Monkeypox? - ANSWER: 7-17 days
What type of disease is Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? -
ANSWER: Viral (eyes)
What is the causative agent of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? -
ANSWER: Various types of adenoviruses
What is the mode of transmission of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and
Keratoconjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Direct contact with eye secretion
Incubation period of Adenoviral conjunctivitis and Keratoconjunctivitis? - ANSWER:
7-10 days
What type of disease is Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Viral (eyes)
What is the causative agent of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: 1.
Adenoviruses
2. Enteroviruses
What is the mode of transmission of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis? - ANSWER: Direct
contact with eye secretion
Incubation period of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis - ANSWER: 12-48 hours
Otitis Externa is what type of disease? - ANSWER: Viral (ears)
Otitis Externa is also called as _____. - ANSWER: External Otitis/Ear Canal
Infection/Swimmer's Ear
What is the causative agent of Otitis Externa? - ANSWER: 1. E. coli
2. Pseudomonas aeuruginosa
3. Proetus vulgaris
4. Staphylococcus aureus
