1. The characteristics of the disease *
Disease illness trouble , Acute (disease)
Infectious contagious communicable Infection contagion , Infect ,
2. Causative agent, the involved organ
cause , ,
be responsible for ,
be due to , , -
affect
involve
entire whole ,
3. The season of occurrence, predisposing factors
occur ,
occurrence , of rare occurrence , incidence , prevalence -
any time of the year frequent(ly) (): rare(ly) () chief main principal , predisposing factors draught , weather precede
upper respiratory infection ,
Incubation period, the susceptible age
last continue , susceptible liable , particularly especially under {10) 10 , between , adult grown-up
without (the characteristic eruption) ( )
contract catch get a disease
Ways of transmission
transmit communicate ,
spread
by by means of
direct contact
droplet infection
objects articles things ,
infected by the patient
expose , ,
exposed child
exposure -> ,
Onset and symptoms
set on begin start )
onset beginning
sudden(ly) abruptly) , (, )
prodromal (first) symptom sign evidence () ,
(the disease) is characterized by... () ...
(fever) is characteristic of (the disease) () ( )
fever , ; chill
sharp rise of temperature
cold , ^ cold in me head running nose
cough , dry , productive - , whoop , sneezing
(head)ache , pain (in the joints) ( )
sore throat inflammation of the throat , . mild - slight light - : severe - bad -
expectoration 'sputum
nausea : vomiting
restless , irritable , listless
get purulent
Eruption
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eruption rash
punctate , diffuse
macules spots , papule -
Vesicles , crusts scabs -
consist of-
(dis)appear ()
burst , become crusted
number amount quantity
dry up , fall off-
followed (by) (-)
desquamation , scale - ()
behind (the ears) ()
Nursing
proper nursing - care- ,
bed rest
put in bed , keep in bed-
remain stay in bed, keep the bed ,
,
until the temperature is normal
as long as there is any fever -
soft diet . nutritious food
air the room , fresh air in the room
warm , hot ., cold
general bath , foot bath , bathe -
relieve (muscular pains) , ( )
prevent (complications) - ()
clean , ,
wet duster-
place ,
fall _
darken
rinse (his mouth) ( ), gargle the throat
after meals
for this purpose
wash (out) ()
rub (his eyes) ( )
several (some) times a day
isolate
beyond isolation
Treatment
medication treatment with drugs
medicine drug - remedy
various different
take a medicine
use
administer , prescribe
respond to
cups , mustard plasters
Prognosis
complication , complicate , (uncomplicated case () numerous , dangerous develop , development recover get well
recovery (is the rule) ( , ) death , dead , die
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Table of Infectious Diseases Fill in the table with the facts about children's infections to compare them.
Disease Facts | Influenza | Pneumonia | Whooping Cough | Chicken pox | Scarlet fever | Measles | ||
cause | Bordutellia Pertussis | |||||||
way of transmission | contact with an infected person (coughing, sneezing, talking) | |||||||
susceptible age | early childhood | |||||||
incubationi | >eriod | 7 days | ||||||
symptoms | first | catarrhal stage, dry hacking cough | ||||||
Characteristic | paroxysmal cough which comes in explosive bursts with a characteristic whoop, vomiting klnnnnnnhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hjjjhhhhhhh | |||||||
other | The child is listless, irritable, during the attack eyes bulge, tongue protrudes, face red rred,cyanotic trrredred,cyanotic | |||||||
rash | character | |||||||
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