Ch6 biological hazards Flashcards

1
Q

what occupation at highest risk when handling blood and bodily fluids

A

correctional healthcare workers (higher prevalence blood borne diseases and injury risk)

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2
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3 types of anthrax

A

cutaneous (most common), inhalation, gastrointestinal

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3
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most common route of exposure to blood/bodily fluids

A

percutaneous injuries (penetration of skin) 80%

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4
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define a zoonotic disease

A

infection or infectious disease transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans

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5
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what is woolsorters disease

A

pulmonary form of anthrax from inhalation of spores in fleece

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6
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major source of human rabies in US vs worldwide

A

US=rabid Bats

World= stray dogs

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7
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early vs late signs of rabies

A

early- apprehension, fever, malaise, headache

late- paralysis, hallucinations, swallowing difficulty, hydrophobia

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8
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how psittacosis is transmitted

A

bird droppings

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9
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examples of tick-borne diseases

A

lyme, rocky mountain spotted fever, relapsing fever, tularemia

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10
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examples of mosquito-borne diseases

A

encephalitis, dengue fever, WNV

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11
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what is coccidiomycosis

A

valley fever, caused by fungus, workers exposed to dust from windblown soil in endemic areas

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12
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what is histoplasmosis

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caused by fungus, excreted by bird and bat droppings, risk when demolishing old houses

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13
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how tuberculosis is spread

A

aerosolized droplets

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