sapana thakor community health nursing

1. Control of infectious
disease

2. Introduction
It is control by identifing causes and chain of
transmission.
This possible by epidemiological knowledge
of disease.

3. Controlling measures
Controlling reservoir
Interruption of disease transmission
Strengthening the susceptible host

4. a.controlling reservoir
Early diagnosis
Notification
Epidemiological investigation
Isolation
Treatment
Quarantine

5. Early diagnosis
Control disease
Identify sources
Distrubute in place , person , time
Prevention and control

6. Notification
Identify sign and symptoms
Conform by lab test
And notify to local authority
Particular action by authority.

7. Epidemiological investigation
Geographical situation where disease occur
Climate conditions
social, cultural and behavioural patterns of
community.
Character of agent, reservoir…etc

8. Isolation
Isolation mainly in 2 areas
At home and at hospital level
Types
Standard isolation
Strict isolation
Protective isolation
High security isolation

9. Treatment
Mainly to type
Individual treatment
Mass treatment

10. Quarantine
Absolute quarantine(longer time and usual
incubation period time)
Modified quarantine ( a selective partial
limitation )
Segregation ( special observation )

11. b.interruption of transmission
Breaking the chain of transmission of disease

12. c. Susceptible host
Active immunization
Passive immunization
Combine
Chemoprophylaxis-clinical chemo
-casual chemo

13. Tetracycline-cholera , plaque
Erythromycin-diptheria