BBP

Question 1

HIV

Answer 1

Fragile, can survive for onlya few hours on surfaces

Stage 1- acute, 2 to 4 weeks after exposure, flu like illness lasts a few weeks

Stage 2- clinical latency, asymptomatic/chronic, hiv is active but produces at low levels, can last a decade

Stage 3- AIDS, T cells severely declined, increasing illness called opportunistic illness

No vaccine

Question 2

Hep B

Answer 2

Liver disease

Ranges from mild acute to chronic that can lead to cirrhosis

Can survive outside body for 7 days, 100X more contagious than hiv

Latent for 60-90 days

Vaccine is recommended and required for all students at temple

Symptoms are flu like, fatigue abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea, jaundice

Question 3

Hep C

Answer 3

Liver disease, most often chronic that leases to cirrhosis and cancer

Can survive outside body for 14 hours to 4 days

Latent for 6 weeks

No vaccine

Flu like, fatigue, dark urine, pain, loss of appetite, jaundice, nausea

Question 4

ECP

Answer 4

Exposure control plan

Written plan that includes policies to minimize and elim exposures

Reviewed and updated annually

Question 5

Engineering controls

Answer 5

Things that make it easier to break chain of infection

Needle cover
Retractable syringe
Scalpel holder

Question 6

Work practices

Answer 6

Behavior based to reduce risk of exposure

Hand washing
Contact time for product to kill bacteria and virus

Question 7

Hep b vaccine

Answer 7

3 shot series over a few months

Non infectious vaccine made of f yeast