APha Immunization Final Exam
Questions and Answers 2025
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.
, APha Immunization Final Exam
Questions and Answers 2025
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.
Questions and Answers 2025
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.
, APha Immunization Final Exam
Questions and Answers 2025
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.
