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Increment 2 Flashcards

1
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Ability of an agent to invade, survive, and multiply in a host

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Infectivity

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2
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Ability of an agent to cause clinical disease in a susceptible host

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Pathogenicity

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3
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Ability of an agent to cause severe disease in a host

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Virulence

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4
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What is the simplest and easiest way to stop the spread of disease?

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Handwashing

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5
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What are the 6 elements of communicable disease?

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  1. Infectious Agent
  2. Reservoir
  3. Portal of Entry
  4. Portal of Exit
  5. Mode of Transmission
  6. Susceptible Host
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6
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What are the 4 infection types?

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Acute, chronic, subclinical, latent

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7
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What are the 3 links to infections?

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Agent, host, environment

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8
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What are the factors that affect disease emergence?

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  • food
  • human behavior
  • healthcare
  • public health infrastructure
  • environment
  • microbial adaptation
  • societal events
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9
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What CDC category is an agent that can easily spread from person to person, could result in a high mortality rate, and have major public health impact is:

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Cat A

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10
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What is PH’s role in the Comm Dz program?

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  • Conduct surveillance
  • Interview and education
  • Dz investigations/reporting
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11
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Symptoms of chlamydia include:

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  • Most people are asymptomatic
  • Urethritis
  • PID
  • Conjunctivitis
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12
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3 factors leading to a new dz are:

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  1. Virulence
  2. New subtype
  3. Drug resistance
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13
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A complication of gonorrhea in newborns could be:

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Blindness

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14
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How do you test for gonorrhea?

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NAAT or culture

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15
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Which stage of syphilis is irreversible?

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3rd stage (or tertiary stage)

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16
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Why do you do patient interviews?

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  • Dz control/ensure proper tx
  • Educate
  • Counsel
  • Contact tracing
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17
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Steps to an interview

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  1. Preparation
  2. Intro
  3. Education
  4. Contact tracing/investigation hx
  5. Conclusion
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18
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In order to have a successful interview, what do you need?

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Maintain composure, quiet space, knowledgeable, to be prepared, speaking of the truth

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19
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What can you use to test for TB?

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TST & IGRA

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20
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Tx for LTBI is recommended at which length by the CDC?

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3 months

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21
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What 2 drugs treat LTBI?

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INH & RIF

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22
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Which type of hepatitis is transmitted through the fecal-oral route?

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A & E

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23
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Which types of hepatitis have IG and PEP?

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A & B

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24
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What part of the SOAPP note has lab results and patient progress forward?

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Objective

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25
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What part of the SOAPP note contains the diagnosis?

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Assessment

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26
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What part of the SOAPP note contains the P hx and complaint?

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Subjective

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27
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What part of the SOAPP note contains the plan to solve the P’s problem, referral, and/or follow-ups?

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Plan of Care

28
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What part of the SOAPP note contains education?

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Prevention

29
Q

How long is the standard quarantine for a dog that may have rabies?

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10 days

30
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What are the 3 species the 10 day quarantine pertains to?

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Dogs, cats, ferrets

31
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Which animal (wild or domestic) is more of a concern to harbor rabies?

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Wild

32
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What is the route of exposure for rabies?

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bite/saliva

33
Q

If a racoon bites a kid, what happens?

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Wash, HRIG, vaccinate (Rabies, tDAP), abx

34
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Who is rabies PrEP given to?

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Individuals at high risk of encountering the virus

35
Q

Who is the medical management of HIV patients according to the AF?

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SAAMC/BAMC

36
Q

If a member has a POS immunoassay and NEG ELISA, do they have HIV?

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Unknown at this time

37
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If a member has a POS immunoassay and POS ELISA, do they have HIV?

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Yes, a chronic infection.

38
Q

What AFI refers to public facility inspections?

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AFI 48-117

39
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What are the influential elements in prevention of dz in a childcare setting?

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  1. Handwashing
  2. Exclusion of ill children
  3. Food handling
  4. Enviro sanitation
  5. Physical space/facility upkeep
40
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When are personnel screened for Hep A & B?

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At BMT/OTS

41
Q

How often do you need a Yellow Fever vaccine?

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Every 10 yrs as necessary

42
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What is the vaccine frequency for in the initial anthrax series?

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Day 1 (month 0), 1 month, 6 mo, 12 mo, and 18 mo

43
Q

What would prevent your from receiving the smallpox vax?

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HIV inf, active break in skin, chronic skin dz

44
Q

Why do we have the flu program?

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  • prevent flu
  • surveillance
  • helps determine components for next vaccine
45
Q

2 directives to release medical info:

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Privacy Act of 1974 & HIPAA

46
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When can you not give out P info?

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  • No need to know

- Doesn’t deal with mission readiness

47
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Can you give medical information (without P consent) to parent of non-minor?

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No

48
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Can you give medical information (without P consent) to PH for tracing?

A

Yes

49
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Can you give medical information (without P consent) to law enforcement?

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Yes

50
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Can you give medical information (without P consent) to parent of a married minor?

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No

51
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Can you give medical information (without P consent) for cadaver donations?

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Yes

52
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Who is the legal consultant for the release of medical information?

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Medical legal consultant

53
Q

What is the minimal level of lead for the AF?

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5 mcg/dL

54
Q

Which study would you use with risk ratio?

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Cohort

55
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Which study would you use with odds ratio?

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Case-Control

56
Q

Case-control studies are grouped by:

A

outcome

57
Q

Cohort studies are grouped by:

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exposure

58
Q

T or F: Prevalence is used for existing dz

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True

59
Q

Incidence with nearly equal prevalence is:

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short disease

60
Q

What is active surveillance?

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A search to find cases

61
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What is passive surveillance?

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Reporting of disease cases reaching out for treatment

62
Q

What is the resource for public health surveillance?

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AFMAN 48-105

63
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A case definition includes what 4 things?

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Person, place, time, symptoms

64
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What is never included in a case definition?

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Exposure

65
Q

What are the different public facility inspections?

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Initial, special, and routine

66
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What type of inspection is required annually for CDCs?

A

Multidisciplinary comprehensive

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