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PHRM 825: Immunizations Flashcards

1
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Which type of immunity provides nonspecific, generalized defense against a wide variety of pathogens?

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Innate

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Which type of immunity is considered the first line of defense against invading pathogens?

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Innate

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Which type of immunity generates immunological memory which provides protection against the specific pathogen upon subsequent exposure?

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Acquired immunity

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Which type of immunity includes physical barriers, physiologic factors, processes, and immune cells?

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Innate immunity

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Which type of immunity has humoral and cell-mediated immunity?

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Acquired

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It is considered ____ immunity when a patient receives antibodies against a pathogen

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Passive

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It is considered ____ immunity when a patient is exposed to an antigen

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Active

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____ immunity provides immediate protection

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Passive

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____ immunity triggers the immune system to produce disease-specific antibodies

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Active

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Antibodies transmitted from mother to newborn during last trimester of gestation is an example of ___ immunity

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Passive

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Patient receives an antibody-containing product (IVIG, HBIG) is an example of ____ immunity

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Passive

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____ immunity takes weeks to produce protective level of antibody but lasts years

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Active

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What is humoral immunity?

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When the adaptive immune system is activated by the innate immune system and triggers specific B-cells to develop into plasma cells

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14
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What type of immunity secretes large amounts of antibodies?

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Humoral

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What do antibodies secreted during humoral immunity do?

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  • Bind to antigens and mark the pathogen for destruction by phagocytes
  • Bind to antigens and activate the complement
  • Bind to antigens so that the antigen can no longer recognize host cells
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16
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What is cell-mediated immunity?

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Adaptive immune response that is primarily mediated by thymus-derived small lymphocytes, which are known as T-cells

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What do T helper cells do during cell-mediated immunity?

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Stimulate B-cells to secrete antibodies, activate phagocytes, activate T-killer cells, and enhance the activity of NK cells

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What do T killer cells do during cell-mediated immunity?

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Recognize and destroy cells infected by viruses

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19
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The secondary immune response is ___ and ___ than the primary immune response

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Faster and larger

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20
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What is heard immunity also known as?

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Community immunity

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What is heard immunity?

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When immunized individuals protect those who are not immunized

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How is a live attenuated vaccine made?

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“Wild” virus or bacteria are modified in a laboratory

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What type of vaccine still has the ability to replicate and cause disease, but is weakened?

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Live attenuated

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How is an inactivated vaccine made?

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Produced by growing virus or bacteria in a laboratory and inactivating with heat or chemicals

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What type of vaccine cannot replicate and cannot cause disease?

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Inactivated

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What 7 vaccines are live attenuated vaccines?

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  • MMR
  • Rotavirus
  • Typhoid
  • Vaccinia (smallpox)
  • Varicela
  • Yellow fever
  • Zoster (Zostavax)
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What 10 vaccines are inactivated vaccines?

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  • Anthrax
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B
  • Hepatitis A and B
  • Human papillomavirus
  • Influenza (injectable)
  • Meningococcal
  • Pneumococcal
  • Poliovirus (IPV)
  • Zoster (Shingrix)
  • Tetanus combinations (DTaP, Tdap, Td, etc)
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28
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When are toxoids used

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When a bacterial toxin is the main cause of an infection

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How are toxoids made?

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Inactivation of toxin by heat or chemical treatment into a toxoid

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How does the immune system fight against toxins after a toxoid vaccine is given?

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Immune system produces antibodies that lock onto and block the toxin from being released

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31
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Which vaccine includes only the antigens that best stimulate the immune system?

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Subunit vaccines

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32
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Which type of vaccine is associated with fewer adverse effects than whole vaccines?

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Subunit

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33
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How many antigens can a subunit vaccine contain in one vaccine?

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1-20+

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34
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What is an example of a toxoid vaccine

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Diptheria and tetanus toxoid in DTaP

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35
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How does a polysaccharide vaccine work?

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The polysaccharide outer sugar coat disguises a bacterium’s antigen

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Immature immune systems (<2 years old) cannot recognize and respond to which vaccine?

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Polysaccharide

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37
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What do conjugated vaccines contain?

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An antigen or toxoid-linked polysaccharide

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38
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How is hepatitis B spread?

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Via blood or body fluids

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39
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What disease can cause liver damage and failure

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Hepatitis B

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40
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Hepatitis B has ___ incubation and contagious time

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Long

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41
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What does HBV mean?

