GPSTC Independent Study Test with Complete Solutions

GPSTC Independent Study Test with Complete Solutions Tuberculosis - Answer-An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the body, especially the lungs symptomn: productive cough last 3 weeks, unexplained fever, night sweats, coughing up blood or green, gray, or brown mucus Hepatitis - Answer-inflammation of the liver. can be transferred through blood, semen or other bodily fluids symptons: abdominal pain, fever, gray colored bowel movement, jaundice yellow pigmentation skin or eyes HIV - Answer-the virus that causes AIDS. Symptoms:FLU like symptons, diarrahea, fatigue, fever AIDS - Answer-infectionus dieases caused by HIV and is the most advance stage of HIV symptoms: coughing & shortness of breath, seizures/ lack of coordination, nausea& abdominal cramps, an vomiting Anthrax - Answer-infection caused by Bacillus anthracis that primary affect livestock but can occasionally spread to humans infectioning skin, lungs or intestins. Sym: cutaneous anthrax occurs when spores enter a cut or abrasion causing skin infetion. Inhalation anthrax occurs from inhaling the bacteria. Bronchitis: inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi airways. intestinal anthrax: rare form often fatel caused by eating meat from an animal that dies of anthrax. Rabies - Answer-acute infectious viral disease of the central nervous system that affect humans or other mammals but most common in carnivores. sym: may lie dormant in the body for serval weeks or months, area around the bite will burn an be painful, sore throat, low grade fever, sensetive to touch, loud noises, bright light, mental confusion, death occurs 3 to 20 days, depression an confusion Influenza - Answer-usually referred to as the flu or grippe, this is a highly infectious respiratory disease; also a retrovirus symn: hit with sudden symptones, headach, dry, couch, chills, fever 104 degrees, sinus an ear infedction ( yellow or green mucus) meningitis - Answer-inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord sympt: appera suddenly or develop over time Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - Answer-a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibacterial action of the antibiotic methicillin, a form of penicillin sympt: small red bumps, spider bites, boils, fever, and rash direct contact - Answer-direct contact transmission require physical comtact between an infected person an a susceptible person indirect contact - Answer-Touching or contact with a contaminated surface or instrument droplet contact - Answer-infected droplets touching eyes, nose, mouth. droplets are too large to be airborne for long periods of time Airbourne - Answer-transmission where droplets nuclei residue from evaporated droplets or dust particles that can remain in the air for long periods of time. fecal-oral transmission - Answer-spread of disease via eating, drinking, or licking food, water, or objects contaminated by feces