APha Immunization Final Exam 2023 |110 Questions with 100% Correct Answers.

APha Immunization Final Exam 2023 |110 Questions with 100% Correct Answers. What type of pathogen causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever and how is the diseases contracted? Correct Answer: Caused by a Bacteria; Typically contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with feces from infected individuals. Where in the world might you contract Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever and what factor increases your chance to contract the disease? Correct Answer: Southern Asia; the longer you stay the higher your chance at contracting the disease. A person may have the Typhoid fever for how many days before displaying any symptoms? Correct Answer: 6-30 days. If Typhoid fever goes untreated, what is expected to occur to the individual? Correct Answer: After 2-3 weeks, intestinal hemorrhages can occur An individual went to the hospital and was diagnosed with Malaria. The doctor was wrong and mistakes the patients symptoms for what other disease? Correct Answer: Typhoid fever What is the main drug class used to treat Typhoid fever? Also list the secondary drugs used if resistance has occurred to the number one choice? Correct Answer: Fluoroquinolones are first line treatment. Injectable 3rd generation cephalosporins can also be used when resistance is observed. How effective are the Typhoid vaccines and how affective are they against Paratyphoid fever? Correct Answer: 50%-80% Effective for typhoid fever and not affective for Paratyphoid fever. What is the ORAL Typhoid Fever vaccine called? Correct Answer: Vivotif What type of vaccine is Vivotif? Correct Answer: Oral capsule, Live, Attenuated vaccine Describe the age and dosing requirement of Vivotif? Correct Answer: Persons 6 years and older need 4 doses of Vivotif oral capsule every 48 hours apart. What is the IM Typhoid Fever vaccine called? Correct Answer: Typhim Vi What type of vaccine is Typhim Vi? Correct Answer: Vi capsular polysaccharide vaccine Describe the age and dosing requirements of Typhoid Vi? Correct Answer: Persons 2 years or older need 1 dose of the IM 0.5mL injection The Vivotif series needs to be completed _______ number of weeks prior to travel and the Typhim Vi needs to be completed ______ number of weeks prior to exposure. Correct Answer: 1 week, 2 weeks If a booster is required, A person needs booster of Vivotif every ______ number of years and _______ number of years for Typhim Vi Correct Answer: 5 years, 2 years What are the storage requirements of the ORAL typhoid vaccine and how do you administer the Oral Typhoid vaccine? Correct Answer: It needs to stay refrigerated, administer with cool liquids 1-hour before a meal. What does Ty21a stand for and what does ViCPS stand for? Correct Answer: Vivotif vaccine, Typhim Vi vaccine. Immunocompromised individuals need to avoid which Typhoid vaccine? Correct Answer: Vivotif (Ty21a) How many days should a women who is taking nitrofurantoin wait before starting the Vivotif vaccine series? Correct Answer: 72 hours after last dose of antibiotics Both Typhoid Fever vaccines should not be administered if the patient is... Correct Answer: -Pregnant -Has Acute Febrile Illness -Severe reaction to previous dose of vaccine These are drugs used to treat Typhoid Fever starting at first line treatment: Correct Answer: 1. Ciprofloxacin 2. Ceftriaxone 3. Azithromycin.