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APha Immunization Final Exam Questions and Answers A+ Rated
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APha Immunization Final ExamQuestions and Answers A+ Rated
What type of pathogen causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever and how is the
diseases contracted? - -Caused by a Bacteria; Typically contracted by
consuming food or water contaminated with feces from infected individuals.
-Where in the world might you contract Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever and
what factor increases your chance to contract the disease? - -Southern Asia;
the longer you stay the higher your chance at contracting the disease.
-A person may have the Typhoid fever for how many days before displaying
any symptoms? - -6-30 days.
-If Typhoid fever goes untreated, what is expected to occur to the
individual? - -After 2-3 weeks, intestinal hemorrhages can occur
-An individual went to the hospital and was diagnosed with Malaria. The
doctor was wrong and mistakes the patients symptoms for what other
disease? - -Typhoid fever
-What is the main drug class used to treat Typhoid fever? Also list the
secondary drugs used if resistance has occurred to the number one choice? -
-Fluoroquinolones are first line treatment.
Injectable 3rd generation cephalosporins can also be used when resistance is
observed.
-How effective are the Typhoid vaccines and how affective are they against
Paratyphoid fever? - -50%-80% Effective for typhoid fever and not affective
for Paratyphoid fever.
-What is the ORAL Typhoid Fever vaccine called? - -Vivotif
-What type of vaccine is Vivotif? - -Oral capsule, Live, Attenuated vaccine
-Describe the age and dosing requirement of Vivotif? - -Persons 6 years and
older need 4 doses of Vivotif oral capsule every 48 hours apart.
-What is the IM Typhoid Fever vaccine called? - -Typhim Vi
-What type of vaccine is Typhim Vi? - -Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine
-Describe the age and dosing requirements of Typhoid Vi? - -Persons 2
years or older need 1 dose of the IM 0.5mL injection
, -The Vivotif series needs to be completed _______ number of weeks prior to
travel and the Typhim Vi needs to be completed ______ number of weeks
prior to exposure. - -1 week, 2 weeks
-If a booster is required, A person needs booster of Vivotif every ______
number of years and _______ number of years for Typhim Vi - -5 years, 2
years
-What are the storage requirements of the ORAL typhoid vaccine and how
do you administer the Oral Typhoid vaccine? - -It needs to stay refrigerated,
administer with cool liquids 1-hour before a meal.
-What does Ty21a stand for and what does ViCPS stand for? - -Vivotif
vaccine, Typhim Vi vaccine.
-Immunocompromised individuals need to avoid which Typhoid vaccine? - -
Vivotif (Ty21a)
-How many days should a women who is taking nitrofurantoin wait before
starting the Vivotif vaccine series? - -72 hours after last dose of antibiotics
-Both Typhoid Fever vaccines should not be administered if the patient is... -
--Pregnant
-Has Acute Febrile Illness
-Severe reaction to previous dose of vaccine
-These are drugs used to treat Typhoid Fever starting at first line treatment:
- -1. Ciprofloxacin
2. Ceftriaxone
3. Azithromycin
-What type of pathogen causes Polio and how is the disease transmitted? - -
Caused by a Virus and its transmitted via fecal/oral route.
-What regions of the world is Polio still a concern and during what season is
it most common. - -Afghanistan and Pakistan most common in the summer
months.
-What organization is attempting to eradicate the Polio virus from the world
and by how much have worldwide Polio cases declined? - -Global Polio
Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and worldwide cases have declined by 99%
-What are some clinical presentation of Polio virus infection and how is it
diagnosed? - --Symptoms may be asymptomatic
-Paralysis
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