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IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD BANKING > TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED DISEASE > Flashcards

TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED DISEASE Flashcards

1
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HAV and HEV are transmitted through what MOT

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fecal/oral route

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2
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HBV, HCV, HDV and HGV are primary transmitted via what MOT

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parenterally

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3
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-belongs to the picornaviridae family
-also known a DANE PARTICLE

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Hep B

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4
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it is the first marker to appear and can be detected by polymerase chain reaction

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HBV DNA

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5
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-member of Flaviviridae virus
-accounted for the HIGHEST RATE OF DEATH DUE TO HEPATITIS

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Hep C

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6
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-cannot exist without HBV
-it was previously called the delta antigen

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Hep D

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7
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-major cause of hepatitis globally
-member of caliciviridae family
-leading cause of hepatitis in UK

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Hep E

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8
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-etiologic agents of AIDS
-a retrovirus
-cd4 count less than 200/ul

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HIV type 1 and 2

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9
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is that time after infection but before antibody or antigen is detected by currently available testing procedures

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window period

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10
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the risk of HIV 1 infection through transfusion is

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1:1,000,000 per unit transfused

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11
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-was the first retrovirus to be associated with a human disease
-causes T-cell proliferation with persisiten infection

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Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus type I/II

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12
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The risk of HTLV-I/II transmission through transfusion is

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1:2,000,000 per unit transfused

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13
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the primary amplifying host in a mosquito-bird-mosquito cycle

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Bird

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14
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an arbovirus
-transmitted by the aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus
-associate with severe neurological complication

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Zika virus

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15
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the most frequent transmitted virus from mother to fetus

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CMV

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16
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-a ubiquitous member of the herpes family
-infection in B lymphocyte
-causes IM “ kissing disease”

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Epstein-Barr Virus

17
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it causes a common childhood illness called “ fifth disease” and usually transmitted through respiratory secretions
-present with a mild rash described as “slapped cheek”

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parvovirus B-19

18
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-a very common virus that causes a lifelong infection
-causes roseola infantum, also known as “exanthem subitum” or “sixth disease”

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Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 8

19
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-can cause severe hemorrhagic fever
-8 week deferral

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Ebola virus

20
Q

most frequent source of septic transfusion reaction because of room temeprsture storage

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platelets

21
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the most common bacterial contaminants of blood

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staphylococcus epidermidis or staphylococcus aureus

22
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most common isolate found in the RBC unit

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Yersinia enterocolitica , followed by pseudomonas

23
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parasites associated with transfusion-associated infection

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Babesia microti
trypanosoma cruzi
malaria (plasmodium spp)
leishmania soo
trypanosoma spp
toxoplasma gondii

24
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usually transmitted by the bite of an infected deer tick
-infects the RBC
-

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Babesia microti

25
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-etiologic agent of chagas disease
-acquired by the bite of a reduviid bug

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Trypanosoma cruzi

26
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in chagas disease, blood smears stained w/ giemsa or wright stain may be examined for the what characteristic

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C or U shaped trypomastigote

27
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persons who traveled to an endemic are are deferred for

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1 year

28
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person who have had malaria or who have immigrated from or lived in an endemic area are deferred for

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3 years

29
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causative agent of CJD

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prion

30
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one of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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Creutzfeldt-jakob disease

31
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rare disease characterized by fatal neurodegeneration that results in sponge-like lesions in the brain

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(TSEs) transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

32
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in human, what is the most common form of CJD v

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sporadic CJD

33
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infectious diseases that req NAT (nucleic acid testing)

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-hbv
-hiv 1
-hcv
-west nile virus
-zika virus
-babesia microti

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