Module 8 - Indigenous & Rural/remote Health

Question 1

Autoimmune response to infection of the upper respiratory tract by GAS bacteria. Affects the heart, joints, brain and tissues

Answer 1

Acutely rheumatic fever

Question 2

Causes by damage to heart valves due to one or many ARF episodes

Answer 2

Rheumatic heart disease

Question 3

Overcrowding, socioeconomic deprivation and low levels of functioning health hardware (working toilets, showers and taps) are linked to

Answer 3

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Question 4

Condition wear heart valve becomes scarred and stiff, obstructing blood flow

Answer 4

Stenosis

Question 5

Condition where heart valves fail to close properly causing blood to flow back in the heart rather than around the body

Answer 5

Regurgitation

Question 6

2 common consequences of Rheumatic Heart Disease are

Answer 6

Stenosis and regurgitation

Question 7

The world leading cause of infectious blindness caused by a bacteria creating swelling under the inner eyelid leading to scarring

Answer 7

Trachoma

Question 8

How can trachoma be treated?

Answer 8

Surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvements

Question 9

Infection of the middle ear that can cause intermittent or persistent hearing impairment and permanent hearing loss if it becomes chronic or is inadequately treated

Answer 9

Otitis media