(Mapeh report unit 3 lesson 3)Stages of Infection, Comparison of Viral and Bacterial Infection. What is the diffirence between Viral and Bacterial infection? With Quiz at the last. Exact need for your report. Detailed.
5. There are four stages of infection:
ïIncubation Stage
ïProdromal Stage
ïIllness Stage
ïConvalescent Stage
6.
7. ï±Incubation Stage
- The Incubation period is the time between the entry of
an infectious agent in the host of onset symptoms. During
this time, the infectious agent invades the tissue and
multiplies to produce an infection. The patient is typically
infectious to others during the latter-part of this stage.
- It is important to verify the incubation period of a
suspected infection to avoid its transmission to another
person before the onset of symptoms.
8. ï±Prodromal Stage
The prodromal stage is the time the onset of
non-specific symptoms until specific symptoms
begin to manifest. The infectious agent continues
to invade and multiply in the host. A patient
may also be infectious to other persons during
the time period , there is a slight elevation in
temperature during this stage.
9. ï±Illness Stage
The Illnes stage is the time when the patient has
specific signs and symptoms of an infectious process.
The patient with chicken pox will experience rise in
temperature and continued outbreaks of skin eruptions
for atleast 2 to 3 more days.
10. ï±Convalescent Stage
The convalescent stages starts from the beginning of the
disappearance of acute symptoms until the patient returns
to the previous state of health. Skin eruptions and irritation
for chicken pox disappear during this stage.
The symptoms of an infection depend on the type of
disease. Some signs of infection will affect the whole body
generally such as fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss,
fever, night sweat, chills, aches and pains. Others are
specific to individual body parts such as skin rashes,
coughing or runny nore.
11. Remember:
You can still spread the
disease during any of these
periods. You can spread a
disease before youâre sick
and after youâre sick.
12. What is the diffirence
between Viral and
Bacterial infection?
Comparison of Viral
and Bacterial Infection
13. Bacterial or Viral Infection
Bacterial and viral infection
can both cause the same kind of
symptoms. Its important to
distinguish one from the other
because viral infection cannot
be cured by antibiotics.
14. Infectious diseases are caused by microbes.
These are small organisms, which are invisible with the naked eye and
invade your body to get multiplied.
The symptoms caused by an infection depend on the location, nature
of the infection, and type of microbe.
The two major types of microbes are the bacteria and the virus.
Viruses are the smallest in size of all the microbes.
They are able to attack almost any living organism.
A virus uses another organism, like human being, as a host.
It means that the virus invades a cell of the body and uses parts of the
cell to multiply itself.
In this way, hundreds of new viruses are produced.
Which can spread throughout the body.
They can also infect new organisms.
Viruses canât survive outside the body of the host for long.
They can only survive a few seconds to minutes after leaving the host.
15. Bacteria are much larger that viruses.
They live almost everywhere and many of them donât cause
infection, but the viruses, all kinds of viruses cause harm to the
body
A bacterium multiplies itself by division.
If the condition are favorable (temperature, nutrition) some
bacteria can multiply after every 20 minutes.
Your intestines contains large number of bacteria.
Normally, these bacteria donât cause any problem. Actually,
they are quite useful in various ways, like digestion.
But if you have weak immunity, the balance may become
disturbed and complaints like diarrhea, constipation or
cramps may occur.
16. Viruses and some bacteria can cause infections.
Locally, an infection causes redness and swelling.
The tissue may also become warm and painful.
Common symptoms of a Viral or Bacterial infection are fever, fatigue, and general
malaise.
Mostly, viral infection is simple and the complaints subside by themselves.
It is difficult to eliminate viruses.
Specific medicines have been developed only for certain viruses. Also an infection
usually revolves by itself. If it is not the case, the physician can prescribe antibiotics.
An antibiotic is only effective against a bacteria, not against a virus.
It is important to prevent the spread of microbes. Good hygiene can play an
important role in prevention. Regularly wash your hands and cover your mouth
with tissue paper or cloth whenever you cough or sneeze.
Take proper care of little wounds by disinfecting them with iodine or alcohol.
28. Multiple Choice
Directions : Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the stage when you feel a bit better and the disappearance of the
disease?
a. Illness Stage b. Convalescence Stage c. Incubation Stage d.Prodromal Stage
2. What is the smallest of all microbe?
a. Fungi b. Algae c. Bacteria d. Virus
3. It invades a cell of the body and uses parts of the cell to multiply itself.
a. Organism b. Viruses c. Cell d. Bacteria
4. Antibiotics is effective against virus?
a. Yes c. maybe
b. No d. probably
5. What is the stage that is onset of non-specific sign of infection, like slight
elevation of temperature?
a. Illness Stage c. Prodromal Stage
b. Convalescent stage d. Incubation Stage
29. Identification
Direction: Write the correct answer in you paper.
6. Infection caused by the presence of a virus in the
body.
7. What is the period when the patient has specific
signs and symptoms of an infectious process?
8-9. Why it is important to verify the incubation
period of a suspect infection?
10. What can you do to prevent infection?
30. True or False
Directions :Write T is its True and F if False.
1. Prodromal Stage is the time between the entry of an infectious agent
in the host.
2. Bacteria is the smallest microbe.
3. Intestines contains large number of Bacteria.
4. The bacteria multiplies itself by division.
5. Its easy to eliminate viruses.
6. Virus are able to attack almost any living organism.
7. Bacteria lives everywhere and many of them donât cause infection.
8. Viruses uses parts of the cell to multiply itself.
9. Bacteria canât multiply after every 20 minutes.
10.Specific medicines have been developed only for certain viruses.