Description : What is the common in AIDS, mumps and poliomyelitis? (1) Young children get affected most readily (2) No effective vaccine has yet been developed for them (3) These are caused by viruses (4) Their germs can be transmit-ted through blood transfusions
Last Answer : (3) These are caused by viruses Explanation: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Mumps ( ... acute, viral, infectious disease spread from person top erson, primarily via the fecal-oral route.
Description : Which of the following statements regarding the transmission of infectious agents through blood transfusions is/are true? A. The transmission rates for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ... patients (such as patients undergoing transplantation) should receive specially screened blood products.
Last Answer : Answer: ABCD DISCUSSION: The incidence of both HIV and hepatitis transmitted via blood transfusions has been steadily decreasing since the 1980s. This is related to improved ... , severely compromised patients such as those undergoing transplantation should receive CMV-negative blood products
Description : For which one among the following diseases no vaccine is yet available? (1) Tetanus (2) Malaria (3) Measles (4) Mumps
Last Answer : (2) Malaria Explanation: Malaria vaccine is a vaccine that is used to prevent malaria. The only approved vaccine as of 2015 is RTS,S, known by the trade name Mosquirix. It requires four injections, and has a relatively low efficacy.
Description : Which of the following causes poliomyelitis? (1) Dengue Virus (2) Entero Virus (3) Mumps Virus (4) Rhabo Virus
Last Answer : (2) Entero Virus Explanation: Poliomyelitis is caused by infection with a member of the genus Enterovirus known as poliovirus (PV).
Description : Transfusions of blood products can be associated with a number of complications including immediate and delayed hemolytic reactions; nonhemolytic reactions; infectious disease transmission; and ... d. Routine impaired calcium supplementation is necessary during most massive transfusion episodes
Last Answer : Answer: a, c Immediate hemolytic reactions are usually caused by blood group ABO incompatibility although they may be caused by antigens of other blood group systems ... when associated with massive transfusion during complex intraoperative procedures such as thoracoabdominal aneurysm resection
Description : Which of the following pair of diseases is caused by virus? (a) Rabies, mumps (b) Cholera, tuberculosis (c) Typhoid, tetanus (d) AIDS, syphilis
Last Answer : (a) Rabies, mumps
Description : Which investigator developed a polio vaccine containing inactivated viruses? a. Enders b. Sabin c. Jenner d. Salk
Last Answer : b. Sabin
Description : How dos the vaccine make someone immune to mumps?
Last Answer : The small does introduces the body to the disease, (smallamounts) so the body then can produce antibodies, so that when thebody is exposed to it, it can fight it off.
Description : BCG is vaccine meant for protection against which of the following diseases? (1) Mumps (2) Tuberculosis (3) Leprosy (4) Tetanus
Last Answer : (2) Tuberculosis Explanation: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. The vaccine was originally developed from Mycobacterium bovis which is commonly found ... of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system,
Last Answer : (2) Tuberculosis Explanation: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. The vaccine was originally developed from Mycobacterium bovis which is commonly found in cows.
Description : Mumps vaccine is prepared from the cultures of A.chick fibroblasts B.African green monkey cells C.healthy calves D.sheep
Last Answer : A.chick fibroblasts
Last Answer : Tuberculosis
Description : Common cold differs from pneumonia in that (a) pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease (b) pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated ... infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.
Last Answer : (d) pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs.
Description : Select the wrong statement. (a) The term ‘contagium vivum fluidum’ was coined by M. W. Beijerinck. (b) Mosaic disease in tobacco and AIDS in human being are caused by viruses. (c) The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowsky. (d) W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallised.
Last Answer : (c) The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowsky
Description : If the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is more readily available to you, will you take it instead of the Pfizer or Moderna?
Last Answer : I don’t expect to have a choice and will be happy to get any of the vaccines.
