Question

You work on a neonatal floor in a local hospital. One of the premature infants is showing significant irritability and fever,and you notice that her skin is turning red all over the body with accompanied fluid filled blisters. A, What microbe do you suspect,Why? B. How would you treat the patient? C. Define and describe the signs and symptoms of this disease

Answer 1

Ans)

A. These disease is Chicken pox

i. It is caused by varicella zoster virus

ii. It is highly contagious

iii. its incubation period is 10-21 days

iv. This virus reactivated

B. Treatment:

1. pain or fever: Tylenol -Acetaminophen

2. Avoiding dehydration: To prevent dehydration, prefer water only

3. itchiness: To minimize scratching , we must do following:

i. wearing loose clothing

ii. applying calamine lotion to reduce itching

iii. keep fingernails clean and short

C. signs and symptoms of this disease

i. Malasie- generally feeling unwell

ii. fever

iii. blister

iv. loss appettite