Ch 29

Question 1

what is the common cold referred to as?

Answer 1

rhinovirus

Question 2

what is mono caused by?

Answer 2

epstein-barr virus it is a member of the herpes group

Question 3

what is the incubation period for mono?

Answer 3

4-6 weeks

Question 4

what are the signs and symptoms of mono?

Answer 4

headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat, fever, swollen lymph glands

Question 5

what is MMR?

Answer 5

measles, mumps, rubella

Question 6

what is the chicken pox referred to as?

Answer 6

varicella

Question 7

is chicken pox a viral or bacterial disease?

Answer 7

viral

Question 8

this is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the CNS that causes deterioration and permanent damage to myelin sheath that surrounds each nerve cell exon

Answer 8

multiple sclerosis

Question 9

a hereditary disease characterized by the efficiency in any one of a number of clotting factors in the blood

Answer 9

hemophilia

Question 10

what are the signs and symptoms of diabetic coma?

Answer 10

fruity breath, nausea, vomiting, thrist, dry mucus membrane, flush skin, confusion, unconsciousness followed by coma

Question 11

what are the signs and symptoms of insulin shock?

Answer 11

tingling in mouth, hands, and other body parts, weakness, headache, abdominal pain, rapid heart beat, shallow respiration’s, drowsiness and tremors

Question 12

a reduction in the number of periods in blood flow less than 6 cycles per year

Answer 12

oligomenorrhea

Question 13

____ is a condition in which a female has not had any menstrual periods by the age of 16

Answer 13

amenorrhea

Question 14

painful menstration

Answer 14

dysmenorrhea