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Hepatitis B Virus

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42
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What does HBIG mean?

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Hepatitis B Immune Globulin

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43
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Infants born to HBV-infected mothers should receive which 2 vaccines withing 12 hours of birth?

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HepB and HBIG

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44
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How is haemophilus influenzae type B spread?

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Direct contact and respiratory droplets

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45
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What is the incubation time for haemophilus influenzae type B?

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~3 days

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46
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What are the clinical manifestations for haemophilus influenzae type B?

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  • Pneumonia
  • Bacteremia
  • Meningitis
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47
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What type of vaccine is the haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine?

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Encapsulated aerobic gram-negative cocobacillus

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48
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Haemophilus influenzae type B is rarely seen in what population?

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Children older than 5 years old

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49
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What are some examples of haemophilus influenzae type B?

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ActHIB, PedvaxHIB, MenHiberix, Pentacel, PedvaxHib, COMVAX

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50
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What does the tetanus toxin do to the body?

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Blocks the release of neurotransmitters preventing muscle relaxation and causing severe muscle spasms

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51
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What does the diptheria toxin do to the body?

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Can attack any mucous membrane and cause tissue destruction, can also cause myocarditis and neuritis

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52
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How is pertussis transmitted and what does it cause?

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Through respiratory droplets and causes whooping cough

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53
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How is tetanus transmitted?

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Direct contact through broken skin

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54
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How is Diptheria transmitted?

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Respiratory droplets or direct contact

55
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What is the incubation period for diphteria?

56
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What is the incubation period for tetanus?

57
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What is the incubation period for pertussis?

58
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How is diptheria treated?

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Antibiotics

59
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How is tetanus treated?

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Immunoglobulin or antitoxin

60
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How is pertussis treated?

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Antiobiotics

61
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What does the DTaP vaccine contain?

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Diptheria and tetanus toxoids, and acellular pertussis absorbed

62
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What most commonly occurs in later doses of DTaP?

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Localized skin reactions

63
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What is poliomyelitis caused by?

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An enterovirus

64
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How does the poliomyelitis enterovirus infect the body?

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It enters through the mouth and destroys the spinal cord cells leading to flaccid paralysis of muscles while the sensory function is still intact

65
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When was Polio eradicated?

66
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How is streptococcus pneumoniae spread?

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Airborne respiratory droplets or direct contact with respiratory secretions

67
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What are the clinical manifestations of streptococcus pneumoniae?

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  • Pneumonia
  • Bacteremia
  • Meningitis
  • Acute otitis media
68
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What is the incubation period of streeptococcus pneumoniae?

69
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What is the pneumococcal PCV13 vaccine for and what does it target?

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13-valent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) that targets 13 serotypes and is indiccated for prevention of serotypes that cause otitis media

70
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Who is PCV13 recommended for?

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  • Infants and young children
  • One dose for immunicompromised adults > or = 19 years
  • All adults > or = 65 years
71
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What is rotavirus caused by?

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Gastroenteritis

72
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How is rotavirus transmitted?

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Fecal-oral route

73
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What are the different types of influenza?

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A, B, and C

74
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How are influenza A viruses categorized?

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2 major surface antigens

75
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How does the influenza virus change?

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It changes it’s 2 major surface antigens to evade the immune system (antigenic drift and antigenic shift)

76
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What are the 2 major surface antigens on the influenza virus and what do they do?

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  • Hemagglutinin (H): helps the virus attach to cells

- Neuraminidase (N): helps the virus leave cells and spread to other cells

77
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How is influenza spread?

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  • Aerosolized respiratory droplets from cough or sneeze

- Direct contact with saliva or nasal drainage

78
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What is the incubation period for influenza?

79
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What are the symptoms of influenza

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High fever, nonproductive cough, fatigue, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, runny nose

80
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How long does it take uncomplicated influenza to go away?

81
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What are the risk factors for influenza?

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  • Age (<5 or >65)
  • Pregnant women
  • Residents of long-term facilities
  • Chronic medical conditions
82
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What is the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) indication, contraindication and when should you give the high dose?

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Indicated: >6months old
High dose for >65 years old
Contraindicated: Severe egg allergy

83
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What does MMR stand for?

