Health Protection Flashcards
1
Q
What is the route of infection for the following conditions?
Scabies Legionella Salmonella Hep A Cryptosporidia Chlamydia HIV / Hep B/C Malaria / Yellow fever
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Scabies - direct contact Legionella - airborne Salmonella - food borne Hep A - faecal oral Cryptosporidia - water borne Chlamydia - sex HIV / Hep B/C - blood borne Malaria / Yellow fever - vector
2
Q
Characteristics of E Coli O157
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Spread: food, environment and P2P
Presentation: Severe bloody diarrhoea + HUS
3
Q
7 stages of chain of infection
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Reservoir Exit Agent Transmission Entry Host P2P spread Reservoir
4
Q
Define epidemic
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Serious outbreak in a single community, population or region
5
Q
Define pandemic
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Epidemic spreading around the world
6
Q
Antigenic drift and shift are seen in which type of influenza?
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