NU411 Infectious Global Diseases Exam Study Guide

NU411 Infectious Global Diseases Exam Study Guide NTD - Ans:-neglected tropical diseases hanson's disease/mycobacterium leprae route and reservoirs - Ans:-droplet; humans and amradillos leprosy action - Ans:-bacteria 'hijack' liver in body of armadillo, reversing cell damage to 'reprogram' the organ to younger times, increasing the tissue it can infect polio incubation period - Ans:-7-35 days (average of 7-14) t/f for every 200 infections, only 1 results in symptomatic polio (can spread w/o knowledge) - Ans:- true malaria is common in places with ____ and ____ diseases - Ans:-TB and HIV blackwater fever - Ans:-complication from malaria resulting in significant hemoglobinuria t/f having a sickle cell trait can help protect someone from malaria - Ans:-true ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/4 malaria onset - Ans:-10-16d after infectious mosquito bite ,can develop several months or more after exposure malaria s/sx types - Ans:-coincide w/ RBC rupture; p. vivax malaria the person may feel fine between attacks; p. falciparum malaria the person feels miserable between attacks malaria attack stage 1 - Ans:-chills, HA, fatigue, N/V/D; all lasts 1-2h malaria attack stage 2 - Ans:-fever, skin feels hot and dry malaria attack stage 3 - Ans:-fever breaks w/ drenching sweat, weakness, may get some sleep severe cases of malaria s/sx - Ans:-anemia, jaundi