Causes | Common Infections/Illnesses | Modes of Transmission | Symptoms | Skin Conditions/Irritants |
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What is an organism or infectious agent that can potentially cause disease?
Germ
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What is highly contagious? The symptoms include: cough, runny nose, pinkeye and rash.
measles
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What is it called when I'm spread from person to person?
direct contact
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What is brightly flushed cheeks in a child a sign of?
fever
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What is an infestation of hair/scalp?
lice
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What is the germ that can cause athlete's foot or ringworm?
fungi
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What is a condition that causes the lining of the eye to be inflamed?
pink eye
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What is it called when infected particles are sneezed or coughed into the air and inhaled by another person?
airborne transmission
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What is sometimes presented as a flushing on the skin - more than just bright cheeks?
rash
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What is a skin infection caused by mites that burrow into skin?
scabies
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What is a germ that likes to invade human tissues and cause illness but rarely causes serious medical complications?
virus
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What is a highly contagious and dangerous bacterial disease - especially for infants? The symptoms include fits of uncontrollable coughing.
pertussis/whooping cough
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What is it called when contaminated fluid from coughs or sneezes land on another's eyes, nose, or mouth?
droplet transmission
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What is something that most people do not like to clean up?
vomit
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What can cause infection if skin is broken?
bite wounds
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What is an infectious germ that can cause illness but sometimes is good for digestion. It is a major cause of disease and death worldwide.
bacteria
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What is a common childhood condition characterized by an itchy rash that progresses from head to toe.
chicken pox
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What is it called when infections spread by contamination with blood or body fluids?
blood borne transmissions
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What is often a common symptom of a cold or flu - a response to a throat irritant?
cough
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What is known to cause infection and disease (MRSA)?
staph infections
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What is an illness that causes a child to sound like a seal? It's a common upper respiratory infection.
croup
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