Description : What is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States? a. Chlamydia b. Gonorrhea c. Syphilis d. AIDS
Last Answer : a. Chlamydia
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS? (a) The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person. (b) Drug addicts are least ... and nutrition. (d) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.
Last Answer : (d) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.
Description : How expensive would it take to invent, make and administer artificial blood transfusions?
Last Answer : answer:If it were easy, it would’ve been done – there’s lots of money to be made. There are many options for blood volume expanders, but no good oxygen-carrying blood substitutes. (We used to use Oxyglobin until it went off the market.)
Description : i caught heppititus from one of many blood transfusions over the years, can I still receive blood transfusions at this point?
Last Answer : You sure can! You are just unable to give or donate blood from now on.
Description : Where do veterinarians get blood for animal blood transfusions?
Last Answer : When humans need transfusions, they can usually get them easily, thanks to organizations like the Red Cross that sponsor blood drives across the country. Animals also regularly need transfusions, but finding ... your pet, and you’ll get the peace of mind that comes with doing a good deed.
Description : Infectious disease transmission during blood transfusions is of clinical significance to surgeons and of major importance to patients contemplating surgery potentially associated with the need for ... transmission in blood transfusions is significantly less than the risk of hepatitis transmission
Last Answer : Answer: c, d The most common infectious diseases transmitted during blood transfusions include viral hepatitis, CMV, and HIV infection. Post-transfusion hepatitis in 90% of cases consists of ... infectious disease transmission, the risks of HIV transmission is markedly less than that of hepatitis
Description : In 1954, the Public Health Service organized an experiment in which nearly 2 million children in grades 1, 2 and 3 participated. The experiment was to test a vaccine. Name the disease the children were vaccinated against, and identify the individual who developed the vaccine.
Last Answer : ANSWER: POLIO; VACCINE DEVELOPED BY JONAS SALK
Description : Which one of the following groups of diseases spreads through mosquito bites among humans? (a) Malaria, filariasis, poliomyelitis (b) Ancylostomiasis, ringworm, dengue fever (c) Dengue fever, viral encephalitis, yellow fever (d) Filariasis, malaria, ascariasis
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Mumps is a disease caused by?
Last Answer : virus
Description : Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria? (a) Cholera and tetanus (b) Typhoid and smallpox (c) Tetanus and mumps (d) Herpes and influenza
Last Answer : a) Cholera and tetanus
Description : .__________are the single most important cause of diarrhea in infants and young children admitted to American hospitals. a. Noroviruses b. Echoviruses c. Hepatitis A viruses d. Rotaviruses
Last Answer : d. Rotaviruses
Description : The usual incubation period (infection to first symptom) for AIDS is a) 10 years. HIV is transmitted through sexual, percutaneous, or perinatal contact. b) 3-6 months. The incubation period for HIV ... than 1 year. d) 5 years. The incubation period for HIV infection is greater than 5 years.
Last Answer : a) 10 years. HIV is transmitted through sexual, percutaneous, or perinatal contact.
Description : The disease that has been eradicated from the world is: (1) Leprosy (2) Poliomyelitis (3) Chicken pox (4) Small pox
Last Answer : (4) Small pox Explanation: Eight attempts have been made to date to eradicate infectious diseases. Two successful programs targeted smallpox and rinderpest. The last naturally occurring case of smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed on 26 October, 1977.
Description : Which of the following diseases has been eradicate from the world? a) cholera b) smallpox c) diphtheria d) poliomyelitis
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- SMALLPOX
Last Answer : Small pox
Description : A mother has three sick children. She has a 24-ounce bottle of medicine and needs to give each child eight ounces of the medicine. She is unable to get to the store and has only three ... to give each child an equal portion without having any two children drink from the same container? -Riddles
Last Answer : Fill the 5 oz. and 11 oz. Containers from the 24 oz. container. This leaves 8 oz. in the 24 oz. bottle. Next empty the 11 oz. bottle by pouring the contents into the 13 oz. bottle. Fill the ... . bottle. Finally pour the 5 oz. bottle contents into the 11 oz. bottle giving 8 oz. in this container.
