Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0: Influenza: Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic Questions and Answers

Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0: Influenza: Seasonal,
Avian, and Pandemic Questions and Answers
Based on the World Health Organization's Stages of a Pandemic, which phase
poses the most immediate and specific threat?


A. No animal influenza virus circulating among animals has been reported to
cause infections in humans.
B. An animal influenza virus circulating in animals is known to have caused
infections in humans.
C. An animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus has caused
sporadic cases of the disease in people.
D. The virus has caused sustained community-level outbreaks in two or more
countries. - Ans - D. The virus has caused sustained community-level
outbreaks in two or more countries.


Which type of influenza virus causes mild illness in humans?


A. H5N1
B. Influenza A
C. H2N2

D. Influenza C - Ans - D. Influenza C


Which influenza virus strain currently presents the greatest risk to human
health?
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, A. H1N1
B. H2N2
C. H3N2

D. H5N1 - Ans - D. H5N1


Which sign or symptom commonly occurs with avian (H5N1) influenza?


A. Chest pain
B. Bloody diarrhea
C. Low-grade fever

D. Upper respiratory findings - Ans - A. Chest pain


Which characteristic reflects the avian (H5N1) influenza virus?


A. It mutates slowly.
B. It changes predictably.
C. It has a short incubation period.

D. It is poorly understood. - Ans - D. It is poorly understood.


No vaccine is currently available for which influenza virus?


A. H1N1
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B. H2N2
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