HOSA Health Care Issues Exam Juniors | 260 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

NBC 7/15: When did the Kroger grocery chain mandate masks in stores? - July 22 NBC 7/15: What states have mandated wearing masks outside? - Maryland, Massachusetts, West Virginia, New York, California, and Oregon NBC 7/15: What is "silent transmission" responsible for? - For over 50% of the infections during COVID-19 outbreaks NBC 7/15: What did a prevalence study in New Orleans show? - That 40% of people were asymptomatic at the time of testing and 75% were asymptomatic in the early stages of illness NBC 7/15: How many outbreaks did Louisiana identify involving bars? - At least 36 outbreaks affecting 405 people NBC 7/15: What did a survey published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, made in July, show about covid-19 patients? - More than a third of patients (35%), that were not sick enough to be hospitalized weren't back to normal up to three weeks after testing positive. NBC 7/15: Because they continued to have symptoms for months after being infected - Because they continued to have symptoms for months after being infected NBC 7/15: Besides being a respiratory disorder, what else does covid-19 seem to be? - A gastrointestinal disorder NBC 7/15: Which covid-19 patients are more likely to have long term consequences? - Those who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome NBC 7/15: Who was the first covid-19 patient to receive a double lung transplant in the U.S? - A 28 year old woman at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in JulyNBC 7/15: What happened to some covid-19 patient's lung function after recovery? - Survivors had a 20-30% drop in lung function NBC 7/15: What did the American College of Cardiology warn about patient's hearts? - That 16% of patients developed arrhythmia while others indicated cases of acute onset heart failure, heart attack, and cardiac arrest after coronavirus infection NBC 7/15: What did a study find in covid-19 patient's hearts? - About 20% of patients had heart damage during hospitalization NBC 7/15: What can people with a severe form of covid-19 develop in the heart? - Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle NBC 7/15: What did two studies in July show about coronavirus in the heart? - The virus can linger in the heart for months, with many patients showing signs of ongoing inflammation even without symptoms NBC 7/15: What did the American Heart Association warn about coronavirus and the arteries? - The viral illnesses can destabilize plaque in the arteries, potentially resulting in a blockage and putting patients at risk of a heart attack CBS: Coronavirus surge brings suffering to the impoverished, underresourced Mississippi Delta 7/16/2020 What has coronavirus caused? - Death, sadness to nurses/doctors/other medical teams, limited resources, the immense nursing and staffing shortages, the resistance members keeping themselves safe. NBC 7/15: What did the International Society of Nephrology state about covid-19 and the kidneys? - Kidney abnormalities have been seen in 25-50% of patients who develop the severe type of the diseaseNBC 7/15: What are some theories to why the kidney is impacted by coronavirus? - The coronavirus directly attacks the kidneys, or that the blood clots damage them, or that the organs don't get enough oxygen during the illness