Description : How are viruses affected by the Rh negative blood?
Last Answer : We don’t yet know the answer to this question. We do know that an rh neg female who has been exposed to rh positive blood through a birth or miscarriage will form antibodies against rh ... with an rh positive fetus will have antibodies that will attack the fetus which may cause numerous problems.
Description : What is the advantage of the attenuated viruses in a vaccine?
Last Answer : Attenuated viruses can be taken orally because they will survive passage into the gastrointestinal tract and will be absorbed into the blood stream. The method of administration is therefore easier than by ... this reason they may be advantageous when an epidemic is taking place or is anticipated.
Description : Why should you get a new influenza vaccine every year? a. it wears off fast b. the viruses change rapidly c. you need a booster to keep the immune level up d. none of the above are correct
Last Answer : b. the viruses change rapidly
Description : An attenuated vaccine is one that a. Can provide life-long immunity. b. Contains live microbes or viruses. c. Is closest to the natural pathogens. d. All the above (a-c) are correct.
Last Answer : d. All the above (a-c) are correct.
Description : Which of the following viruses has a vaccine to prevent it? a. HPV b. HIV c. fifths disease d. herpes simplex I
Last Answer : a. HPV
Description : Rivers' postulates can be used to a. locate an oncogene in a cell that is cancerous. b. develop inactivated viruses for use in a vaccine. c. eliminate viruses with certain chemical agents. d. relate a particular virus to a particular disease.
Last Answer : d. relate a particular virus to a particular disease.
Description : When is a HEPA filter used? a. To Filter Bacteria Out Of A Vaccine b. To Trap Particles In The Air c. To Protect Burn Victims d. To Separate Bacteria And Viruses
Last Answer : b. To Trap Particles In The Air
Description : Are there alcohol free hand sanitizers out there and are they effective in killing germs and bacteria if ever there are some?
Last Answer : There are alcohol free hand sanitizers that are effective in killing germs and bacteria. For example, So popular, which kills 99.9% of germs, can be purchased at a place like Wal-Mart.
Description : Match the following sexually transmitted diseases (column I) with their causative agent (column II) and select the correct option. Column I Column II A. Gonorrhoea (i) HIV B. Syphilis (ii) Neisseria C. Genital warts (iii) Treponema D. ... iii) (i) (c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (d) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Last Answer : (d) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Description : When the weeds are under pressure, the herbicides enter the leaf a). less readily b). more readily c). do not enter d). entry not affected
Last Answer : a). less readily
Description : AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) The transmission of HIV infection generally occurs through. (a) eating contaminated food and water (b) transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products (c) inhaling polluted air (d) shaking hand with infected person
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Is it common to have never had the mumps?
Last Answer : I was vaccinated and still had the mumps. I wouldn’t worry about it to much, just check with your doctor or county health department if you feel you should get the vaccine. If you have been exposed many times like you stated, maybe your immunity to mumps are already built up.
Description : Can computer viruses be transmitted over a silent voice mail message on Skype?
Last Answer : There’s a first time for everything. Leaving you a “silent” voice mail is one computer sending a digital file to yours, which is how a virus spreads. I’d run a scan to hunt for a possible virus, and not open any vmails from people you don’t know.
Description : The Rickettsias are transmitted to humans by _________. a. arthropods b. flies c. mosquitoes d. viruses
Last Answer : a. arthropods
Description : The AIDS viruses specifically attack which kind of cell? a) B cells b) helper T cells c) killer T cells d) macrophages
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- HELPER T CELLS
Description : For which disease no vaccine is yet available? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : For which disease no vaccine is yet available?
Last Answer : Malaria
Description : Are "doctor's office" children's toys free of germs for your children to play with?
Last Answer : I’m thinking no. But I don’t expect a pediatrician’s office to be germ-free…quite the opposite.