NSG 1600 EAQ Unit 3 Immunologic System and Infectious Disease 2023

NSG 1600 EAQ Unit 3 Immunologic System and Infectious Disease 1. Which organism would the nurse tea ch immigrants is the cause of small - pox? 1 Variola virus 2 Yersinia pestis 3 Bacillus anthracis 4 Clostridium botuli num: 1. Smallp ox is an infectious disease caused by the Variola virus. Yersinia pestis causes plagu e. Bacillus anthracis causes anth rax. Clost ridium botuli num causes botulism. 2. Why is an in fection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae pa rticular ly trouble- some for a female client? 1 The medication is expensiv e. 2 The in fection is difficult to treat with antibiotics. 3 Symptoms are often overlooked. 4 Treatment has ma ny adverse effects.: 3 Many femal e client s who contract gonorrhe a are asymptomati c or overlook the mino r symptom s, making possi ble for the bacte ria to remain a source of in fection. There is no evidence to suppo rt the medication to treat the in fection is expensi ve. The in fection can be treated with one int ramuscular injection of ceft riaxon e. There is no evidence to suppo rt the medication to treat this infection has many adverse effects. 3. Which type of im munity is acquired th rough the trans fer of colostrum f rom the mother to the child? 1 Natural active im munity 2 Artificial active im munity 3 Natural passive im munity 4 Artificial passive im munity: 3 Natu ral passi ve immunity is acquired through the t ransfer of colost rum from the mother to the child. Natu ral acti ve immunity is acquired when there is a natu ral contact with an antigen through a clinical in fection. Artificial acti ve immunity is ac - quired through immunization with an antigen. Artificial passi ve immunity is acquired by injecting se rum from an im mune human. 4. Which autoim mune disease can result in dam age to the hea rt? 1 Uveitis 2 Rheumatic fever 3 Myasthenia gr avis 4 Graves disease: 2 Rheumatic fever is an example of an autoim mune disease that can potentially result in pe rmanent damage to the hea rt, including damage to valves and hea rt failure. Uveitis is an eye disorder that is an example of an autoim mune diseas e. Myasthenia gravis is a muscular disorder that is an example of an autoim mune diseas e. Graves disease is an endoc rine disorder that is an example of an autoim mune diseas e. Other than rheumatic fever, these autoim mune diseases are not lin ked to cardiac damag e. 5. Which stage of the human immunodeficien cy virus (HIV) would a client with a CD4+ T cell count of 325 cells/mm3 be classified?