CCDM

Question 1

What is Cholera?

Answer 1

A bacterial infection of the body

Question 2

What is the reservoir for Cholera?

Answer 2

Humans

Question 3

How is Cholera spread?

Answer 3

By drinking contaminated water

Question 4

What part of the world is Cholera most commonly found?

Answer 4

In areas with poor sanitation or flooding

Question 5

What is the average incubation period for Cholera?

Answer 5

2-3 days

Question 6

How is the diagnosis of Cholera confirmed?

Answer 6

Fecal swab

Question 7

What is the longest incubation period for Cholera?

Answer 7

5 Days

Question 8

What is the main concern for treating Cholera?

Answer 8

To rehydrate the patient immediately

Question 9

Chancre

Answer 9

The primary lesion

Question 10

The primary lesion usually appears about how many weeks after exposure as an indurated, painless ulcer with a serous exudates at the site of initial invasion?

Answer 10

3 weeks

Question 11

A firm, nonflucuant, painless satellite lymph node (bubo) follows

Answer 11

Invasion of the bloodstream precedes the initial lesion;

Question 12

A symmetrical maculopapular rash

Answer 12

involving the palms and sole with associated lymphadenopathy, is classic

Question 13

Syphilis infectious agent

Answer 13

Treponema Pallidum

Question 14

Syphilis incubation period

Answer 14

10 days to 3 months, usually 3 weeks

Question 15

Primary Syphilis

Answer 15

All sexual contacts during the 3 months preceding onset of symptoms

Question 16

Secondary Syphilis

Answer 16

6 months

Question 17

Early latent Syphilis

Answer 17

1 year

Question 18

All identified sexual contacts of confirmed cases of early syphilis exposed within how many days of examination should receive treatment?

Answer 18

90 days

Question 19

Treatment for syphilis

Answer 19

PCN G 2.4 million units

Question 20

Alternate treatment for syphilis

Answer 20

Doxycycline 100 mg or Tetracycline 500mg

Question 21

Treatment for neurosyphilis

Answer 21

Aqueous crystalline PCN-G

Question 22

First lesions of syphilis nonvenereal endemic are located where?

Answer 22

Mucous patches of the mouth

Question 23

Follows the primary lesion of the nonvenereal endemic syphilis?

Answer 23

Drier lesion of the trunk

Question 24

Incubation period for nonvenereal syphilis.

Answer 24

2 weeks to 3 months

Question 25

Chancroid is what type of infection?

Answer 25

Acute bacterial infection

Question 26

How is Chancroid characterized?

Answer 26

single or multiple painful necrotizing ulcers at site of infection
could include painful swelling in lymph nodes

Question 27

Chancroid could be asymptomatic in who?

Answer 27

women

Question 28

Chancroid is associated with increase risk of what?

Answer 28

HIV infection

Question 29

Gram stain is?

Answer 29

if numerous gram-negative COCCObacilliare

seen “streaming” between leaukocytes

Question 30

Chancroid is most often diagnosed in ?

Answer 30

Men

Question 31

Chancroid is most prevalent in what regions?

Answer 31

tropical and subtropical with high incodence of syphilis and gonorrhoea

Question 32

What is the reservoir for Chancroid?

Answer 32

Humans

Question 33

Mode of transmittion for Chancroid is?

Answer 33

sexual contact with open lesions and pus from buboes

Question 34

What is the incubation period of Chancroid?

Answer 34

3-5 days, up to 14 days

Question 35

Period of communicability for Chancroid is?

Answer 35

until healed, as long as infectious agent persists in original lesion
discharging lymph nodes: several wks or months w/o antibiotherapy

Question 36

There is what form of immunization for Chancroid?

Answer 36

None

Question 37

What is the specific treatment for Chancroid?

Answer 37

Ceftriaxone, erythromycin, azithromycin
adults only: ciproflaxin
alternatives:amoxicilillin w/ clavuanic acid