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Infectious Disease Flashcards

1
Q

What is the main disease transmitted by air?

A

TB

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2
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Hepatitis B is spread via?

A

Blood

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3
Q

What is the best way to prevent transmission of diseases?

A

Wash hands

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4
Q

Kaposis sarcoma is associated with which infectious disease?

A

HIV

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5
Q

Hepatitis produces pathological changes in the ____.

A

Liver

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6
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Which type of hepatitis is transmitted through oral

/fecal?

A

Hepatitis A

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7
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What is the only infectious disease that can be transmitted via air and blood?

A

Meningitis

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8
Q

Inflammation to the lining of the brain is associated with which infectious disease?

A

Meningitis

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9
Q

What is Kernigs sign?

A

Curl up in ball and extend knee. Pain with extension

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10
Q

Kernigs sign is associated with?

A

Meningitis

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11
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Petechial rashes and a stiff neck are associated with which infectious disease?

A

Meningitis

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12
Q

Hepa respirators should be worn when dealing with which infectious disease?

A

TB

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13
Q

Incubation time for rabies is?

A

9 days to 7 years

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14
Q

How is rubella spread?

A

Direct contact

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15
Q

Vectorborne route of transmission occurs via?

A

Bitten by tick

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16
Q

____ is contagious up to 3 days prior to outbreak.

A

Chickenpox

17
Q

Pertussis/whooping cough usually occurs in children

A

6

18
Q

How is pertussis/whooping cough transmitted?

A

Direct contact with infected droplets

19
Q

_____ is a bacterial infection spread in sex with nasty discharge.

A

Gonorrhea

20
Q

What is the varicella-zoster virus?

A

Chickenpox and shingles

21
Q

Which law requires notification of exposure?

A

Ryan white law

22
Q

What is a pathogen?

A

An organism capable of causing disease

23
Q

What must be present for infection to occur?

A

Entry route, large quantity of germ, host, and the correct environment

24
Q

Wheezing in children less than 1 year of age is considered to be?

A

RSV

25
Q

HIV targets which cells?

A

T CELLS

26
Q

Hepatitis E is spread how?

A

By drinking contaminated water

27
Q

What should be worn while eating with a TB patient?

A

Hepa mask

28
Q

Which form of meningitis is the true emergency that kills?

A

Bacterial

29
Q

____ is the leading cause of preventable blindness.

A

Chlamydia

30
Q

____ is an acute bacterial infection of the central nervous system.

A

Tetanus

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