Influenza SARS and Whooping Cough Signs and Symptoms with Diagnosis and Treatment

Influenza, SARS and Whooping Cough Signs and Symptoms with Diagnosis and Treatment

An acuteCONSTIPATION Causes Risk Factors and Constipation Treatment Management. Read more ... » contagious respiratory infection marked by headacheHeadache. Read more ... », prostration, fevers, muscle aches, cough, and sore throat. The diseaseCONSTIPATION Causes Risk Factors and Constipation Treatment Management. Read more ... » usually strikes during the winter.

 

influenza virus A, Band C

• It is caused by influenza virus A, Band C.

INFLUENZA Characterized by

• sudden onset,
• An acute contagious respiratory infection marked by headache, prostration, fevers, muscle aches, cough, and sore throat.
• The disease usually strikes during the winter.
• The disease spreads primarily by inhalation of infectious aerosols, although spread by direct personal contact also is possible.
• In patients with serious pre-existing illnesses and people over 65, influenza frequently is fatal.
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• chills,
• mal­aise,
• muscular pains,
• cough.

INFLUENZA Causative agent is

• Orthomyxovirus
• The responsible virus is either
• influenza A (about 65% of cases)
• influenza B (about 35% of cases).
• Source of infection is secretions of respiratory tract of a case.

Age :

• Affects all ages especially children and elderly.

INFLUENZA Infection spreads by

• coughing,
• sneezing,
• droplet infection.

influenza virus A, Band C

• Incubation period 2 to 3 days.

Lab diagnosis for INFLUENZA

• Isolation of virus from secretions.
• Serodiagnosis – complement-fixing antibodies.

Vaccines

INFLUENZA Vaccines

• · Inactivated vaccines of particular strains of vi­rus.
• · Antigenic mutations of virus cause difficulty in production of effective vaccines.
• · Antiviral drugs-10o mg amantadine or
• rimantadine BD for 5 days.

Reye’s Syndrome

• It is a serious complicationHyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) Acute Complication Of DM. Read more ... » of Influenza B virus.
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• It occurs in chil­dren with viral fever who use aspirin.
• There is vomit­ing, signsCONSTIPATION Causes Risk Factors and Constipation Treatment Management. Read more ... » of progressive CNS damage, hepatic injury and hypoglycemia.

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeMetabolic,Insulin Resistance Syndrome X Causes Symptoms. Read more ... »)

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

• SARS is a communicable viral disease caused by co­rona virus.

SARS Symptoms -

• Fever,
• Malaise,
• headache,
• body ache,
• cough,
• sore throat and running nose.
• Patient may deteriorate into respiratory insufficiency, and acute respiratory distress.
• In spite of intensive care and ventilatory support death may occur in 10% cases.

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Chest X-ray in SARS shows bilateral diffuse haziness.

• The disease is transmitted by contact with the secre­tions from eyes, nose, mouth and respiratory tract of the patient. SARS is not an air borne disease.
• The virus can survive for 24 hours at room tempera­ture and for long periods in the cold.
• Children are rarely affected by SARS.
• Prevention of SARS is by isolation of patients and screening of travellers.

SARS Treatment -

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• Ribavirin given IV with corticosteroids may cause clini­cal improvement.

WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSISInfectious diseas

WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSIS Infectious disease of children.

• There is cough, mild fever.
• The cough is a loud crowing inspiratory whoop. Causative agent is B pertussis.
• An acute, infectious disease characterized by a catarrhal stage, followed by a peculiar paroxysmal cough, ending in a whooping inspiration.
• The incubation period is 7 to 10 days.
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• It infects only man.
• Infection occurs by droplet infection.

WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSISInfectious diseas

Age -

• Usually below 5 years
• One attack gives lifelong immunityHow to Manage Hay Fever at Home. Read more ... ». Incubation period 1-3 weeks.

Complications of WHOOPING COUGH

• · Bronchitis
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• · Bronchiectasis
• · Convulsions
• • Coma.

WHOOPING COUGH vaccination

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