Travel and anti-malarial vaccines

Question 1

The vaccine for cholera is a killed cell vaccine and is taken orally. True or false?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Hepatitis A infects which organ?

Answer 2

Liver

Question 3

Hepatitis A is a bacterial infection. True or false?

Answer 3

False - viral infection

Question 4

The Hep A virus is given IM. True or false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Japanese encephalitis is a bacterial disease. True or false?

Answer 5

False - viral

Question 6

What is Japanese encephalitis and how is it transmitted?

Answer 6

Viral disease that causes inflammation in the brain, It is transmitted via a vector

Question 7

The vaccine for Japanese encephalitis is not available on the NHS. True or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is tick-borne encephalitis?

Answer 8

Disease caused by bite of infected tick which leads to inflammation and infection of brain and spinal cord

Question 9

Tick-borne encephalitis is a viral infection. True or false?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Lyssavirus virus causes which disease?

Answer 10

Rabies

Question 11

How is rabies transmitted?

Answer 11

Bite of an infected animal

Question 12

Rabies affects the brain and nervous system and almost always results in death. True or false?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Typhoid fever affects a certain region in the body. True or false?

Answer 13

False - spreads throughout the body

Question 14

Which bacteria causes typhoid fever?

Answer 14

Salmonella typhi

Question 15

Yellow fever is a viral infection. True or false?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Arbovirus causes which viral infection?

Answer 16

Yellow fever

Question 17

How many parasite species cause malaria in humans?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

What three drugs are used for treatment of falciparum malaria?

Answer 18

Quinine
Malarone
Riamet

Question 19

Why are meds for malaria administered IV or rectally?

Answer 19

Because patient may not be able to tolerate them due to nausea and vomiting

Question 20

What drugs are used to treat non-falciparum malaria?

Answer 20

Chloroquine

Primaquine

Question 21

Following a bite from a mosquito, the parasite invades which organ?

Answer 21

Liver

Question 22

When should chemoprophylaxis for malaria be taken for those travelling?

Answer 22

1 week before travel and finish 4 weeks after leaving

Question 23

Suppressive chemoprophylaxis is directed at which stage of the malarial parasite?

Answer 23

Red blood cell stage

Question 24

Casual chemoprophylaxis is directed at which stage of the malarial parasite?

Answer 24

liver stage

Question 25

How long should suppressive chemoprophylaxis be continued for?

Answer 25

4 weeks

Question 26

How long should casual chemoprophylaxis be continued for?

Answer 26

7 days

Question 27

Chloroquine and proguanil are antimalarials that can be taken during pregnancy. True or false?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is diethyltolumide (DEET) used for?

Answer 28

Malarial repellant

Question 29

Malaria is transmitted by the anopheles mosquito. True or false?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Zika virus is spread by bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. True or false?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Most people infected by zika virus don’t experience symptoms. True or false?

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The Aedes mosquito is more active during the day, unlike the malarial mosquito. True or false?

Answer 32

True