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Communicable Diseases Flashcards

1
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Route by which infectious agent is transmitted from reservoir to another host

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Mode of transmission

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2
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Dried secretions from respiratory tract which remain suspended in in air for some time

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Airborne

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3
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Several events happen one after another in the form of a chain

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Chain of Transmission

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4
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This happens when agent enters the host thru any specific part of the body before it can cause the disease

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Successful transmission

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5
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Habitat where agent normally lives, grows, multiplies

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Reservoir

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7
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Object contaminated by infectious agent

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Vehicle-borne

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8
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From infected to new host without the need for intermediate

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Direct transmission

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10
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Organisms capable of producing infection

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Infectious agent

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10
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T/F: Transmission occurs once agent leaves through route of exit

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True

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11
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Individuals who are likely to develop a communicable disease after exposure to agents

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Susceptible host

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12
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Types of direct contact

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Person to person
- touching, biting, kissing, sex, droplets from cough, sneeze, and talk
Transplacental

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13
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Infected to new host through intermediates

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Indirect transmission

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14
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Presence of infectious agent in or on the vehicle

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Contamination

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15
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Site of infected host where the agent gets out

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Portal of Exit

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15
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Usually and arthropod which transmits infectious agent to new host

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Vector-borne

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16
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Risk factors of being susceptible

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Poor hygiene
Poor control of reservoir
Low immunity
- hiv/aids
- young
- unvaccinated
- poor nutrition
- pregnant
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17
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Site thru which agent enters the new host

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Portal of entry

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18
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Resistance of an individual to communicable diseases

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Immunity

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19
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How to reduce CD development (2)

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  1. Reduce exposure to infectious agent

2. Increasing person’s immunity

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20
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Establishing events for emerging disease

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  1. Infectious agent is introduced to a vulnerable population

2. Agent has the ability to spread readily from person to person

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21
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Ability of infectious agent to change its genetic information

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Natural factor

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22
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T/F: large changes in natural factors can cause pandemic because immune system is not prepared to recognize and defend against
New variants

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True

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23
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Drugs that are useful in the past are no longer useful in controlling certain diseases

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Antimicrobial resistance

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24
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A growing number of people chose not to become vaccinated even when safe and effective vaccines exist

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decline in vaccination

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25
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As population increases possibility of exposure to potential host increases

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Demographic factors

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26
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Spread of infectious diseases through air travel

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International travel

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27
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Housing and transportation

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Socioeconomic factors

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28
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Warming climate or altered habitats increases chances of spread intro new geographic areas

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Environmental factors

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29
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Develops plans, policies, programs, projects and strategies for diseases prevention and control and health protection

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Disease prevent and control bureau - DOH

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30
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Viral illness that causes paralysis, difficulty in breathing, death

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Polio

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31
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Any patient below 15 years old with acute flaccid paralysis; guillain-barre syndrome

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Polio

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32
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Causative agent of polio

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Poliovirus/enterociris

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33
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Causative agent of SARS

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Corona virus with common cold virus

34
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Which regions hve the highest numbers of sars from 2017-201

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Region VII and CARAGA

35
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Causative agent of tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

36
Q

How many percent of the worlds population has latent TB

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25%

37
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Infectious TB with agent but inactive; no symptoms and not contagious

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Latent TB

38
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TB where symptoms shows a few weeks or years after infection

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Active TB

39
Q

6th leading cause of death and illness

“Sakit ng mahihirap”

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Tuberculosis

40
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Target of national TB control program

Detect ___ and treat at least ___

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85%, 90%

41
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Road map to achieve the goal of halving TB mortality and prevalence by 2016

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2010-2016 philippine plan of action to control TB

42
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Causative agent of dengue

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Aedes aegypti infected with dengue virus

43
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Mode of transmission for dengue

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Bite of aedes aegypti or aedes albopictus

44
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4S in dengue

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  1. Search and destroy breeding grounds
  2. Self-protection
  3. Seek early consultation
  4. Say yes to fogging
45
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How many dengue cases in jan-july 2019 and how many deaths?

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167, 607; 720

46
Q

Case fatality rate of dengue is highest in?

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Region XI

47
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Incidence of dengue is highest in which regions?

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VI, IV-A, XIII, IX, X

48
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Age mostly affected by dengue

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5-9 (23%)

49
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Highly contagious and common viral infection among children

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Chicken pox

50
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Causative agent of chicken pox

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Varicella virus

51
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Time chicken pox is contagious

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5 days before and after appearance of blisters

52
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Also known as swine flu

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Influenza A (H1N1)

53
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Causative agent of H1N1

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Influenza A virus

54
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Antiviral drugs for influenza a

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Oseltamivir
Peramivir
Zanamivir

55
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When did philippines experience a flu pandemic

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2009

56
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Acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food and water

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Cholera

57
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Causative agent of cholera

A

Vibrio cholerae

58
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How many minutes should you boil water to avoid cholera

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3 minutes

59
Q

AKA lockjaw that needs aggressive wound treatment and antibiotics

A

Tetanus

60
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Causative agent of tetanus

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Clostridium tetani

61
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When does tetanus usually emerge

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7-10 days after initial infection

62
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T/F: the farther injury is from CNS the longer the incubation period

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True

63
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Arching backwards of back muscles from tetanus

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Opisthotonus

64
Q

Muscle relaxant

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Baclofen

65
Q

Anticonvulsant

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Valium

66
Q

Neuromuscular blocking agents

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Pancuronium

Vecuronium

67
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Definition of susceptible to tetanus

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Surgical intervention delayed for 6 hrs

Large amount of tissue removed

Puncture type injury In contact with soil

Bone is exposed

68
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How many deaths from tetanus in 2017

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762

69
Q

Also known as the clap

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Gonorrhea

70
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Causative agent of gonorrhea

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

71
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gonorrhea is most common among?

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Men

72
Q

In 2016 more than ____ tested positive for gonorrhea

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14000

73
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Causative agent of chlamydia

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Chlamydia trachomatis

74
Q

C Agent of syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

75
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Acute bacterial infection of bloodstream and bacteria lives in upper respiratory tract with no signs of illness

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Meningococcemia

76
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Causative agent of meningococcemia

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Neisseria meningitidis

77
Q

Childhood infection caused by a virus

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Measles

78
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AKA measles

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Rubeola

79
Q

Causative agent of measles

A

Rubeola virus from paramyxovirus family

80
Q

Deadly virus from saliva of infected animal bite

A

Rabies

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