Foodborne Illnesses and Infections Quiz

What is a common complication of food poisoning?

Constipation
Pulmonary edema
Cerebral edema
Dehydration shock (correct)

What is the source of infection for typhoid fever?

Protozoa
Infected animals
Insects
Sick person or bacteria carriers (correct)

Who is more prone to developing erysipelas?

Farmers
Persons with a history of felon
Patients with diabetes (correct)
Persons with a history of staphylococcal infection

What is a common symptom of food poisoning?

Nausea and vomiting (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main host for echinococcosis?

Wild animals and dogs (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic clinical symptom of the prodromal period of HBV?

Catarrhal and dyspeptic symptoms (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who is more susceptible to herpes zoster?

Adults and people with weakened immune systems (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a criterion for the severity of HBV?

Severe intoxication (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible outcome of HBV?

Recovery (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic clinical symptom of the cholestatic component of HBV?

Severe jaundice of the skin (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic clinical symptom of the prodromal period of HAV?

Catarrhal and dyspeptic symptoms (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following types of Viral hepatitis enters the liver through the portal vein?

Hepatitis A virus (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of temperature is characterized by a sharp rise?

Temperature that rises sharply (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic clinical symptom of whooping cough?

Rashes on the limbs (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic clinical symptom of infectious mononucleosis?

Enlarged cervical lymph nodes (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic clinical symptom of whooping cough that involves the eyes?

Swollen and postotic eyelids (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic facial symptom of whooping cough?

Facial puffiness (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic laboratory finding in infectious mononucleosis?

Detection of atypical mononuclear cells in peripheral blood (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic symptom of pharynx lesions in infectious mononucleosis?

Tonsil hypertrophy (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following symptoms is NOT characteristic of the catarrhal period of measles?

Swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of the neck (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a complication of measles?

Pneumonia (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic symptom of scarlet fever?

Pinpoint rashes on hyperemic skin background (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of pharynx lesions in infectious mononucleosis?

Severe diarrhea (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic symptom of the catarrhal period of measles?

Increase in body temperature (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the initial period of yellow fever?

Acute onset, temperature rise to 40-41 C (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common method of diagnosing HIV infection?

Virological method (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic clinical sign of tetanus?

Trismus (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of chronic toxoplasmosis?

Prolonged low-grade fever (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the incubation period of rabies associated with?

Localization of the wound (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of therapy for tetanus?

Neutralization of tetanotoxin (C) Signup and view all the answers