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Infectious
Diseases
100

Vaccination at birth 

What is Hepatitis B? 

100

Unilateral/bilateral, purulent, crust, discomfort, treated with antibiotic drops/ointment 

What is bacterial pink eye? 

100

I cause maculopapular red spots 1 day after redness appears on your face. The spots will appear symmetrically and progress proximal to distal. When the rash appears, your kid will feel better. I hate pregnant women. Droplet/blood precautions advised. 

What is 5th disease?

200

Vaccination done yearly

What is influenza? 

200

Unilateral, watery drainage, mostly in the summer, treatment is self-limiting

What is viral pink eye? 

200

I'm infectious 7 days prior to 5 days after my infamous rash appears. The rash will appear on the face and will rapidly spread by the end of day 1. I can also cause a low grade fever, sore throat, and a cough. Contact/droplet advised. 

What is rubella/german measles? 

300

PCV, Polio, Dtap, Rotavirus, Hib, & HepB given at this age. 

What is 2-6 months? 

300

Bilateral, pruritis, watery drainage, edematous, treated with antihistamines or mast cell stabilizers 

What is allergic pink eye? 

300

Before rash appears, I can cause a mild-moderate fever, conjunctiviits, and a runny nose. Koplik spots will appear in the mouth 2 days before rash, and a spike in fever will be seen when the rash appears on the face and spreads downward. Contact/airborne advised. 

What is measles/rubeola? 

400

Hib, dTap, MMR, varicella, HepA, and PCV given at this age

What is 12-18 months? 

400

I am infectious for 2-3 weeks and will cause you to have 3 negative cultures when they test for me. Before they test for me, I'm chilling in your body for 2-5 days. I will cause epistaxis, a low grade fever, airway obstruction, and a bull's neck. Droplet precautions advised. 

What is diphtheria? 

400

I have 3 stages but I am most contagious during the catarrhal stage. The catarrhal stage happens for 1-2 weeks with a runny nose, low grade fever, and mild occasional cough. The paroxysmal stage happens for 2-6 weeks with a rapid cough, vomiting, and exhaustion after coughing fits. My final stage is the convalescent stage where the cough lessens over 2-3 weeks. Contact/Droplet advised. Azithromycin is my antibiotic of choice.

What is pertussis/whopping cough?

500
Polio, dTap, MMR, varicella given at this age

What is 4-6 years old?

500

I cause a fever, fatigue, loss of appetite. I appear as itchy macules/papules and then progress to vesicles that then crust over. Scabs will appear in a week when I leave. Contact/Airborne precautions advised. 

What is varicella/chicken pox? 

500

If I am not treated, I can cause everything to swell. I am infectious before and after swelling begins. I cause painful swollen parotid glands and a earache that gets worse with chewing. Droplet/contact advised. 

What is mumps/paramyxovirus? 

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