48 Questions
Which of the following is a vaccine-preventable disease?
Tuberculosis
Which of the following is a symptom of pulmonary tuberculosis?
Lymphadenopathy
What is the duration of immunity provided by the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine?
10-15 years
What is the pathogenesis of diphtheria?
Toxin inhibits protein synthesis in cells
Which bacterium causes whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
Which disease is characterized by lockjaw and painful muscle spasms?
Tetanus
How is Hepatitis B primarily transmitted?
Sharing needles
What are the complications of measles?
Otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
Which of the following is a characteristic of tuberculosis transmission?
Transmission through respiratory droplets
Which of the following is a symptom of diphtheria?
All of the above
What is the duration of immunity provided by the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine?
10-15 years
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of diphtheria?
Myocarditis
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to liver cancer?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following diseases is transmitted through the fecal-oral route?
Poliovirus
Which disease is characterized by painful swelling of the parotid glands?
Mumps
Which disease can cause pneumonia, meningitis, and acute epiglottitis?
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Which of the following is a common symptom of pulmonary tuberculosis?
Cough
Which of the following is a characteristic of tuberculosis transmission?
Respiratory droplets
Which of the following is an adverse reaction associated with the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine?
Keloid formation
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of diphtheria?
Cutaneous lesions
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema?
Measles
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns?
Tetanus
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can cause pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media?
Pertussis
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following is a characteristic of tuberculosis transmission?
Transmission through respiratory droplets
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of diphtheria?
Pseudomembrane formation
What is the duration of immunity provided by the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine?
10-15 years
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is caused by a virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets?
Pertussis
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to paralysis?
Poliovirus
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can cause congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy?
Rubella
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis?
Pneumococcal infection
Which of the following is a characteristic of tuberculosis transmission?
Transmission through respiratory droplets
Which of the following is a symptom of diphtheria?
Hoarse voice
What is the duration of immunity provided by the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine?
10-15 years
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis?
Haemophilus influenzae type b
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases mainly affects children, is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, and can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis?
Poliovirus
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is highly contagious, characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots, and can lead to complications such as otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)?
Measles
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is caused by the rubella virus, transmitted through respiratory droplets, and can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy?
Rubella
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is caused by a bacterium and is transmitted through respiratory droplets?
Diphtheria
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is characterized by a dense, gray debris layer composed of dead cells, fibrin, RBCs, WBCs, and organisms?
Diphtheria
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can cause lymphadenopathy, meningitis, and skeletal infections?
Tuberculosis
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is caused by a bacterium and is transmitted through respiratory droplets?
Pertussis
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can cause lockjaw and painful muscle spasms?
Tetanus
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following vaccine-preventable diseases can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy?
Rubella
Study Notes
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
Key Facts about Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
- Pertussis is characterized by swollen cervical lymph nodes, soft tissue edema, and mucosal edema. It has three stages: catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent.
- Complications of pertussis include pneumonia, seizures, apnea/bradycardia, and otitis media.
- Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani and is transmitted through direct contamination of wounds or umbilical cords in newborns.
- Symptoms of tetanus include lockjaw (spasm of the jaw muscles), painful spasms in other muscles, generalized seizure-like activity, and autonomic instability.
- Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles, or exposure to infected blood. It can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.
- Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B can occur from an HBsAg-positive mother to her newborn. Infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers should receive HBIG and HB vaccine within 12 hours after birth.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections can cause pneumonia, meningitis with subdural empyema, acute epiglottitis, cellulitis, and periorbital cellulitis.
- Poliovirus is transmitted through the fecal-oral route and mainly affects children. It can cause asymptomatic infection or lead to polio with symptoms such as fever, rash, and paralysis.
- Measles is highly contagious and is characterized by fever, rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and Koplik spots. Complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
- Mumps is caused by the mumps virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets, direct contact, or contaminated fomites. It causes painful swelling of the parotid glands and can lead to complications such as epididymo-orchitis and meningitis.
- Rubella, also known as German measles, is caused by the rubella virus and is transmitted through respiratory droplets. It can cause a mild illness with lymphadenopathy, rash, and conjunctivitis, but can also lead to congenital rubella syndrome if contracted during pregnancy.
- Pneumococcal infection, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, can lead to noninvasive diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia, as well as invasive diseases like meningitis, septicemia, and osteomyelitis/septic arthritis.
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