HEALTH & FITNESS

Saturday, July 16, 2011

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Friday, July 15, 2011

TOXOPLASMOSIS

nEtiology

Toxoplasma gondii : protozoan multiply only in living cells

nToxoplasmosis infection is ubiquitonous in animal and is one of the most common latent infections of human

nHuman infection is acquired by

ØOral route via undercooked or raw meat

Next contains cyst or by ingestion of oocyst

ØTransplacental infection from mother to fetus

nToxoplasma are not transmitted from person to person

Clinical manifestation

vDuring vaginal/delivery

ØAcquired toxoplasmosis

ØCongenital toxoplasmosis

nDiagnosis

ØCulture : blood, body fluid, tissue speciments

ØSerologic testing

Elisa ( = enzym linked immunosorbent assay)

nTreatment

ØPolymerase chain reaction

nPrevention

Perimethamine + sulfadiazine or trisulfaperimidines

ØWomen should only eat well cooked meat

ØAvoid contact with oocyts excreted by cats

Thursday, July 14, 2011

SCARLET FEVER (Scarlatina)

nEtiology : Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococci

erythrogenic toxin

nClinical manifestations

Øincubation period : 1 – 7 days

Øprodromal symptoms

vonset acute

vfever, headache, vomiting, chills

vwhite strawberry tongue

Øeruption :

vred, punctate, finely papular

vblanches on pressure

vaxillae, groins, neck 24 hr

vred strawberry tongue

nTreatment :

Øpenicillin

Øerythromycin

Øclindamycin

Ø1st generation cephalosporins

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS / HERPES ZOSTER / CHICKEN FOX

nEtiology : Varicella Zoster virus (VZV)

nTransmitted in respiratory secretions and in the fluid of skin lessions

ØAirborne spread

ØDirect contact

nClinical manifestation of varicella

ØIncubation period 10 – 21 days

ØProdromal fever , malaise, anorexia, headache

ØEruption :

vScalp, face, trunk

vMacules – vesicles – crusting

vSimultaneous presence of lessions

Clinical manifestation of Herpes Zoster

Ø Eruption in one dermatome

Treatment

Localized pain, hyperesthesias, pruritus

nProphylaxis :

Acyclovir : 20 mg/kg/dose

Vaccination

SMALL POX By Variola / CACAR

nAcute communicable viral disease

nCharacterized by

ØPapulovesicular pustular rash

ØSevere systemic symptoms

nClinical manifestations

nEtiology : genus Orthopox virus

-Incubation period : 12 – 14 days – 21 days

- Prodromal symptoms

- Severe, abruptly

- Eruption : faces, lips, palms, soles

- Papules vesicles umbilicated multiloculus

- 5th – 6th day pustular 9th day crusta

- 3rd – 4th wk scars

nComplications :

ØPyogenic infections

ØBronchopneumonia

ØViral osteomyelitis

ØCentral nervous systems

nTreatment

ØNo effective specific therapy

nProphylaxis

ØVaccination