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Septicemia Septicemia, also known as bacteremia or blood poisoning, is an overwhelming bacterial infection that invades the bloodstream. The infection quickly progresses to sepsis, a serious condition characterized by an…

Scarlet Fever Droplet Precautions Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is an illness that results from group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. It occurs most frequently as a complication of streptococcal…

Scabies Contact Precautions Scabies is a highly transmissible skin infection that is characterized by burrows, pruritus, and excoriations with secondary bacterial infection. It occurs worldwide, is associated with overcrowding and…

Salmonellosis Contact Precautions A common infection in the United States, salmonellosis is caused by gram-negative bacilli of the genus Salmonella, a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. About 40,000 cases of…

Rubeola Airborne Precautions Rubeola, also known as measles or morbilli, is an acute, highly contagious paramyxovirus infection that may be one of the most common and most serious of all…

Rubella Droplet Precautions Contact Precautions Rubella, commonly called German measles, is an acute, mildly contagious viral disease that produces a distinctive 3-day rash accompanied by lymphadenopathy. It usually occurs in…

Roundworm Infection Roundworm infection, also known as ascariasis, is caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. It’s the most common type of intestinal worm infection, occurring worldwide. Most patients recover without treatment, but…

Rotavirus Infection Contact Precautions Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children. The infection is characterized by vomiting and watery diarrhea lasting 3 to 8 days, commonly…

Roseola Infantum Roseola infantum, also known as exanthema subitum or sixth disease, is an acute, benign viral infection that usually affects infants and young children ages 6 months to 2…

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a febrile, rash-producing illness caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is transmitted to humans by a tick bite….