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A 6-year-old male is brought to his pediatrician's office with chickenpox. He has had symptoms for one week, and his mother is concerned about the patient's 8-year-old sister because she had a long, painful chickenpox infection 2 years prior. Of note, the patient was not vaccinated against chickenpox because his parents did not think it was a serious enough virus to warrant the pain of the injection. 5) Which of the following explanations correctly represents how this patient could have been protected from chickenpox infection?  A) He would not have been infected if he were breastfed as a baby because he would have passive natural immunity. B) He would not have been infected if his mother had gamma globulin administered during pregnancy because he would have passive artificial immunity. C) He could have been protected from infection if he received active artificial immunity through the form of a vaccine. D) He may have a primary immunodeficiency disease because healthy humans are not…

The bubo of bubonic plague is a/ana. ulcer where the flea bite occurredb. granuloma in the skinc. enlarged lymph noded. infected sebaceous gland

Which term would best describe the occurrence of a disease that is not normally seen, yet occasionally a case will occur, such as tetanus? 1) endemic O 2) sporadic 3) epidemic O 4) pandemic

Identify the mode of transmission in each of the following cases. Use the choices below question 31. 29- A child with mild diarrhea wipes himself after a bowel movement. He does not wash his hands afterwards. He and his mother share a bowl of chips. She has diarrhea a few days later. 30-A mosquito bites a blue jay (type of bird), and later bites a woman who is gardening in her yard. The woman gets West Nile Virus as a consequence of the mosquito bite. 31-A medical assistant, Mike, tidies up the room of a patient with C. difficile. He puts drinking cups and the TV remote off to the side. Mike uses some hand sanitizer on his hands, then goes to his next patient and does the same type of jobs. As a result, the second patient is then colonized with C. A. direct contact C. fomite difficile.Your choices for 29-31: E. aviary B. fecal-oral D. vector

Describe opportunistic infections

The presence of Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompromised patient is cause for great concern for the medical team. What term is used for an infection caused by a pathogen which affects patients who are already weakened, but not healthy persons ?

It is well What is the intersection between environmental conditions and communicable diseases?   Discuss which communicable diseases might be most impacted by environmental factors? What is the burden for people living in the most vulnerable world regions (based on environmental hazards, and lack of access to public health resources to address these environmental conditions)?

A man was diagnosed as having tertiary syphilis. He had been a responsible business man, a caring husband and a loving father until 3 years previously. At that time, his personality changed drastically. He became angry, abusive and dangerous. This culminated in him savagely killing a man and his son. The only physical symptom that he complained about was severe headaches.   1. What tests for syphilis would have been performed on serum?2. What would the results have been?3. What test would have been performed on his CSF in order to define his condition as tertiary syphilis?   The new boyfriend of a woman has assured her that he has never had syphilis. Just to be sure, she asks him to have syphilis testing. His RPR was non-reactive and his FTA-ABS was reactive. 4. Should she believe him? 5. Why or why not?

A 20-year old woman was admitted to the emergency room with sudden onset of fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches and a rash. Her blood pressure is low. She reported during the history/physical that she had just finished her period and admitted that she had left a highly absorbent tampon in her vagina four days before remembering it was there. The doctor suspects this disease: Ebola Toxic shock syndrome Measles appendicitis < Previous MacBook Pro Next ▸ *