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Measles, Mumps, Rubella

84
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How is MMR spread?

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Respiratory transmission

85
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What is the incubation period for measles?

86
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What is the incubation period for mumps?

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12-25 days

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What is the incubation period for rubella?

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12-23 days

88
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Clinical manifestation of measles

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Fever, malaise, cough, coryza, conjuctivitis, rash

89
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Clinical manifestation of mumps

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Pain, tenderness, parotid salivary gland swelling (in neck)

90
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Clinical manifestation of rubella

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Rash spreading from face, low fever

91
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What is the varicella zoster virus for?

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Chicken pox

92
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How is VZV spread?

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Respiratory droplet and/or direct contact with lesions

93
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What does VZV stand for?

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Varicella Zoster Virus

94
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What is the incubation period for VZV?

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10-21 days

95
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What is the clinical manifestation of VZV?

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Itchy rash, malaise, fever

96
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How long does it take for the chicken pox to resolve?

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Days to weeks

97
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How is hepatitis A spread?

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Fecal-oral or contaminated food/water

98
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Where does hepatitis A replicate and what does it cause?

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Replicates in the liver but does NOT cause chronic infection or chronic liver disease

99
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What virus accounts for ~99% of cervical cancers?

100
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What does HPV stand for?

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Human papillomavirus

101
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How is HPV spread

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Unknowingly through sex

102
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What are the 3 types of HPV vaccines?

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HPV4, HPV2, and HPV9

103
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How is nisseria meningitidis spread?

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Respiratory transmission

104
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What does nisseria meningitidis cause?

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Meningitis

105
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What is the incubation period for nisseria meningitidis?

106
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What is the clinical manifestation for nisseria meningitidis?

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Fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, altered mental status

107
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Meningococcal is what type of bacteria?

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Encapsulated aerobic gram-negative

108
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Pneumococcal PPSV23 vaccine is not effective in what population?

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Children <2 years old

109
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PPSV23 is recommended for who?

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  • Adults >65
  • Children >2 years old and at high risk
  • Adults 19-64 who smoke cigarettes or who have asthma
110
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What does the Herpes zoster virus cause?

111
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How is shingles spread?

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Direct contact with lesions

112
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What is the incubation period for the herpes zoster virus?

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Virus remains dormant from initial infection

113
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What is the clinical manifestation of shingles?

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Itchy, rash, pain

114
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How long does it take for shingles to resolve?

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Days to weeks

115
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4 rare vaccines

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  • Rabies immune globulin
  • Yellow fever
  • Typhoid fever
  • Japanese encephalitis
116
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Rabies immune globulin

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  • Rabies is caused by rhabdovirus, transmitted by bite of infected animal
  • Vaccinate for pre-exposure prevention or post-exposure prophylaxis with rabies immune globulin
117
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Yellow fever

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  • Transmitted by infected mosquito

- Live attenuated virus

118
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Typhoid fever

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  • Food and water borne illness

- Oral live attenuated vaccine or IM injection

119
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Japanese Encephalitis

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  • Mosquito-born viral illness in Asia

- IM injection if spending >1 month during transmission season

120
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Smallpox has a sudden onset of __–> ___–> ___

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High fever, rash, lesions

121
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When is smallpox contagious?

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When lesions develop

122
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How was the smallpox vaccine developed?

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Developed from cowpox and tested in 7 year old boy

123
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What can anthrax cause?

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Cutaneous, gastrointestinal, meningitis, shock

124
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Where does bacillus anthracis live and what does it cause?

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In soil and can infect animals; anthrax

125
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Palivizumab (Synagis) is what kind of infection?

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection

126
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What can RSV cause?

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Cold-like illness, pneumonia, and bronchiolitis

127
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What viral infection infects most infants by 1 year and almost everyone by 2?

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

128
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The Palivizumab vaccine for RSV contains what kind of antibody and provides what kind of immunity

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Monoclonal antibody and passive immunity

129
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Where are adverse effects related to vaccines reported ?

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Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)

130
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What is VAERS?

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National vaccine safety surveillance program that monitors for reported adverse events requiring further investigation

131
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What type of vaccine should pregnant women not receive?

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Live attenuated

132
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Who can provide vaccines in the pharmacy profession?

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Pharmacists and pharmacy interns

133
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What is CHIRP

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Vaccine registry for indiana residents

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