Communicable Causative Incubation period Mode of Signs and Treatment or Caregiver

disease agent/cause transmission symptoms medication responsibilities

1.Pulmonary Mycobacterium 2-12 weeks Airborne *Cough 4 months of daily *make sure airways
tuberculosis tuberculosis *Fever rifampin or 9 are clear.
*Weight loss months of daily *Provide adequate
*Night sweat isoniazid. nutrition.
*Lethargy *Make sure to
prevent
complications.
*tepid sponge bath.
*make sure the
members of the
family is aware &
accept condition and
promotion of
wellness.
2.pnuemonia Streptococcus incubation Airborne *Fever Antibiotics *To improve airway
Pneumonia periods will vary droplets *Influenza Cough medicine patency
depending on the *Fungi *to promote rest and
germ causing the *cough w/ conserve energy
pneumonia. But mucos *Promote increase
usually 2-3 *rapid shallow fluid intake
weeks. breathing *Provide Nutritious
*hypoxia Diet
*Coughing Exercise.
3.Hepatitis A, B C Hepatovirus A = 15-50 days A= Faecal oral *fever Antiviral *always practice
B = 30-180 days route *abdominal medications. proper hand hygiene
C = 3-6 months B & C = Blood pain to the child
borne *diarrhea *Provide Nutritious
*loss of weight Diet
*Jaundice *Treat each
symptoms individual
*Encourage to drink
lots of fluids.
4. Ebola virus Filoviruses 2-21 days Direct contact *Fever No proven *Prevent
w/ infected *Fatigue treatment Complications.
bodily fluid of *Muscle pain available yet *Monitor daily
human and *Vomiting weight for sudden
animals *Diarrhea decrease.
*Headache *Promote increase
*Rash fluid intake.
*Provide Nutritious
Diet.
*Treat each
symptoms
individually
5. Meningitis Neisseria 2-10 days Droplets *Fever Intravenous *Observe carefully
Meningitidis *Headache antibiotics & for signs of increased
*Vomiting sometimes intracranial pressure.
*Stiff neck corticosteroids *Provide Nutritious
*Body Malaise Diet Plan.
*Measure head
circumference.
*Monitor and record
carefully input &
output.
*Promot rest.
6.Influenza negative-sense, 1-4 days Droplets, *Fever Antiviral drugs *Prevent
single-stranded, droplet nuclei *Aching Muscle Complications.
segmented RNA *Chills and *Monitor daily
viruses Sweats weight for sudden
*Vomiting decrease.
*Diarrhea *Promote increase
*Dry,persistent fluid intake.
cough *Provide Nutritious
Diet.
*Treat each
symptoms
 individually
7. Covid 19 Covid 19 14 days Airborne, * Fever and No proven *always practice
droplets, chills treatment proper hand hygiene
direct contact * Non stop available yet. to the child
cough *Provide Nutritious
*Shortness of Diet
breathing *Treat each
*Body aches symptoms
*Lethargy individually.
*No sense of *Encourage to drink
taste lots of fluids.
8. malaria Plasmodium 7-30 days Bitten by *Fever Malarone *always practice
parasite infective *Chills proper hand hygiene
female *Headache to the child
anopheles *Nausea & *Provide Nutritious
mosquito vomiting Diet
*Muscle pain & *Treat each
fatigue symptoms individual
*Encourage to drink
lots of fluids.
9. typhoid fever Salmonella typhi 6-30 days Faecal oral *High Fever Antibiotics *Monitor Vital Signs
route *Weakness *Encourage proper
*Stomach pain hygiene.
*Headache *Provide Tepid
*Diarrhea Sponge Bath.
*Cough *Provide Nutritional
Diet Plan.
*Encourage to drink
lots of fluid.
10 . dengue fever Aedes aegypti , 2-7 days Mosquito *Nausea No specific *Monitor Vital Signs
Aedes albopictus borne virus *Vomiting medication , *Encourage proper
*Eye pain Fever reducer & hygiene.
*Rash pain killer can be *Provide Tepid
*Bone & Joint taken to control Sponge Bath.
Pain the symptoms. *Provide Nutritional
Diet Plan.
*Encourage to drink
lots of fluid.