BIOS 242 WEEK 9 FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis infection Answer: Bacteria enter through skin
breaks and spread rapidly through tissues and bloodstream using
tissue destroying enzymes and superantigens
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis fatality rate Answer: Often fatal if not treated
quickly
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis treatment Answer: Powerful broad spectrum
antibiotics and rapid surgical intervention
◉ Chickenpox cause Answer: Varicella zoster virus
◉ Chickenpox symptoms Answer: Itchy rash that becomes fluid
filled vesicles
◉ Chickenpox infection Answer: Spread through respiratory
droplets and direct contact with lesions
◉ Chickenpox fatality rate Answer: Low in healthy children
,◉ Chickenpox treatment Answer: No cure, prevention through
vaccination
◉ Shingles cause Answer: Reactivation of latent Varicella zoster
virus
◉ Shingles symptoms Answer: Painful localized vesicular rash along
nerve pathways
◉ Shingles infection Answer: Reactivation of virus dormant in nerve
ganglia
◉ Shingles fatality rate Answer: Low
◉ Shingles treatment Answer: Antiviral medications and pain
management
◉ Smallpox cause Answer: Variola virus
◉ Smallpox symptoms Answer: Fever, vomiting, mouth ulcers, and
rash progressing from macular to papular to vesicular to pustular
, ◉ Smallpox infection Answer: Respiratory droplets and direct
contact
◉ Smallpox fatality rate Answer: High
◉ Smallpox treatment Answer: No treatment, eradicated through
vaccination
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease cause Answer: Coxsackievirus
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease symptoms Answer: Fever, sore
throat, painful mouth blisters, and rash on hands and feet
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease infection Answer: Fecal oral and
respiratory transmission
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease fatality rate Answer: Low
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease treatment Answer: Supportive care
◉ Measles cause Answer: Measles virus
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis infection Answer: Bacteria enter through skin
breaks and spread rapidly through tissues and bloodstream using
tissue destroying enzymes and superantigens
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis fatality rate Answer: Often fatal if not treated
quickly
◉ Necrotizing fasciitis treatment Answer: Powerful broad spectrum
antibiotics and rapid surgical intervention
◉ Chickenpox cause Answer: Varicella zoster virus
◉ Chickenpox symptoms Answer: Itchy rash that becomes fluid
filled vesicles
◉ Chickenpox infection Answer: Spread through respiratory
droplets and direct contact with lesions
◉ Chickenpox fatality rate Answer: Low in healthy children
,◉ Chickenpox treatment Answer: No cure, prevention through
vaccination
◉ Shingles cause Answer: Reactivation of latent Varicella zoster
virus
◉ Shingles symptoms Answer: Painful localized vesicular rash along
nerve pathways
◉ Shingles infection Answer: Reactivation of virus dormant in nerve
ganglia
◉ Shingles fatality rate Answer: Low
◉ Shingles treatment Answer: Antiviral medications and pain
management
◉ Smallpox cause Answer: Variola virus
◉ Smallpox symptoms Answer: Fever, vomiting, mouth ulcers, and
rash progressing from macular to papular to vesicular to pustular
, ◉ Smallpox infection Answer: Respiratory droplets and direct
contact
◉ Smallpox fatality rate Answer: High
◉ Smallpox treatment Answer: No treatment, eradicated through
vaccination
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease cause Answer: Coxsackievirus
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease symptoms Answer: Fever, sore
throat, painful mouth blisters, and rash on hands and feet
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease infection Answer: Fecal oral and
respiratory transmission
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease fatality rate Answer: Low
◉ Hand foot and mouth disease treatment Answer: Supportive care
◉ Measles cause Answer: Measles virus
