Smallpox Research Paper

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Smallpox is caused by the variola virus and is a contagious disfiguring and often deadly disease that has no existing cure or treatment. It was eradicated worldwide in 1980 by a global immunization campaign. Samples of the virus has been kept for research purposes.
Smallpox can spread several ways:
1. It can be spread by direct contact with an infected person after prolonged face-to-face contact or through the air by droplets that escape the infected person when the person coughs, sneezes or talks.
2. It can also be spread indirectly from the infected person. The virus becomes airborne and can possible spread through the ventilation system in a building.
3. From contaminated items such as clothing and bedding.
4. Potentially as a terrorist …show more content…

It can also be spread by couching or breathing in the virus particles that come from the blisters. Persons who have shingles can also spread the virus to those who have not been vaccinated or who have never had the virus. Symptoms include a rash that itches which turns into fluid filled blisters and eventually into scabs. Fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and a headache can also be present. The symptoms can last 5 to 10 days. Nursing interventions is to educate parents on the importance of immunizations and to provide calamine lotion to the infected patient to help relieve itching. http://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/about/prevention-treatment.html Candidias is a fungal infection caused by yeast belonging to the Candida genus. Candida morally lives on skin without causing infection but an overgrowth of the organism can cause symptoms to develop. Symptoms vary depending on the area of the body …show more content…

Pediculosis are spread from person to person by close physical contact or through fomites such as combs, clothes, hats, and linen. Nursing interventions are to administer medications as prescribed and bag clothing to prevent the spreading of the Pediculosis. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/225013-overview Neonatal Gonorrheal Ophthalmia is an infection of a newborns eyes caused by gonorrhea. It is passed to the newborn from the infected mother during a vaginal delivery. It causes swollen eyes or a yellow/green discharge from the eyes. If left untreated it can cause blindness. Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease and often does not have symptoms which make it hard to diagnosis. Nursing interventions include early screening of expecting mothers and teaching infected mothers the importance of taking the full dose of prescribed medication. http://www.eyedoctorguide.com/childrens_eyecare/neonatal-gonorrheal-ophthalmia.htmlons. Conjuctivitis, also known as “pink eye”, is an infection of the thin layer of the eye that covers the inside of eyelid and the white of the eye. It can be caused by a viruses, bacteria and

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