Mumps:
Definition: acute infectious disease.
Objectives:
1. Prevent the transmission of the disease from one person to another.
2 - to provide care for those infected with the disease.
Rules and Regulations:
The nurse nurse at the health center must know:
- Methods of infection:
The source of the infection is the saliva of the infected and the infection is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with the newly contaminated instruments.
- Signs and symptoms:
The disease usually begins with a sudden rise in temperature with headache, pain and swelling in one or more salivary glands (number 6), especially the parotid glands under the ear. The infection usually begins in one of the two gums and then extends to the other gland after several days and lasts for 3 or 4 days Then begins to improve and begins the tumor in the disappearance after 4 or 5 days of appearance and improve within 10 days and may be difficult to open the mouth as a result of pain.
- Incubation period: 18 days.
Measures:
1 - Isolation of the infected child so as not to transmit infection to others.
2 - giving fluids.
3 - full comfort in bed.
4. Treatment of high temperature.
5 - take care of cleaning the child's mouth.
preventive measures:
Reporting cases and taking action from the functions of the health inspector and the nursing homes, knowing them to carry out the necessary awareness
1. Report the situation as soon as it is detected.
2 - taking a sample of the blood of the patient from 2-3 in the period from the onset of rash and up to 28 days of laboratory confirmation of the situation in the laboratory of primary health care.
3 - Immunization of contact with the case of triple viral vaccination without consideration for the previous vaccination.
4 - Fill the form of the epidemiological investigation of this by the health inspector.
Definition: acute infectious disease.
Objectives:
1. Prevent the transmission of the disease from one person to another.
2 - to provide care for those infected with the disease.
Rules and Regulations:
The nurse nurse at the health center must know:
- Methods of infection:
The source of the infection is the saliva of the infected and the infection is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with the newly contaminated instruments.
- Signs and symptoms:
The disease usually begins with a sudden rise in temperature with headache, pain and swelling in one or more salivary glands (number 6), especially the parotid glands under the ear. The infection usually begins in one of the two gums and then extends to the other gland after several days and lasts for 3 or 4 days Then begins to improve and begins the tumor in the disappearance after 4 or 5 days of appearance and improve within 10 days and may be difficult to open the mouth as a result of pain.
- Incubation period: 18 days.
Measures:
1 - Isolation of the infected child so as not to transmit infection to others.
2 - giving fluids.
3 - full comfort in bed.
4. Treatment of high temperature.
5 - take care of cleaning the child's mouth.
preventive measures:
Reporting cases and taking action from the functions of the health inspector and the nursing homes, knowing them to carry out the necessary awareness
1. Report the situation as soon as it is detected.
2 - taking a sample of the blood of the patient from 2-3 in the period from the onset of rash and up to 28 days of laboratory confirmation of the situation in the laboratory of primary health care.
3 - Immunization of contact with the case of triple viral vaccination without consideration for the previous vaccination.
4 - Fill the form of the epidemiological investigation of this by the health inspector.