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    This document contains a table summarizing key communicable diseases including chicken pox, conjunctivitis, and influenza. The table lists the signs and symptoms, incubation period, communicability, and methods of prevention for each disease. Chicken pox causes a rash that starts on the face and spreads to the body over 1 week. Conjunctivitis causes eye redness and discharge. Influenza causes fever, chills, and muscle aches.

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    PROJECT IN MAPEH

    TEACHER: MRS. JACKY CABANG

    COMMUNICABLE
    DISEASES

    RICHARD RIEL O. AUSTRIA


    8- CATTLEYA
    TABLE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
    Disease Signs & symptoms Incubation Communicability Prevention

    Esp seen winter & spring. symptoms, Thru inhalation of airborne Mask patient. avoid contact if
    malaise (not feeling well),low-grade droplets & direct contact they’ve never had chicken pox.
    10-21 days Vaccination now available
    fever followed by rash starting on face of weeping lesions &
    & trunk spreading to rest of body. Fluid contaminated linens. (1995) and partof childhood
    filled vesicles rupture & scab over within immunizations. isolated until
    1 week. all lesions crusted over and dry.

    Chicken pox

    The clinical syndrome begins with Contact with discharge or Good personnel hygiene. Daily
    tearing, irritation & redness of eye(s) upper respiratory tract of laundering of bed linens includ-
    followed by edema of lids, photophobia 24-72 hours infected persons (fingers, ing pillowcase and towels. Use
    (light sensitivity) & pus drainage. clothing, eye make-up). wash cloth on unaffected eye
    Course lasts from 2 days up to 2-3 weeks. Communicable during first and then launder after use.
    course of active infection. No school during acute stage.
    Treatment with antibiotic eye
    Conjunctivitis medications.
    (pink eye)

    Epidemics usually in winter. Sudden Direct contact especially in Vaccination available annually;
    onset fever for 3-5 days, chills, crowded areas via airborne. most effective if received from
    tiredness, malaise (not feeling well), 1-4 days The virus can persist on September to mid- November.
    musculoskeletal aches, nasal Peak flu season surfaces for hours but Treatment is symptomatic (rest,
    discharge, dry cough, mild sore throat. is late December indirect contact is less fluids, OTC med for fever &
    Children can also experience GI through March. common. Contagious 1 day aches).
    symptoms of nausea, vomiting & prior to being sick up to 3-7
    diarrhea although this is uncommon in days after 1st symptom.
    adults. “Stomach flu” with GI
    Influenza (flu) symptoms is caused by other viruses.

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