Infectious Diseases

Question 1

The __________________ organism is responsible for the chickenpox infection.

Answer 1

varicella zoster

Question 2

TRUE or FALSE
The three usual modes of transmission for the human immunodeficiency virus are sexual, percutaneous, and perinatal.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

TRUE or FALSE
The first tier of isolation guidelines, called standard precautions, is designed for the care of all patients in the hospital and is the primary strategy for preventing health care–associated infections.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A nurse should wear a facemask within 3 to 6 feet of a hospitalized patient receiving ________________ precautions for an infection.

Answer 4

droplet

Question 5

TRUE or FALSE
Penicillin G benzathine is the medication of choice for early syphilis or early latent syphilis of less than 1 year’s duration.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Although the incubation period for chickenpox is about 21 days, it is during the ________________ days before the rash develops that the newly infected host is capable of transmitting the virus to other susceptible contacts.

Answer 6

2

Question 7

A ________________________ is a painless lesion at the site of primary syphilis infection which usually resolves spontaneously within 3 to 12 weeks.

Answer 7

chancre

Question 8

Calicivirus, also referred to as _________________________, is the most common cause of foodborne illness and gastroenteritis in the United States.

Answer 8

norovirus

Question 9

TRUE or FALSE
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is the most frequently isolated source of health care–associated infections in the United States.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE
Currently, there is no treatment for West Nile virus infection.

Answer 10

True