Chapter 12: Medical Overview

Question 1

Virus caused by human herpesviruses 1 and 2, characterized by small blisters whose location depends on the type of virus. Type 2 results in blisters on the genital area, while type 1 results in nongenital areas

Answer 1

herpes simplex

Question 2

Awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries or illness may exist.

Answer 2

index of suspicion

Question 3

Life threats that require EMS attention because of illnesses or conditions not caused by an outside force

Answer 3

medical emergencies

Question 4

An inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord; it is usually caused by a virus or a bacterium

Answer 4

meningitis

Question 5

The general type of illness a patient is experiencing

Answer 5

nature of illness (NOI)

Question 6

Potentially life-threatening viral infection that usually starts with flulike symptoms

Answer 6

SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Question 7

Injuries that are the result of physical forces applied to the body

Answer 7

trauma emergencies

Question 8

A chronic bacterial disease, caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs but can also affect other organs such as the brain and kidneys

Answer 8

tuberculosis

Question 9

The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease

Answer 9

virulence