BIOS 242 CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET
◉ Measles treatment Answer: Supportive care and prevention with
MMR vaccine
◉ Rubella cause Answer: Rubella virus
◉ Rubella symptoms Answer: Mild flat rash with few complications
◉ Rubella infection Answer: Respiratory droplets
◉ Rubella fatality rate Answer: Low but severe fetal damage
possible
◉ Rubella treatment Answer: Supportive care and prevention with
MMR vaccine
◉ Trachoma cause Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
◉ Trachoma symptoms Answer: Chronic eye inflammation leading
to scarring and blindness
, ◉ Trachoma infection Answer: Direct contact and contaminated
fomites
◉ Trachoma fatality rate Answer: Not fatal but major cause of
blindness
◉ Trachoma treatment Answer: Antibiotic therapy
◉ Meningitis cause Answer: Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus
pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Listeria monocytogenes
◉ Meningitis symptoms Answer: Headache, stiff neck, fever,
photophobia
◉ Meningitis infection Answer: Spread through respiratory droplets
◉ Meningitis fatality rate Answer: Varies depending on causative
organism
◉ Meningitis treatment Answer: Antibiotics or antivirals depending
on cause
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET
◉ Measles treatment Answer: Supportive care and prevention with
MMR vaccine
◉ Rubella cause Answer: Rubella virus
◉ Rubella symptoms Answer: Mild flat rash with few complications
◉ Rubella infection Answer: Respiratory droplets
◉ Rubella fatality rate Answer: Low but severe fetal damage
possible
◉ Rubella treatment Answer: Supportive care and prevention with
MMR vaccine
◉ Trachoma cause Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
◉ Trachoma symptoms Answer: Chronic eye inflammation leading
to scarring and blindness
, ◉ Trachoma infection Answer: Direct contact and contaminated
fomites
◉ Trachoma fatality rate Answer: Not fatal but major cause of
blindness
◉ Trachoma treatment Answer: Antibiotic therapy
◉ Meningitis cause Answer: Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus
pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Listeria monocytogenes
◉ Meningitis symptoms Answer: Headache, stiff neck, fever,
photophobia
◉ Meningitis infection Answer: Spread through respiratory droplets
◉ Meningitis fatality rate Answer: Varies depending on causative
organism
◉ Meningitis treatment Answer: Antibiotics or antivirals depending
on cause