Public Health 2

Question 1

infectious agents

Answer 1

viruses
bacteria
fungi
parasites
prions

Question 2

viruses

Answer 2

packets of RNA or DNA

Question 3

what is
bacteria

Answer 3

single cell organisms

Question 4

Fungi

Answer 4

yeast and molds

Question 5

vector

Answer 5

living organisms that can transmit diseases between each other or different species

Question 6

fomite

Answer 6

inanimate object with virus, bacteria or fungi

Question 7

prions

Answer 7

begin as malformed proteins

Question 8

disease reservoir

Answer 8

the habitat in which a disease lives, grows and multiplies

Question 9

How infectious agents get passed along

Answer 9

through fomites or vectors

Question 10

How long to wash hands

Answer 10

30 seconds

Question 11

how hot does water need to be antimicrobial

Answer 11

Antimicrobial effect needs temperatures between 71 – 77 degrees F

Question 12

list 4 animal parasites

Answer 12

mites
head lice
body lice
pubic lice

Question 13

types of bacterial infection

Answer 13

impetigo
Erysipelas
necrotizing fasciitis
cellulitis
MRSA
furuncles (boils)
folliculitis
pilonidal cysts
Hidradenitis suppurativa

Question 14

how are fungal infections spread?

Answer 14

skin to skin contact

Question 15

types of fungal infections

Answer 15

tinea capitus
tinea coporis
tinea cruris
tinea pedis
tinea manuum
onychomycosis
tinea versicolor

Question 16

Tinea capitus

Answer 16

fungal infection of scalp

Question 17

tinea corporis

Answer 17

body ringworm

Question 18

tinea cruris

Answer 18

jock itch

Question 19

Tinea pedis

Answer 19

athletes foot

Question 20

tinea manuum

Answer 20

fungal infection of the hand

Question 21

oonychomycosis

Answer 21

Fungal infection of the nails

Question 22

tinea versicolor

Answer 22

Fungal infection causing hypo or hyper pigmented skin

Question 23

what are
herpes

Answer 23

viral infection around the mouth or genitals

Question 24

how are oral herpes transmitted

Answer 24

oral or respiratory secretions

Question 25

genital herpes transmission

Answer 25

through mucous membranes

Question 26

Herpes transmission

Answer 26

oral and genital are spread through direct contact

Question 27

types of herpes

Answer 27

oral herpes
genital herpes
herpes whitlow
herpes gladiatorum
eczema herpeticum
herpetic sycosis
ocular herpes

Question 28

prodrome

Answer 28

an early symptom before the onset of a disease

Question 29

what to do is someone has herpes

Answer 29

locally contraindicated for massage

Question 30

what are warts caused by?

Answer 30

benign growths from HPV

Question 31

type of warts

Answer 31

common warts
plantar warts
flat or plain warts
cystic warts
filiform warts
genital warts
butchers warts
focal epithelial hyperplasia

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

Question 32

what to do if a client has warts

Answer 32

local contraindication

cover up the wart while working

Question 33

endemic

Answer 33

a localized area where disease is prevalent

Question 34

epidemic

Answer 34

a widespread occurrence of disease in a community at the same time

Question 35

pandemic

Answer 35

a widespread occurrence of disease across a country or world at the same time

Question 36

signs and symptoms difference

Answer 36

signs are what a patient feels and symptoms are what a doctor will be able to see or measure