HLTB21H3 : Entire Course Study Guide - in CHART format!

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5 Dec 2010

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From the rat flea (xenopsylla cheopis) can survive on own. Human flea (pulex irritans) transferred to humans from rats or infect ppl. Spread with skin contact (lesions), resp. droplets, constant contact with infected ppl. Bubonic: buboes = large swellings (grapefruit size), purple/black, filled of pus swollen lymph glands (under armpits, groin) Nausea, vomiting, blisters, fever, headache, delirium, chills, muscle pain. 4/5 infected ppl died within 8 days of infection. Pneumonic = affects respiratory system immortality rate = 90-95% until 1700s. -00;0/94-04/87,9 flagellants = ppl whipped themselves to ward of plague and sin spread disease b/c spilled pus. Scapegoat: jews, lepers, coughing, congestion, bloody cough. Septicemia = affects blood black nails, bleeding into skin, blood clots, fever, lox bp, diarrhea, organ failure foreigners, beggars miasmas (finger pointing) Great london fire in 1665 stopped plague. 18th ce lasted 7 years, 5-8 months at a time in region. Death rate 30-50% in europe and middle east.

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Case study

You are an Epidemiologist at the South Australian Department of Health. A Doctor from the hospital calls to inform you that they are investigating a case of suspected Ebola.

Part A

Patient history

57 year old female who returned from an Ebola effected country 2 days prior. Presented to hospital with fever, confusion and headache. The case history indicates that she attended a funeral whilst overseas. She has no known contact with a case of Ebola.

Here is information on Ebola

http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/health+topics/health+conditions+prevention+and+treatment/infectious+diseases/ebola+virus+disease/ebola+virus+disease+-+including+symptoms+treatment+and+prevention

Provide short answers for the 4 questions below (2-3 sentences)

a) Is this case worth investigating? What would be your first steps?

b) What are the potential sources of exposure and modes of transmission for the suspected Ebola case?

Only answer part B (part A is in my other post)

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