communicable disease introduction .pptx

introduction to communicable diseases - nursing, adult health nursing, 3rd sem nursing, infection, stages of infection, inflammation, infection cycle or chain of infection, modes of transmission

1. Communicable disease K.Udayasree Assistant professor Dept of MSN

2. What is a Communicable Disease? It is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic product that is transmitted from an infected person, animal or inanimate source to a susceptible host

3. What is a Infection? An infection is the entry and development or multiplication of disease producing agents in the body of host resulting injury or harmful effect .

4. There are five stages of infection: I ncubation prodromal. I llness decline. convalesce nt . STAGES OF INFECTIONS

5. Epidemiologic Triad

6. Direct transmission Horizontal transmission Disease is spread through a population from one infected person to another Kissing , sneezing Vertical transmission The disease is transmitted from parent to offspring Ovum , sperm, placenta, milk