Diseases of Skin & Wounds (Bacteria & Virus)

Anthrax “Wool Sorter’s Disease”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Occurs among textile and wool factory workers and among agriculture; a primary disease of cattle & horses

Causative agent: Bacillus Anthracis

Transmissibility: Communicable

Impetigo

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Common injection of skin resulting in blisters ( may occur anywhere on body but usually around nouse / mouth)

Causative agent: Streptococcus pyogenes & Staphylococcus aureus

Transmissibility: Communicable

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever “Tick Borne Typhus Fever”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Manifests with non-itchy, spotted rash on trunk and appendages including palms and soles

Causative agent: Rickettsia Rickettsia

Transmissibility: Non-Communicable

Chickenpox

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Slight fever and skin lesions; no cure but acyclovir provides relief painful rash

Causative agent: Varicella-zoster Virus – a herpes virus

Transmissibility: Communicable

German Measles “Rubella” or “Three-Day Measles”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Benign (gentle) disease in children that causes swollen lymph nodes & mild rash; No antiviral treatment → MMR

Causative agent: Rubella Virus (Rubivirus)

Transmissibility: Communicable

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Very contagious illness with blister-like rash that forms on a child's hands and feet & painful sores that develop in the mouth. Rash can actually appear anywhere on the body, including their chest, back, arms, legs, genitals and buttocks. Infants and children younger than 5 are most likely to get this.

Causative agent: Non Polio Enteroviruses

Transmissibility: Communicable

Measles “Rubeola” or “Hard Measles”

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: Serious childhood disease (fever, sore throat, dry cough and conjunctivitis) ; No antiviral treatment → Measles vaccine (MMR)

Causative agent: Measles Virus (Morbillivirus)

Transmissibility: Communicable

Monkeypox

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: typically start with flu-like signs like fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills, and exhaustion, followed by a characteristic rash

Causative agent: Monkeypox Virus (Orthopoxvirus)

Transmissibility: Communicable

Smallpox

Definition / Signs & Symptoms: 1st human disease eradicated globally ; No approved antiviral treatment

Causative agent: Variola Virus (Orthopoxvirus)

Transmissibility: Communicable