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APIC CBIC STUDY PREP- UPDATED|Questions Solved with Verified Correct
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Conjunctivitis (pink eye) - ANSWER Inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva,
characterized by redness and often discharge.
Bacteria or viral. Viral sudden onset of eye pain.
Bacterial incubation: 24-72 hrs
Viral incubation: 5-12 days
Contact precautions for viral
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - ANSWER Chronic, progressive, fatal disease of the central nervous
system caused by a prion. Death in 3-12 months. Fatality 100%
Cryptosporidiosis - ANSWER a diarrheal disease caused by the protist Cryptosporidium parvum ,
which is spread by contact with fecally contaminated water. Incubation 1-12 days. Standard
precautions
Dengue Fever - ANSWER viral. Fever 3-5 days, intense headache. Incubation 5-7 days. Fatality if
untreated 40-50%. Adequate fluid replacement is vital! Decreases fatality to 1-2%
Diptheria - ANSWER Corynebacterium diptheriae. Bacterial URI. Asymetrical gray-white
membrane on throat. Incubation 2-5 days. Droplet isolation.
Ebola virus - ANSWER a filovirus responsible for Ebola; five species of the Ebola virus have been
identified. Potential for biologic weapon. Incubation 8-10 for Ebola and 5-10 for Marburg.
Standard, droplet and contact precautions. Combined fatality 70%
,Ehrlichiosis - ANSWER bacteria, ticks
Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease) - ANSWER A viral disease characterized by a face that
appears as "slapped cheeks," a fiery red rash on the cheeks.
foodborne illness - ANSWER Bacteria, viruses and parasites. Contact precautions and
Standard precautions
Hantavirus - ANSWER Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever.
Aerosol transmission through rodent excrete. Standard precautions
Hepatitis A - ANSWER inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), usually
transmitted orally through fecal contamination of food or water. HAVRIX vaccine
Hepatitis B virus - ANSWER virus that causes inflammation of the liver; transmitted through any
body fluid, including vaginal secretions, semen, and blood
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - ANSWER a blood-borne disease that is spread through contact
with blood and other body fluids that are contaminated with this virus. it is describes as a
silent epidemic because it can be present in the body for years, and destroy the liver,
before any symptoms appear. there is no vaccine available
Hepatitis D virus - ANSWER A defective virus that cannot replicate and express a complete virus
unless the cell is also infected with hepatitis B
Hepatitis E virus - ANSWER - inflammation of liver
- transmitted through fecal and oral routs
-waterborne disease
- self limit followed by revovery with mortality rates btw .5-4%
, Histoplasmosis - ANSWER fungal infection of the lungs, may be symptomatic or
asymptomatic, resembling tuberculosis
HIV - ANSWER A virus that attacks and destroys the human immune system.
Kawasaki disease - ANSWER B/L conjunctivitis
Unilateral cervical LAD
Strawberry tongue
Rash of hands and feet
***Tx with ASA***
Lassa fever - ANSWER virus of blood, liver and spleen. Droplet and contact precautions. No
unprotected sex for men until after 3 months. Fetal loss in pregnancy is >80%
Leigonellosis - ANSWER Respiratory infection WITH GI symptoms (Diarrhea)
Must be treated with Macrolines, Quinolones, and tetracyclines
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) - ANSWER caused by mycobacterium leprae
Leptospirosis - ANSWER bacterial disease transmitted through contact with contaminated urine
Lyme disease - ANSWER Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) - ANSWER Caused by Middle East respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
Common to SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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