Lesson 8 Part 2

Question 1

Diptheria is also

Answer 1

Now very rare

Question 2

Diphtheria is infection of

Answer 2

Nose, throat, skin causing sore throat fever and chills

Question 3

Infection of diphtheria can severe lead to

Answer 3

Brething compilations, heart and nerve damage

Question 4

Diptheria symptoms begin ___ to ___ days after becoming infected

Answer 4

2-5

Question 5

Before vac program in 1940, diphtheria was

Answer 5

Very common and the leading cause of dearth in children

Question 6

Transmission of diphtheria

Answer 6

Spread through secretions from coughing and sneezign

Question 7

Pertussis aka

Answer 7

Whooping cough

Question 8

Pertussis is common disease which causes

Answer 8

Prolonged cough illness and can affect all ages

Question 9

Pertussis is especially serious in

Answer 9

Infants

Question 10

Pertussis coughing can last

Answer 10

For several weeks and make it hard to eat, drink or breath

Question 11

Infection of pertussis attaches to ____ and releases ______

Answer 11

Lining of the upper respiratory system and releases toxins that lead to swelling

Question 12

Transmission of pertussis

Answer 12

Spread through secretions from coughing and sneezing

Question 13

Before vaccinations there were ________ cases of both diphtheria and pertussis in the usa

Answer 13

200 000

Question 14

Before vaccinations there were _____ of cases of tetnus

Answer 14

Hundreds

Question 15

Tdap vaccination usually given age __ - __ years

Answer 15

11-12

Question 16

Another vaccine Td is a _____ which is given every ___ years. This covers ____ and ______

Answer 16

Booster every 10 years

Coveres tetanus and diphtheria

Question 17

Tuberculosis is cuased by

Answer 17

Bacteria that spread through microscopic droplet releaed into the air (coughing and sneezing)

Question 18

TB is a ______ that mainly affects the _____ but also the _____ (6)

Answer 18

Infectious disease

Lungs

Glands,bones,joints,kidneys, brain, reproductive organ

Question 19

TB infection can not show symptoms (T/F)

Answer 19

T

Question 20

Is TB easy to catch?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Who are you most likely to get TB from

Answer 21

someone you live/ work with than a stranger

Question 22

Treatment for TB lasts about ____ weeks to be no longer contagious

Answer 22

2 weeks

Question 23

2 TYPES OF TB TEST

Answer 23

Initial baseline testing upon hire using two-step testing with a TB skin test or TB blood test (2 step mantoux tuberculin skin test)

2. Annual screening determined by the province or risk assessment outcomes

Question 24

Baseline testing- two step tuberculin skin testing (TST)

Answer 24

STEP 1 - administer 1st TST
If positive reaction - consider TB infected, 2nd TST not needed and evaluate for TB disease
If negative reaction - a 2nd TST is needed 1-3 weeks after the first one is read
STEP 2 - administer the 2nd TST
If positive reaction - same as above
If negative reaction - consider person not infected/exposed

Question 25

Anual TB testing

Answer 25

The process:
Administer the Tuberculin skin test intradermally on the anterior surface of the forearm
“Read” TST 48-72 hours after administration it is read in millimeters of the induration
A change from prior negative to a positive test result is evidence of recent TB infection

Question 26

Why is latent tuberculosis infection treated

Answer 26

LTBI means the patient is infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis but they do not have active tuberculosis

The identification and treatment of people with Latent TB is an important part of controlling the disease

Question 27

Patients with LTBI have ______ bacteriological tests after the results of a ____ test but these are not 100% accurate

Answer 27

Negative

Positive

Question 28

Risk of some populations for TB

Answer 28

Is much higher from some populations

Question 29

Half of those who delevop Tb will do so within first ____ years of infection

Answer 29

2 years

Question 30

LTBI can be treated to prevent _____

Results in

Answer 30

Progression to active TB

Results in substantial benefits to the individual and the community

Question 31

Record of medical tests and immunizations

Answer 31

As an example a hospital employer asks for the following:
TDAP proof or vaccine and a booster every 10 years.
MMR blood test unless you can show documentation of the 2 dose vaccine as a child.
Influenza annual vaccine
TB test, 2-step performed 1-3 weeks apart on hiring then one step each year
Varicella blood test (chicken pox)