PERTUSIS

wash hands or use

alcohol-based rubs
after touching nasal
-Also known as whooping cough secretions
 Cover your nose and mouth
 CAUSATIVE AGENT
when coughing or sneezing.
o Bacteria: Bordetella pertussis
 PREFERRED TREATMENT
o Transmission: coughing or sneezing
o Antibacterial Agents
or when spending a lot of time near
 usually erythromycin or a
one another where you share
family of antibiotics like
breathing space.
erythromycin
 DIAGNOSIS
o History of typical signs and
symptoms
o Physical examination
o Laboratory test which involves
taking a sample of mucus (with a
swab from the back of the throat
through the nose)
o Blood test

TUBERCULOSI
 SYMPTOMS
o Runny nose S
o Low-grade fever (generally minimal
throughout the course of the -Also known as TB
disease)  CAUSATIVE AGENT
o Mild, occasional cough o Bacteria: Myobacterium
o Apnea – a pause in breathing (in tuberculosis
babies) o Transmission: through air when a
 PREVENTION person with TB speaks, coughs or
o Dependent Prevention sings. 
 Vaccination
 DTaP and Tdap
o Independent Prevention
 Wash hands
 Rationale: Hand
hygiene is a
universal
recommendation.
When possible,
 has or is at risk of
TB
o Blood test
o work in an
environment where
TB may be present

 SYMPTOMS
o A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or
longer
o Pain in the chest
o Coughing up blood or sputum
(mucus from deep inside the lungs)
o Feeling tired all the time
o Loss appetite

 PREVENTION
o getting a diagnosis and treatment early
o staying away from other people until
there is no longer a risk of infection
o wearing a mask, covering the mouth,
and ventilating rooms

 PREFERRED TREATMENT
o Antibacterial Agents
o usually
erythromycin or a
family of antibiotics
like erythromycin

 DIAGNOSIS
o have spent time
with a person who