WELL-BEING of the EMT-B

COMMUNICABLE

DISEASES

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS C

• Liver Disease Caused by Hepatitis C Virus
• Contracted by Exposure to Infected Blood
• There is NO Vaccine Available

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS C

• Not Spread By:
• Sneezing
• Hugging
• Coughing
• Food or Water
• Casual Contact

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS C

• Symptoms
• Appetite Loss
• Fatigue
• Nausea & Vomiting
• Vague Stomach Pain
• Jaundice
• Yellowish Color of Skin & Eyes

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS A

• Liver Disease Caused by Hepatitis A Virus
• Can Affect Anyone
• Common in the U.S.
• Spread by Stool of Infected Person
• Moral of the Story - Don’t Eat Poop !!!
• Long & Short Term Vaccines ARE Available

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS A

• Prevention
• Good Personal Hygiene
• Proper Sanitation
• Consuming Water or Shellfish Near Untreated Sewage

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS A

• Symptoms
• Appetite Loss
• Fatigue
• Nausea & Vomiting
• Fever
• Dark Urine
• Vague Stomach Pain
• Jaundice

• Yellowish Color of Skin & Eyes

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS B

• Liver Disease Caused by Hepatitis B Virus
• Lifelong Infections
• Cirrhosis of the Liver (scarring)
• Liver Cancer
• Liver Failure
• Death

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – HEPATITIS B

• Vaccine IS Available to Everyone
• Must Be Offered to Healthcare Professionals
• Childhood Shots
• Highly Recommended
• Series of 3 Shots

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – AIDS/HIV

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• AIDS is Caused By the HIV Virus
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Can be Passed During Pregnancy to Baby

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – AIDS/HIV

• Body Fluids That May Contain HIV

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – TUBERCULOSIS

• Long Term Bacterial Infection of the Lungs
• Person to Person Through the Air
• 10 - 15 Million Americans Carry Disease
• 10% Will Have Active Disease
• Ancient Times - Fatal - Sanatoriums
• Resurgent in the 1980’s & 1990’s

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – TUBERCULOSIS

• Protect Yourself From Patients With Productive Coughs
• Lung Butter !!!

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

• MRSA
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
• VRE
• Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
• Antibiotic resistant Bacteria
• Prevalent In Extended Care Facilities
• Snot, Spit, Poop