Notifiable Diseases and Immunisations

Question 1

What are the 5 types of immunoglobulins?

Answer 1

G,M,A,D,E

Question 2

Passive immunity

Answer 2

Protection provided from transfer of antibodies from immune individuals eg cross-placental transfer, blood transfusion

Question 3

Passive immunisation provided by _____ of human immunoglobulin

Answer 3

injection (only temporarily increases person’s antibody level to that specific infection)

Question 4

Active immunisation stimulates immune response and m____ to a specific antigen/infection

Answer 4

memory

Question 5

True of false: Most vaccine don’t offer 100% protection

Answer 5

False - no vaccine offers 100% protection

Question 6

Primary vaccine failure

Answer 6

Person doesn’t develop immunity from vaccine

Question 7

Secondary vaccine failure

Answer 7

Initially responds but protection wanes over time

Question 8

What are the 3 steps following notifying an infectious disease?

Answer 8

Contact tracing
Antibiotic chemoprophylaxis
Vaccination

Question 9

3 classic features of measles

Answer 9

Rash (starting from the top)
Fever
Conjunctivitis/sticky eyes

Question 10

Signs of Scarlett fever

Answer 10

High temperature
Strawberry tongue (inflamed)
Red rash
Treated with antibiotics

Question 11

3 steps in the route of disease transmission

Answer 11

Source
Pathway
Receptor