Deck 28: Infectious Diseases: Rash

Question 1

Measles is an ancient disease caused by the paramyxovirus ____.

A) rubeola
B) rubella
C) varicella zoster
D) arthralgia

Answer 1

rubeola

Question 2

With ____ vaccination, the persons immediately at risk due to their proximity with the infected or ill people, even if they haven't had direct contact with them, are vaccinated.

A) select
B) post trauma
C) ring
D) mass

Answer 2

ring

Question 3

Epidemological information of disease prevalence, incidence of reportable diseases, and so on, is shared with others in a ____.

A) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B) CDC Weekly Report
C) CDC Daily Report
D) Daily National Disease Report

Answer 3

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Question 4

____ is the most commonly transmitted STI in the United States and has reached epidemic proportions.

A) Gonorrhea
B) Syphilis
C) Chlamydia
D) Scabies

Question 5

Chickenpox is caused by the ____ virus.

A) rubeola
B) rubella
C) arthralgia
D) varicella zoster

Question 6

A(n) ____contains three serotypes of polio and is typically administered to children under 5 years of age.

A) PC3V
B) TOPV
C) MMR vaccine
D) HEPA vaccine

Question 7

Lice serve as a natural reservoir for the disease typhus and are capable of spreading it to those infested with the parasite.

Question 8

Symptom ____ are events such as multiple cases of diarrhea or flu-like symptoms.

A) groups
B) clusters
C) progressions
D) indicators

Question 9

The typical ambulance is a negative pressure environment.

Question 10

Five of these typical infectious diseases of childhood-measles, mumps, rubella, roseola, and chickenpox-manifest with a widespread rash, called a(n) ____.

A) exthyma
B) exanthema
C) shingle
D) roseola

Question 11

Tetanus can cause a massive skeletal muscle contraction that causes the entire body to arch, a condition called ____.

A) trismus
B) spasm
C) risus sardonicus
D) opisthotonus

Question 12

Swollen lymph nodes, called ____, are often seen in several infectious diseases of the throat.

A) lymphadenopathy
B) erythema
C) pharyngitis
D) purpura

Question 13

The mnemonic ____ can be used by paramedics to be familiar with the most common infectious diseases that they may encounter.

A) SETT
B) MMWR
C) TEST
D) MMR

Question 14

____ is a contortion of the face, with raised eyebrows and a twisted grimace, likened to an evil sneer.

A) Trismus
B) Nuchal rigidity
C) Risus sardonicus
D) Opisthotonus

Question 15

The causative agent of syphilis is the ____.

A) spirochete Treponema pallidum
B) bacterium Neissereria meningitis
C) bacterium Clostridium tatani
D) spirochete Borrelia burgdoferi

Question 16

____ are irregularly shaped red spots with white centers that resemble a bull's eye, inside the oropharynx along the buccal and lingual mucosa.

A) Scabies spots
B) Kwell spots
C) Chancre's spot
D) Koplik's spots

Question 17

Although individual cases of infectious diseases can be handled routinely, using barrier devices and isolation rooms, epidemics of these contagions may require some modifications of existing infrastructure as well as advanced planning.

Question 18

Chickenpox is transmitted by either airborne droplet via a cough, or by physical contact with a contaminated fomite.

Question 19

____ is a potentially fatal complication following aspirin ingestion during viral illness.

A) Guillin-Berrie syndrome
B) Prodomal syndrome
C) Cushing's syndrome
D) Reye's syndrome

Question 20

The varicella vaccine offers life-long immunity.

Question 21

The unborn child whose mother contracts rubella, particularly in the first trimester, is at risk of ____________________.

Question 22

____________________, while not a strict quarantine, prevents the spread of communicable disease by banning public gatherings.

Question 23

A rash, fever, and severe headache are the classic signs of a(n) ____________________.

Question 24

When the patient cannot drink for fear of choking, they have a condition called ____________________.

Question 25

A(n) ____________________ pressure environment is where the air pressure is greater inside the patient compartment to prevent gasses, such as carbon monoxide fumes, from entering.