Nurses are often involved in surveillance. Which of the following are commonly used elements of surveillance? Select all that apply. 1. Mortality registration 2. Epidemic field investigation 3. Laboratory reporting 4. Individual case investigation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1, 2, 3, 4 There are 10 basic elements of surveillance. Mortality registration, epidemic field investigation, laboratory […]
The ability of an agent to produce a poisonous reaction is known as 1. Antigenicity 2. Invasiveness 3. Toxicity 4. Virulence ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3 The ability of an agent to produce a poisonous reaction is known as toxicity.
Rabies postexposure immunization is an example of which of the following levels of prevention with regard to infectious disease interventions? 1. Primary prevention 2. Secondary prevention 3. Tertiary prevention 4. Assessment ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and prompt treatment of disease, injury, or disability.
Which of the following diseases is often referred to as Woolhandler’s disease? 1. Smallpox 2. Anthrax 3. Tularemia 4. Plague ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 This has commonly posed the greatest risk to people who work directly with dying animals, those who handle infected animal products such as hair, wool, and bone or bone meal, […]
Rocky Mountain spotted fever most commonly occurs in the 1. Southeast 2. New England 3. Rocky Mountains 4. Appalachian Mountains ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1 Rocky Mountain fever most commonly occurs in the Southeast.
Which of the following has the highest case fatality rate of any known human infection? 1. Influenza 2. AIDS 3. Pertussis 4. Rabies ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 The case fatality rate is essentially 100% for rabies.
The most common vectorborne disease in the United States is 1. Malaria 2. Yellow fever 3. Lyme disease 4. Rocky Mountain spotted fever ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3 Over 15,000 cases are reported per year. Malaria is most common worldwide.
Which of the following has been identified as one of the leading candidate agents for bioterrorism? 1. Smallpox 2. Anthrax 3. Tularemia 4. Plague ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1 Susceptibility is 100% in the unvaccinated and fatality rate is estimated at 20% to 40% or higher.
The time interval between invasion by an infectious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms of the disease is called 1. Communicable period 2. Incubation period 3. Infectiousness 4. Pathologic reaction ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 The incubation period is the time interval between invasion by an infectious agent and the first appearance […]
The term used to describe the occurrence of one case of smallpox in a population in which it was considered to be previously eliminated is 1. Endemic 2. Epidemic 3. Pandemic 4. Infectivity ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 The occurrence of one case of smallpox in a population in which it was considered to be […]
