Communicable Diseases: Part II

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Communicable Diseases Part II

• By Susan Sienkiewicz

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VARICELLA
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FIFTH DISEASE
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ROSEOLA
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RUBEOLA (MEASLES)
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MUMPS
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POLIO
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RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES)
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MONONUCLEOSIS
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ROTAVIRUS
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CMV
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DIPHTHERIA
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PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH)
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TETANUS (LOCKJAW)
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SCARLET FEVER
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LYME DISEASE
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
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1. In passive immunization the child
A. Is given the live organism vaccine B. Contracts
actual disease C. Is given antibodies against
disease D. Is given killed organism vaccine
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2. Current recommendations advocate that this
vaccine be given every 10 years.
A. Hib B. Polio C. Tetanus D. Measles
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3. Which of the following vaccines has been
associated with adverse neurologic effects?
A. Pertussis B. Diphtheria C. Polio D. Measles
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4. A common side effect of DTaP vaccine is
A. fever over 102 F B. redness at site C. joint
pain D. rash
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5. Which of the following side effects is a
reportable event if it follows immunization?
A. rash after MMR vaccine B. seizure after DTaP
vaccine C. nodule at site of DTaP
vaccine D. altered liver enzymes after Hep B
vaccine
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6. The most important approach in breaking the
chain of infection is
A. treatment with antibiotics B. isolation of ill
people C. sterile technique D. proper handwashing
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7. An immunocompromised child who is exposed to
chickenpox
A. is given varicella zoster immune
globulin B. will seldom contract disease C. has
an unfavorable prognosis D. is usually protected
by maternal antibodies
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8. If untreated, diphtheria can cause death from
A. sepsis B. airway obstruction C. liver
failure D. hyperkalemia
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9. A dramatic decline in H-flu type B (Hib)
illness over the last decade is attributed to
A. greater resistance to hemophilus
influenza B. introduction of vaccination for
H-flu C. effective education about transmission
infectious disease D. development of more
effective antibiotics
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10. H-flu type B is a significant health problem
for children because it causes
A. flu-like symptoms B. anaphylactic
shock C. several severe illnesses D. antibiotic-re
sistant illness
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11. The bacterium that causes Lyme Disease is
transmitted by
A. tick bite B. direct contact C. mosquito
bite D. parasitic infection
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12. A common clinical manifestation of
mononucleosis in older children and adolescents
is
A. headache B. lymphadenopathy C. hepatomegaly D.
muscle pain
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13. The classis symptom in an infant with
pertussis is
A. blue membrane over tonsils B. spasmodic cough
and stridor C. maculopapular rash D. swelling of
lymph nodes
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14. The characteristic rash of Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever begins on the
A. face B. back C. extremities D. chest
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15. A pregnant woman who is not immune to rubella
should be vaccinated
A. immediately B. after giving birth C. in the
second trimester D. if she decides to have
another child
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16. A characteristic lesion that occurs in
children with rubeola is
A. erythematous rash B. Kopliks
spots C. petechiae D. erythema migrans
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17. Tetanus is transmitted via
A. droplet infection B. fecal-oral
route C. contamination of skin wounds D. insect
bite
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THE END!!!