BACTERIOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL. 



Seat of invasion. 



Effects — constitutional or local. 



Multiplication or extermination of germs. 



Cleanliness and fresh air as preventives of 

 diseases termed communicable. 



The points demanding most careful atten- 

 tion on the part of the nurse in all communi- 

 cable diseases. Disinfection, etc. 



QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW CHAPTER V. 



I. — Give the nurse's duties, especially as 

 applied to the severe forms of communicable 

 diseases. 



II. — Give methods of entrance and means of 

 communication in the diseases designated; 

 typhoid fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever, tetanus, 

 tuberculosis, smallpox. 



III. — What location is named as the seat of 

 invasion in typhoid fever? Describe the pro- 

 gress of the disease resulting in hemorrhage 

 and perforation. ' 



IV. — In which of the communicable diseases 

 do you consider most rigid disinfectant and 

 antiseptic precautions necessary? 



V. — Name some communicable diseases be- 

 lieved to be due to impure water. 



VI. — Describe symptoms of tetanus. State 

 the usual cause of the disease. How long after 

 injury may danger of the attack exist? What 

 treatment is recommended as preventive? 



VII. — What conditions are conducive to the 

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