Definitions

Question 1

Acne

Answer 1

• Acne vulgaris
• encompasses all follicle-associated infections

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Question 2

Boil

Answer 2

• Infection of the hair follicle
• isolated or spread

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Question 3

Impetigo

Answer 3

• Superficial skin infection
• highly contagious

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Question 4

Tinea

Answer 4

• dermatophytosis
• ringworm
• cutaneous mycoses
• a superficial fungal infection that affects the stratum corneum with its hair and nails

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Question 5

Conjunctivitis

Answer 5

• Pink eye
• most common and treatable eye infection
• benign and self limiting
• may be chronic

EYE

Question 6

Otitis externa

Answer 6

• inflammation of the auricle and external ear canal
• SWIMMER’S EAR

Question 7

Otitis media

Answer 7

• inflammation of the middle ear
• suppurative secretory
• acute or chronic
• persistent or unresponsive

Question 8

Meningococcemia

Question 9

Rheumatic fever

Question 10

Streptococcal pharyngitis

Answer 10

• Acute, contagious, streptococcal infection that affects the pharynx, larynx, tonsils
• sore throat
• strep throat

Question 11

Pneumonia

Answer 11

• Infection and inflammation of the lung parenchyma

Question 12

H5N1

Answer 12

• Zoonotic and contagious infection resulting in viral pneumonia
• H5N1
• Bird flu

Question 13

H1N1

Answer 13

• Zoonotic and contagious infection resulting in viral pneumonia
  -Swine flu

Question 14

SARS

Answer 14

• severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 15

COVID 19

Answer 15

• a highly infectious disease caused by SARS-COV-2

Question 16

Diphtheria

Answer 16

• a bacterial infection affecting the mucus membrane of the upper respiratory tract

Question 17

Pertussis

Answer 17

• whooping cough
• contagious infection affecting the lower respiratory tract

Question 18

Infectious mononucleosis

Answer 18

• a viral infection that results in lymphocytosis and glandular enlargement
• kissing disease
• mono
• glandular fever

Question 20

Common colds

Answer 20

• It is a viral infection affecting the nasopharynx of the URT
• Nasopharyngitis
• Coryza
• Viral rhinitis

Question 21

Influenza

Answer 21

• flu
• an infection affecting the respiratory tract

Question 22

Mumps

Answer 22

• acute viral respiratory illness
• characterized by 3 C’s (cough, coryza, conjunctivitis)

Question 23

Varicella/chicken pox

Answer 23

• an acute infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus
  the most common complication in children are bacterial infections in the skin and soft tissues

the most common complication in adults is pneumonia

Question 24

Dengue fever

Answer 24

• a viral disease caused by any of the four related viruses: dengue virus 1,2,3,4

Question 25

Parotitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the parotid glands

Question 26

Dental caries

Answer 26

- tooth decay - demineralization of tooth

Question 27

Shigellosis

Answer 27

- bacilliary dysentry - erosion of the intestinal mucosa

Question 28

Gastroenteritis

Answer 28

- Intestinal flu - traveller's diarrhea - inflammation of the stomach and intestine

Question 29

Typhoid fever

Answer 29

- Enteric fever - Abdominal typhi - Bacterial infection that can spread to other organs

Question 30

Cholera

Answer 30

- El tor - diarrheal infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water

Question 31

PUD

Answer 31

- lesions that develops in the stomach or the upper portion of the small intestine

Question 32

Salmonellosis

Answer 32

- common bacterial dse that affects the intestinal tract - they live in the intestines of humans and animals

Question 33

UTI

Answer 33

- bacterial infection affecting the urinary system -- kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

Question 34

Leptospirosis

Answer 34

- a zoonotic bacterial infection that is transmitted by the urine of animals - Weil's disease

Question 35

Genital herpes

Answer 35

- a viral infection characterized by papules and vesicles in the external genitalia

Question 36

Genital warts

Answer 36

- a viral infection characterized by bumps and growth on the genitalia

Question 37

Syphilis

Answer 37

- a bacterial infection characterized by firm, round painless sores (chancres) on the genitals rectum mouth

Question 38

Candidiasis

Answer 38

- a fungal infection characterized by superficial white patches along the oral and vaginal mucosa - Thrush or moniliasis

Question 39

Gonorrhea

Answer 39

- sexually transmitted bacterial infection that causes infection in the throat, genitals and rectum

Question 40

Chlamydia

Answer 40

- a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that causes ectopic pregnancy and infertility

Question 41

Viral encephalitis

Answer 41

- meningismus with signs of brain parenchymal involvement leads to altered sensorium, behavioral changes, and psychosis - febrile fever with meningeal, the patient commonly has an altered or depressed consciousness

Question 42

Japanese encephalitis

Answer 42

- a zoonotic, virusborne virus spread by culex mosquitos

Question 43

Rabies

Answer 43

A type of viral encephalitis caused by Rhabdovirus Unique manifestations: violent and impulsive behavior due to the viral damaging effects to the brain

Question 44

Botulism

Answer 44

Clostridium botulinum Found in: soil, animal feces, water samples Associated with: home-canned/vacuum-packed foods and preserved spice, smoked fish Diseases: infant botulism, food borne botulism, wound botulism, iatrogenic botulism

Question 45

Tetanus

Answer 45

Lock jaw Neuromuscular spastic disease due to infection with Clostridium tetani

Question 46

Scabies

Answer 46

- sarcoptic mange - the itch - it is a contagious and ectoparasitic infection characterized by burrows and intense itching

Question 46

Pediculosis

Answer 46

- lice infestation (blood sucking endoparasites)

Question 47

Malaria

Answer 47

- a serious disease caused by a parasite that infects a certain type of mosquito