Infectious Diseases Intro

Question 1

What is meany by communicable disease and infection?

Answer 1

Disease spread from:

• person to person
• no human sources
• enviroment

Question 2

What Is meant by endogenous infection?

Answer 2

*‘normal flora’ gets into a sterile site
e.g. UTI due to e.coli (gut flora)
or endocarditis due to viridian’s streptococci (mouth flora)

Question 3

Primary HIV meaning?

Answer 3

HIV acquired in the last 6 months

Question 4

Advanced HIV meaning

Answer 4

• low CD4 count

* open to opportunistic infection

Question 5

What risk factors are there for infection?

Answer 5

• Recent contact with someone infected
• Recent hospitlisation
• Occupation e.g handling raw food
• Travel
• Food Hx
• Leisure activity
• Exposure to animals/birds
• Needles use/sharing
• Sexual history

Question 6

What infections are associated with people who handle raw meat?

Answer 6

Salmonella or campylobacter

Question 7

What infections are associated with animal exposure?

Answer 7

Leptospirosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Hep E

Question 8

What infections are associated with sewage workers?

Answer 8

Leptospirosis

Hep A

Question 9

What infection is associated with poor air conditioning?

Answer 9

Legionnaires

Question 10

What parasitic infection is associated with swimming in water in regions of Africa?

Answer 10

Schistosomiasis

Question 11

What infections are associated with undercooked chicken?

Answer 11

Campylobacter or salmonella