Lecture 48 - Vaccinations, Public/Population Health, and Preventative Medicine

Question 1

Haemophilus influenza type b is the leading cause for bacterial meningitis in children under ____ and thus is the leading cause for acquired developmental/cognitive delay.

Answer 1

5 years

Question 2

Serogroups ____, ____, and _____ are the most common Meningococcal serogroups in the US.

Serogroup ___ is most common for infants < 1 year old.

Serogroups ___ and ___ are most common for people 11 years old or older.

Answer 2

B, C, and Y

B

C and Y

Question 3

Menactra, the childhood conjugate Meningococcal vaccine, contains serogroups ___, ___, ___, and ____135 (Does not contain ____).

Trumenba and Bexsero are both serogroup ____ membrane protein vaccines. They are NOT interchangeable! Must complete schedule with the same one.

Answer 3

A, C, y, and W135

B

B

Question 4

______ is the single most common STD in the world.

Answer 4

HPV

Question 5

Gardasil is a vaccine for _____, specifically types ___, ___, ___, and ___. –> this should make sense, bc it will protect against the most common ones to cause warts and the ones with highest risk for cancer.

Gardasil 9 is now in use, and add protection against serotypes ___, ___, ___, and ____.

Answer 5

HPV

6, 11, 16, and 18

31, 33, 45, 52

Question 6

Cervarix is a vaccine for ___, specifically types ___ and ___.

Answer 6

HPV

16 and 18

Question 7

For HPV vaccination scheduling, adolescents who receive their first dose before age 15 should have a ___ dose series with at least ___ months between doses.

Those that receive their first at 15 or older should have a ____ dose series (same interval between doses).

All immunocompromised adolescents should have a ____ dose series regardless of age.

Answer 7

2

6

3

3

Question 8

Ovalbumin is now in such low amounts in vaccines that an egg _____ is NOT a contraindication.

Answer 8

Allergy