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INFC 215 DMS > Module 4 Quiz > Flashcards

Module 4 Quiz Flashcards

1
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What statements can be said regarding hepatitis C?

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  1. HCG is transmitted via blood
  2. Chronic infections with HCV are even more common than HBV
  3. The best preventative measure for healthcare workers against infection is to routine practices
  4. A vaccine is not available to provide protection
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What are symptoms of hepatitis A infection?

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  1. Dark urine
  2. Light feces
  3. Jaundice
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3
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Recent emerging viral infections of concern to Canadians are what?

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  1. SARS
  2. West Nile
  3. H1N1 Flu
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4
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Which websites could you look at for information regarding emerging infections?

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  1. WHO and CDC
  2. Health Canada and CHICA
  3. Alberta health and IPC bulletins
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5
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Chronic carriers are most common when infected with what?

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HCV (hepatitis C virus)

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The main host cells for HIV are what?

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Lymphocytes

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7
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The risk of infection with BBPs after stick with used needle (no gloves/ no immunizations) is what?

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  1. HIV 0.3%
  2. HCV 3.0%
  3. HBV 30.0%
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Hepatitis A virus usually enters the host via what?

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Contaminated food or water

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9
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During the latent period of HIV infection what happens?

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The individual has no clinical symptoms of AIDS

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10
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Confirmation of a current hepatitis A infection is established by what?

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Blood test for hepatitis A IgM antibodies

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11
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Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended as what?

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A preventative measure for travel and identified contracts of a patient with d. Hepatitis A

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12
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Which of the following is not a likely route of transmission of hepatitis B virus?

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Ingestion of water contaminated with feces

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13
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Which of the following would not considered a significant blood exposure require follow up procedures?

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A drop of blood on non broken skin of the arm

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14
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What are some facts about the hepatitis B virus?

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  1. It is an unusually hardy enveloped virus
  2. Has an antigenic site called HBsAg which is used to diagnose infection
  3. Replicates in the liver
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15
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What are some characteristics of HIV?

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  1. Lipid envelope with glycoprotein spikes
  2. Protein coat
  3. Core containing RNA
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16
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Resting HIV positive patients with ZDV (Zidovudine) results in what?

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Slow viral replication in host cells

17
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The effect on the host of HIV replication includes what?

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  1. Abnormally low level of CD4 cells
  2. Impaired cellular immunity
  3. Susceptibility to infection with a variety of microorganisms
18
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Body fluids, which may be infectious for hepatitis B during acute infection and in chronic carriers, include what?

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  1. Saliva
  2. Semen
  3. CSF
19
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The initial diagnosis of hepatitis B infection may be established by a positive blood test for what?

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Surface antigen (HBsAg) - the virus

20
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If all of your immunizations are up to date, the greatest risk of infection if you poke yourself with a used needle from and infected patient is from a patient with what?

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HCV

21
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Hepatitis B is transmitted through what fluid?

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  1. Saliva
  2. Blood and blood products
22
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HIV is known to be transmitted by what?

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  1. Blood
  2. Semen
  3. vaginal secretions
23
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HIV only binds to cells having what?

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CD4 receptors

24
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Which test results correlates with clinical aids?

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CD4 cell count below 200

25
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What are some facts about Hepatitis B chronic carriers?

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  1. Comprise less than 10% of the people infected with the virus
  2. Are predisposed to primary hepatic Elul are carcinoma
  3. Body fluids remain infectious for several years
26
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Patients with Hepatitis B infections often are what?

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Asymptomatic

27
Q

The routine screen test for HIV detects what?

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HIV antibodies

28
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Before HIV can be incorporated in the nuclei acid of a host cell, what must happens?

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Viral RNA is transcribed to DNA

29
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Which practices are procedures designed to protect health care workers from hepatitis B infections?

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  1. Hepatitis B immunization
  2. Hepatitis B immune globulin
  3. Routine practice
30
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What are known sites of hepatitis A viral replication in the host?

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  1. Intestinal lining
  2. Liver
  3. Epithelial lining of the oral cavity

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