Covid

Question 1

endemic

Answer 1

constant prevelance or unusal prevalce of a disea or infection agenst with in a population or area e.g maleria

Question 2

outbreak and example

Answer 2

epidemic limited to a certain geographical area e..g cholera

Question 3

epidemic

Answer 3

an nicrease often sudden in the no. of cases of a disease above which is normally excepted that population in that area e.g. ebola

Question 4

pandemic

Answer 4

refers to an epdemic that has spread to several counties or conties uselly effecting a large no. of indivaules e.g. covid

Question 5

varients of intrest

Answer 5

genetic trasits make them predictable

Question 6

vartienst of concern

Answer 6

are observed to do things e..g incrased transmission and serious infection and reinfleciotn of innmuse

Question 7

varient of high conequece

Answer 7

no protectoin from vaccines

Question 8

mers - name unabrevaited

Answer 8

middle east resptitory syndomre

Question 9

sars - unabreviated name

Answer 9

severe acute respirtatory syndrome

Question 10

zoonotic

Answer 10

large no. circulateing in animals

Question 11

what does teh receptor covid virus atach to

Answer 11

ace2 receptor

Question 12

what is tmprss2 and furin

Answer 12

enzumes which help viruses enter the cell by cutting a hole in the surface near the receptor

Question 13

how long does covid survive for - air. coppper, cardboard, steel, plastic, glass

Answer 13

3, 4, 25, 48, 72, 96

Question 14

where did mers arrise from

Answer 14

bat, to camel to human

Question 15

what are the symptons of mers

Answer 15

shortness of breath, cough, fevre, malasie, pneumoia, gastroentitis

Question 16

what are commons symptons of sars

Answer 16

fever, chils, myaligics, worsing cough, multiorgan failure

Question 17

what is the diagnois fro sars

Answer 17

blood, sputum bal

Question 18

what is bal

Answer 18

fluid colection useing broncospy for collection of fluid

Question 19

what is the moretailty rate for mers

Answer 19

30%

Question 20

what is the incubation period for sars

Answer 20

2-14 days

Question 21

what is the incubation period for covid

Answer 21

2-7 days

Question 22

what are the general signs and sympytons of coronaviruses

Answer 22

slight fever, chills, myalgia, worseing cough, pneumia , myalgia

Question 23

myalgia

Answer 23

musle aches and pains

Question 24

what are the diagnois methods
of covid

Answer 24

bloods, decrease lymphoctes and platelets, incrased ldh and ast ( enzymes in the blood) PCR, CXR - Bilateral inflammation

Question 25

what is the mortailty rate for covid

Answer 25

10%

Question 26

what are coronavirus symptomes

Answer 26

runny nose, general maliase, headache, sorethoat, cough fever

Question 27

where is the limit of detectio interms of viral load for pcr

Answer 27

very low

Question 28

what is the limit of detection for he viral load for lateral flwo

Answer 28

quie high

Question 29

what does the serology test look for covid 19

Answer 29

igg and igm antimoys from blood

Question 30

are serology tests sueful

Answer 30

not always as can often give false positive or false negatives

Question 31

what test is best for determing diagnois before symptois

Answer 31

pcr

Question 32

what anti inflamatory steroids is used for covid

Answer 32

dexamethose

Question 33

what non steroid antiinflamtory can buse used for covid

Answer 33

baricitnib 0 janus kinase inhibitors tocilizumab - interlukein 6 inhibitor

Question 34

what antiviral inhibtor can be used f rcovid

Answer 34

remdesivir

Question 35

what is the drugs in paxlovid

Answer 35

ritavir and nirmatrelvir

Question 36

what is the fucntion of nirmatrelvir

Answer 36

protease inhibtor - stops the production of covid

Question 37

what is the function of ritonavir

Answer 37

stops the break down of nirmatrelvir

Question 38

why does covid lead to an incrase in thrombosis

Answer 38

higher abouts of fibrin, fibrin degeratio produsa and fibrinogen

Question 39

what treatment should be used for dvt

Answer 39

dalteparin and rivaroxaban

Question 40

what are the symptons of long covid

Answer 40

persistant cough, low grade fever, fatigue , myalgia, palpitations, headache

Question 41

what is the offical name of covid 19

Answer 41

sars covid 2

Question 42

sras 2 symptons

Answer 42

fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste and smell