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What 2 types of active immunity is there?

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Natural - infection

Artificial - immunisation

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What 2 types of passive immunity is there?

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Natural - transplacental transfer

Artificial - human IgG

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What vaccines are given at 2 months? (6 things)

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  1. Diphtheria
  2. Tetanus
  3. Pertussis (whooping cough)
  4. Polio
  5. Hib
  6. Pneumococcal (PCV)
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What vaccines are given at 3 months old? (6 things)

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  1. Diphtheria
  2. Tetanus
  3. Pertussis (whooping cough)
  4. Polio
  5. Hib
  6. Meningococcal C (Men C)
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What vaccines are given at 4 months old? (7 things)

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  1. Diphtheria
  2. Tetanus
  3. Pertussis (whooping cough)
  4. Polio
  5. Hib
  6. Meningococcal C (Men C)
  7. Pneumococcal (PVC)
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What vaccines are given between 12 and 13 months of age? (3 things)

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  1. Hib/Men C
  2. PVC
  3. MMR
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What vaccines are given between 3 years 4 months to five years? (5 things)

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  1. Diphtheria
  2. Tetanus
  3. Pertussis (whooping cough)
  4. Polio
  5. MMR
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What vaccine is given to girls aged 12 to 13 years old?

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Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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What vaccines are given between age 13 and 18 years old? (3 things)

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  1. Tetanus
  2. Diphtheria
  3. Polio
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What vaccine is primarily given to protect a person from TB?

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BCG vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)

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Name 5 diseases you can get immunisations against before going abroad to at risk areas?

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  1. Yellow fever
  2. Cholera
  3. Rabies
  4. Hepatitis
  5. Typhoid
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What is the classification for the elimination of a disease?

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Reduction to zero of the incidence of a specified disease in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued intervention measures are required. Example: neonatal tetanus.

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What is the classification for the eradication of a disease?

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Permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by a specific agent as a result of deliberate efforts; intervention measures are no longer needed. Example: smallpox

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What is the classification for the extinction of a disease?

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The specific infectious agent no longer exists in nature or in the laboratory. Example: none

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Treatments for malaria know often contain what type of drug known to chinese herbalists for over 2000 years?

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Artemisinin

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What vaccine is currently under trial for obesity?

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What is Ghrelin?

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Peptide regulator of eating behaviour (hunger hormone)

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What are the ranges of the normal heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic blood pressure of an infant of 1 year old?

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Heart rate: 110-160
Respiratory rate: 30-40
Systolic blood pressure: 70-90

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What are the ranges of the normal heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic blood pressure of an infant of 1-2 years old?

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Heart rate: 100-150
Respiratory rate: 25-35
Systolic blood pressure: 80-95

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What are the ranges of the normal heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic blood pressure of a child of 2-5 years old?

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Heart rate: 95-140
Respiratory rate: 25-30
Systolic blood pressure: 80-100

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What are the ranges of the normal heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic blood pressure of a child 5-12 years old?

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Heart rate: 80-120
Respiratory rate: 20-25
Systolic blood pressure: 90-110

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What are the ranges of the normal heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic blood pressure of a child >12 years old?

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Heart rate: 60-100
Respiratory rate: 15-20
Systolic blood pressure: 100-120

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What are the 5 main causes of death in children under 5 in developing countries?

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  1. Pneumonia
  2. Preterm birth complications
  3. Intrapartum related complications (complications during birth)
  4. Diarrhoea
  5. Malaria
24
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What sort of abnormality accounts for 40% of stillbirths?

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Abnormalities of the placenta

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What is the number one reason for children under 5 dying in the UK?
Injury
26
Which health inqualities report was released in 1980, was commissioned by the labour government but when published a tory government was now in power and so it received little news coverage?
The Black Report
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What does an inspiratory stridor suggest?
Upper airway obstruction
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What does an expiratory wheeze suggest?
Lower airway obstruction
29
If an infant needs fluids how much 0.9% saline should you give them?
20ml per kg

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