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Infection/Micro Flashcards

1
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Diphtheria transmission

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Droplet

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2
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Diphtheria can be __ or __

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pharyngeal or tonsillar

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3
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What is so serious about diphtheria?

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It can cause respiratory obstruction

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4
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Haemophilus influenzae type B is a

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gram negative coccobacillus

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5
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Haemophilus influenzae type b (HiB) mode of transmission

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Droplet

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6
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Most common diseases spread by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB)… (5)

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Meningitis, epiglotitis, pneumonia, arthritis, cellulitis

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7
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__ is usually required for invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB)

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hospitalization

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8
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Hepatitis A mode of transmission

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fecal-oral

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9
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Hepatitis A has abrupt onset of fever, malaise, anorexia, nausea, abdominal cramping and…

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dark urine and jaundice

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10
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Hepatitis A: Children are generally…

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Asymptomatic

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11
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Hepatitis B is __ from other types of acute viral hepatitis

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Indistinguishable

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12
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Hepatitis B mode of transmission

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Contact with blood or bloody fluids of an infected person

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13
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Hepatitis B incubation period

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45-160 days, average of 120 days

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14
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Symptoms of Hepatitis B

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Malaise, fever, headache, myalgia

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15
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Hepatitis B: At least __ of infections are asymptomatic

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50%

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16
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Development of hepatic failure and encephalopathy within two weeks of jaundice onset

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Fulminant hepatitis

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17
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Other Hepatitis B complications (4)

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Hospitalization, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, death

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18
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HPV: Gardasil protects against what strains?

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6, 11, 16, 18

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19
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Rubella mode of transmission

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contact and droplet

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20
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Rubella rash begins on..

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the face and then spreads

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21
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Rubella rash lasts

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about 3 days

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22
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Rubella complications

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Congenital rubella syndrome

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23
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Mumps mode of transmission

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direct and droplet

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24
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Mumps incubation period

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12-25 days

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25
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Mumps: Parotitis in

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9-94%

26
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4 complications of mumps

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Orchitis, pancreatitis, unilateral deafness, death

27
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Pertussis aka

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whopping cough

28
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Most common complication of pertussis

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secondary bacterial pneumonia

29
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Meningococcal meningitis symptoms

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fever, headache, stiff neck

30
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Meningococcal disease fatality rate

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10-15% even with antibiotics

31
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Mumps is an…

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acute viral illness

32
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Rubella used to be called the

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three day measles

33
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Tetanus is an acute and often

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fatal disease

34
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What strains cause high grade changes

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16, 18

35
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Influenza type A

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Moderate to severe illness

36
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Influenza type A infects…

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All age groups, including animals

37
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Influenza type B is often a…

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Milder disease that affects primarily children

38
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Influenza type C is…

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Rarely reported in humans

39
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Influenza mode of transmission

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droplet

40
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Influenza incubation period

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1-4 days, typically 2 days

41
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Symptoms of influenza

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Fever, myalgia, sore throat, nonproductive cough, and headache

42
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8 complications from the flu

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Pneumonia, Reye syndrome, myocarditis, asthma, encephalitis, myositis, organ failure, death

43
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How many flu cases are reported annually?

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36K

44
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Measles is an

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acute, viral disease

45
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Measles mode of transmission

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airborne and droplet

46
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Incubation period for measles

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10-12 days

47
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Main symptoms of measles

A

High fever and oral rash

48
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6 complications of measles

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Diarrhea, otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, seizures, death

49
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Meningococcal disease is a

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sever acute bacterial infection

50
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Most common representation of invasive meningococcal disease

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Meningococcal meningitis

51
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Pertussis can also cause… (3)

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Apnea, bradycardia, respiratory failure

52
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Pneumococcal disease mode of transmission

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Droplet

53
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Pneumococcal disease is an acute

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bacterial infection

54
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Major complication of pneumococcal disease (3)

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Pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis

55
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Poliomyelitis is a

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viral infection

56
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Poliomyelitis mode of transmission

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fecal oral

57
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Poliomyelitis complication

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paralysis

58
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Rotavirus mode of transmission

A

fecal oral

59
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4 rotavirus complications

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Severe diarrhea, intussusception, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance

60
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Rotavirus GI symptoms will resolve in

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3-7 days

61
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Rubella is a

A

viral disease

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