Influenza A&B

Question 1

What is highly contagious, acute, viral infection of the respiratory tract?

Answer 1

Influenza

Question 2

Influenza is a communicable disease that is easily transmitted through

Answer 2

coughing and sneezing of aerosolized droplets

Question 3

Which is more common Influenza A or B?

which produces more serious illness?

Answer 3

A

Influenza A

Question 4

Influenza is diagnosed best when?

Answer 4

first 2-3 days

Question 5

When disease prevalence in the community is low
(beginning and end of the influenza seasons) is more likely
false positive or false negative?

Answer 5

False-positive

Question 6

When disease prevalence is high in the community (at the height of the influenza season) false positive or false negative?

Answer 6

False-negative