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CNT EXAM 180 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(LATEST )
Role of immune system ......ANSWER........Differentiate self from
non self
Natural barriers include? ......ANSWER........Intact skin, mucous
membranes of the nose, throat, urethra and rectum, stomach acid
and a healthy respiratory mucosa
Other factors in the immune response that protect the body from
invasion and infection are the activity of?
......ANSWER........Epithelial skin layer, mucus membranes and
cleaning effects of tears, urine and vaginal secretions
Microbes can enter the body through ......ANSWER........Breaks in
the skin or an orifice (mouth, nose, urethra, etc)
What are potential sources of infectious disease in an
acupuncture setting? ......ANSWER........Skin of practitioners and
patients hands, blood, saliva, swear, nasal and other bodily
secretions, dust, clothing and hair
Autogenous ......ANSWER........Infections created when pathogens
already present in the person are moved into the body or to
another location within the body where they are pathogens
Example of autogenous ......ANSWER........Impetigo where normal
skin bacteria enter into subcutaneous areas through a break of
the skin and set up a pustule
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Cross infections ......ANSWER........Pathogens accrued from another
person or by the environment
Most serious cross infections include? ......ANSWER........HBV, HIV,
MRSA
What are the 5 types of hepatitis? ......ANSWER........a, b, c, d, e
What two Hepatitis viruses are transmitted fecal-orally
......ANSWER........A and E
What hepatitis are transmitted by blood or sexual contact?
......ANSWER........B, C, D
What hepatitis vaccine should health practitioners get?
......ANSWER........Hepatitis B
As a health care worker are you legally required to get the HBV
vaccine? ......ANSWER........No
Hepatitis A is common infection in conditions of?
......ANSWER........Poor sanitation and over crowding
HAV is transmitted through? ......ANSWER........Fecal contaminated
food and water and contaminated blood on hands
HAV may spread through? ......ANSWER........Sexual contact
Incubation period for HAV is? ......ANSWER........15 to 50 days
Average incubation period for HAV ......ANSWER........28 days
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Are HAV infections a sudden or gradual onset of S&S?
......ANSWER........Sudden
How long do HAV S&S last? ......ANSWER........less than 2 months
S&S of HAV include ......ANSWER........abdominal discomfort, loss
of appetite, fatigue, nausea, dark urine and jaundice
How many people have prolonged or replacing course of illness
lasting as long as 6 to 9 months for HAV? ......ANSWER........15
percent
Can people who had HAV be reinfected? ......ANSWER........No
Is there a vaccine for HAV and is it routinely recommended by
the CDC for health care workers? ......ANSWER........Yes and no
How long can HAV live outside the body?
......ANSWER........Months
How is the HAV killed? ......ANSWER........By heating to >185
degrees for 1 minute
HBV is mainly spread by ......ANSWER........blood, blood products
AND semen.
Can HBV cause a lifelong infection? ......ANSWER........Yes
Ongoing transmission of HBV is found among people who are
......ANSWER........unvaccinated with behavioral risks
CNT EXAM 180 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(LATEST )
Role of immune system ......ANSWER........Differentiate self from
non self
Natural barriers include? ......ANSWER........Intact skin, mucous
membranes of the nose, throat, urethra and rectum, stomach acid
and a healthy respiratory mucosa
Other factors in the immune response that protect the body from
invasion and infection are the activity of?
......ANSWER........Epithelial skin layer, mucus membranes and
cleaning effects of tears, urine and vaginal secretions
Microbes can enter the body through ......ANSWER........Breaks in
the skin or an orifice (mouth, nose, urethra, etc)
What are potential sources of infectious disease in an
acupuncture setting? ......ANSWER........Skin of practitioners and
patients hands, blood, saliva, swear, nasal and other bodily
secretions, dust, clothing and hair
Autogenous ......ANSWER........Infections created when pathogens
already present in the person are moved into the body or to
another location within the body where they are pathogens
Example of autogenous ......ANSWER........Impetigo where normal
skin bacteria enter into subcutaneous areas through a break of
the skin and set up a pustule
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Cross infections ......ANSWER........Pathogens accrued from another
person or by the environment
Most serious cross infections include? ......ANSWER........HBV, HIV,
MRSA
What are the 5 types of hepatitis? ......ANSWER........a, b, c, d, e
What two Hepatitis viruses are transmitted fecal-orally
......ANSWER........A and E
What hepatitis are transmitted by blood or sexual contact?
......ANSWER........B, C, D
What hepatitis vaccine should health practitioners get?
......ANSWER........Hepatitis B
As a health care worker are you legally required to get the HBV
vaccine? ......ANSWER........No
Hepatitis A is common infection in conditions of?
......ANSWER........Poor sanitation and over crowding
HAV is transmitted through? ......ANSWER........Fecal contaminated
food and water and contaminated blood on hands
HAV may spread through? ......ANSWER........Sexual contact
Incubation period for HAV is? ......ANSWER........15 to 50 days
Average incubation period for HAV ......ANSWER........28 days
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Are HAV infections a sudden or gradual onset of S&S?
......ANSWER........Sudden
How long do HAV S&S last? ......ANSWER........less than 2 months
S&S of HAV include ......ANSWER........abdominal discomfort, loss
of appetite, fatigue, nausea, dark urine and jaundice
How many people have prolonged or replacing course of illness
lasting as long as 6 to 9 months for HAV? ......ANSWER........15
percent
Can people who had HAV be reinfected? ......ANSWER........No
Is there a vaccine for HAV and is it routinely recommended by
the CDC for health care workers? ......ANSWER........Yes and no
How long can HAV live outside the body?
......ANSWER........Months
How is the HAV killed? ......ANSWER........By heating to >185
degrees for 1 minute
HBV is mainly spread by ......ANSWER........blood, blood products
AND semen.
Can HBV cause a lifelong infection? ......ANSWER........Yes
Ongoing transmission of HBV is found among people who are
......ANSWER........unvaccinated with behavioral risks
