Nursing Exam 2 - Infectious Diseases
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What diseases are reemerging in the US - Correct answers✔AIDS, ebola, TB, cyclospora,
cholera, polio
Why are these diseases reemerging - Correct answers✔immigration, poverty, global economy,
contaminated food, misuse of antibiotics, immunosuppressants
What are some other infectious diseases - Correct answers✔west nile, EEE, SARS, avian flu,
H1N1, influenza, pneumonia, e.coli, norovirus, salmonella, giardia, lymes
What is oraquick - Correct answers✔rapid test to check for HIV
How is HIV transmitted - Correct answers✔contact, unsafe sex, dirty needles, contaminated
blood or fluid, organ donation
Is there a vaccine for hiv aids - Correct answers✔promising one in Thailand, years away, use of
drug coctails to help prevent full blown aids
Who has the highest percent of aids in RI - Correct answers✔13-24 year olds, african
americans/hispanic
What is AZT - Correct answers✔used to decreased prenatal transmission of aids
How is the Ebola virus transmitted - Correct answers✔direct contact with blood and bodily
fluids NOT airborne
, What is important when Ebola is suspected - Correct answers✔isolation and early supportive
treatment (hydrate, replace blood loss, antibiotics) educate the public
When does someone usually die from Ebola - Correct answers✔hemorrhagic fever
Where does TB usually affect - Correct answers✔lungs, can affect respiratory tract
What are the classic symptoms of TB - Correct answers✔night sweats and fever
How to isolate someone with TB - Correct answers✔negative pressure, private room, hepa and
n-95 mask
How is TB transmitted how long can it stay alive - Correct answers✔airborne 6 months
How is the protozoa Cyclospora transmitted - Correct answers✔fecal-oral contamination
How to prevent cyclospora - Correct answers✔wash fruits carefully
How is the bacterial infection Cholera spread - Correct answers✔water and food contaminated
with feces
Why does someone with Cholera loose potassium - Correct answers✔diarrhea and vomiting
What can high/low potassium cause - Correct answers✔cardiac problems
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What diseases are reemerging in the US - Correct answers✔AIDS, ebola, TB, cyclospora,
cholera, polio
Why are these diseases reemerging - Correct answers✔immigration, poverty, global economy,
contaminated food, misuse of antibiotics, immunosuppressants
What are some other infectious diseases - Correct answers✔west nile, EEE, SARS, avian flu,
H1N1, influenza, pneumonia, e.coli, norovirus, salmonella, giardia, lymes
What is oraquick - Correct answers✔rapid test to check for HIV
How is HIV transmitted - Correct answers✔contact, unsafe sex, dirty needles, contaminated
blood or fluid, organ donation
Is there a vaccine for hiv aids - Correct answers✔promising one in Thailand, years away, use of
drug coctails to help prevent full blown aids
Who has the highest percent of aids in RI - Correct answers✔13-24 year olds, african
americans/hispanic
What is AZT - Correct answers✔used to decreased prenatal transmission of aids
How is the Ebola virus transmitted - Correct answers✔direct contact with blood and bodily
fluids NOT airborne
, What is important when Ebola is suspected - Correct answers✔isolation and early supportive
treatment (hydrate, replace blood loss, antibiotics) educate the public
When does someone usually die from Ebola - Correct answers✔hemorrhagic fever
Where does TB usually affect - Correct answers✔lungs, can affect respiratory tract
What are the classic symptoms of TB - Correct answers✔night sweats and fever
How to isolate someone with TB - Correct answers✔negative pressure, private room, hepa and
n-95 mask
How is TB transmitted how long can it stay alive - Correct answers✔airborne 6 months
How is the protozoa Cyclospora transmitted - Correct answers✔fecal-oral contamination
How to prevent cyclospora - Correct answers✔wash fruits carefully
How is the bacterial infection Cholera spread - Correct answers✔water and food contaminated
with feces
Why does someone with Cholera loose potassium - Correct answers✔diarrhea and vomiting
What can high/low potassium cause - Correct answers✔cardiac problems
