Deck 3: Infectious Diseases and Their Prevention

Question 1

Infection with M.tuberculosis occurs most often ________________.

A) via ingestion of the organism
B) via the respiratory tract
C) from a needlestick
D) from none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Standard Precautions apply when handling all of the following,except:

A) blood
B) sweat
C) nonintact skin
D) mucous membranes

Answer 2

B

Question 3

This infectious disease is resistant to the effects of most antibiotics:

A) Neisseria meningitidis
B) MRSA
C) Streptococcus pneumoniae
D) all of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Health care workers are most at risk for infection by which of the following?

A) HBV
B) HCV
C) HIV
D) HDV

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding needle safety?

A) Never recap a needle.
B) Always use a safety device approved to prevent accidental needlestick.
C) All needles must be placed in a puncture-resistant biohazard container
D) All of the above are true

Question 6

The risk for infectious disease in health care workers comes from which of the following?

A) HIV
B) Hepatitis C
C) Hepatitis B
D) All of the above

Question 7

The single most important preventative measure for spread of infectious disease is:

A) hand hygiene
B) use of sharps containers
C) needle safety devices
D) gloves

Question 8

This infectious disease commonly develops into a long-term chronic infection that results in cirrhosis or liver cancer.

A) Hepatitis C
B) Hepatitis B
C) HIV
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is not a means of transmission for pathogens?

A) Direct contact
B) Airborne transmission
C) Hand washing
D) Ingestion

Question 10

Which of the following infectious diseases is transmitted by airborne routes?

A) Hepatitis B
B) Bordetella pertussis influenza
C) HIV
D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 11

A nosocomial infection is an infection ______________________.

A) by a resistant organism
B) that is acquired during hospitalization
C) acquired by inhalation
D) that is viral

Question 12

The chain of infection consists of:

A) A source of the pathogen,such as other humans or inanimate objects
B) A susceptible individual,or host,that has a portal of entry for the pathogen
C) A mode of transmission from one individual to another,such as sneezing or coughing
D) All of the above

Question 13

There is no vaccination available for this infectious disease:

A) Hepatitis C
B) Measles
C) Rubella
D) Seasonal influenza

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an indirect contact transmission?

A) A healthcare worker's mucous membrane or nonintact skin comes into contact with blood or other blood-containing body fluids from a patient
B) A scabies-infected patient's mites are transferred to the unprotected skin of a health care worker.
C) Instruments that are not well cleaned in between patients can transmit infectious organisms
D) Herpes virus is passed to a health care worker after the ungloved worker provides care to a patient's herpetic lesion

Question 15

Examples of personal protective equipment (PPE)include:

A) Gloves
B) Masks
C) Gowns
D) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is not a portal of entry for pathogens?

A) Respiratory tract
B) Mucous membranes
C) Intact skin
D) GI tract

Question 17

This blood-borne pathogen causes an infectious disease that destroys the immune system function,leading to infections with opportunistic infections along with other diseases and complications.

A) Hepatitis B
B) Hepatitis C
C) HIV
D) None of the above

Question 18

This blood-borne pathogen attacks the lymphocytes where it is able to replicate.This destroys the function of the lymphocytes and therefore diminishes the functionality of the immune system.

A) Hepatitis B
B) Hepatitis C
C) HIV
D) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following infectious diseases is a bacterial infection?

A) HBV
B) HIV
C) MRSA
D) None of the above

Question 20

A communicable disease is one that is:

A) confined to a single patient
B) infectious and therefore easily spread among patients and health care workers
C) not easily transmittable from one patient to another
D) of no risk to the health care worker

Question 21

Which of the following organisms may be transmitted via respiratory droplets?

A) Bordetella pertussis
B) Mycoplasma pneumonia
C) Neisseria meningitidis
D) All of the above

Question 22

Which of these is a safe practice for preventing the spread of infectious diseases?

A) Personal protective equipment
B) Hand hygiene
C) Standard Precautions
D) All of the above

Question 23

Which of the following infections is caused by a viral pathogen?

A) Tuberculosis
B) MRSA
C) Meningococcal meningitis
D) Rubella

Question 24

Infection with this viral pathogen during pregnancy has been implicated in many birth defects,including deafness,cataracts,heart defects,microencephaly,mental retardation,bone alterations,and liver and spleen damage.

A) HBV
B) Influenza
C) Rubella
D) HCV

Question 25

Which of the following symptoms may occur with HBV infection?

A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Jaundice
C) Elevated liver function tests
D) All of the above

Question 26

Hepatitis B is spread through which of the following routes?

A) Exposure to blood and body fluids
B) Exposure to respiratory droplets
C) Exposure through airborne transmission
D) All of the above

Question 27

This viral pathogen is classified as a retrovirus.

A) HBV
B) HCV
C) HIV
D) Influenza

Question 28

This viral pathogen is the causative agent of AIDS.

A) HBV
B) Rubella
C) HCV
D) HIV