NSG 263 EXAM 2 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION 2026.
⫸ ohio communicable disease reporting: when and how should class
b and c be reported Answer: by the end of the next business day
⫸ class a reportable infectious diseases Answer: anthrax, botulism,
cholera, diphtheria, influenza A, measles, meningococcal disease,
middle east resp syndrome (MERS), plague, rabies (human), rubella
(not congenital), severe acute resp syndrome (SARS), smallpox,
tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fever (ebola, lassa fever, marburg
hemorrhagic fever, crimean congo fever)
⫸ class b include Answer: chlamydia, gonorrhea, toxic shock, patient
hospitalized for flu, varicella
⫸ ohio communicable disease reporting: where should it be made for
HCP and labs Answer: to local health jurisdiction in which the case or
suspected case resides (if the residence is unknown, report to the local
health jurisdiction in which the healthcare provider or lab is located)
⫸ local health jurisdictions report to Answer: ohio department of
health (ODH)
,⫸ why do we report communicable diseases Answer: disease control
and prevention, documentation of the distribution of disease in ohio,
identification of outbreaks, ITS THE LAW
⫸ infectious disease control manual (IDCM) provides knowledge of
diseases such as Answer: reporting requirements, *description of the
disease agents*, case definition, S/S, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology
of the disease and *PH management*
⫸ 1/3 of the worlds population is infected w Answer: TB
⫸ TB is primarily a _____________ disease Answer: pulmonary
⫸ TB is highly Answer: contagious
⫸ multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) is often Answer: fatal
⫸ multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cure rate Answer: ~50-60%
⫸ routine childhood preventable diseases Answer: measles, mumps
rubella, pertussis, influenza, varicella, polio
⫸ STDs/year Answer: 19 million new cases/year
⫸ most common STDs Answer: chlamydia, HPV, trichoniasis
,⫸ STD reservoirs Answer: individuals with untreated STDS can
infect sexual partners
⫸ is chlamydia reportable Answer: yes
⫸ is HPV reportable Answer: no
⫸ in US, 1 in 3 persons is infected w Answer: hepatitis A, B, C, D or
E
⫸ how is hepatitis A spread Answer: fecal-oral (foodborne)
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis A Answer: yes
⫸ how is hepatitis B spread Answer: blood/bodily fluids
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis B Answer: yes
⫸ how is hepatitis C spread Answer: blood/body fluids
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis C Answer: no
⫸ global: ________ living with HIV/AIDS Answer: 33.3 million
, ⫸ US: ___________ living with HIV/AIDS Answer: 1.7 million
⫸ ______________ of AIDS had decline while _______________ of
AIDS has increased Answer: incidence, prevalence
⫸ treatment for HIV/AIDS has increased Answer: survival
⫸ groups at special risk for AIDS Answer: men (75%), homosexuals,
injecting drug users
⫸ agents of bioterrorism Answer: anthrax, plague, smallpox,
botulism, tularemia, selected hemorrhagic viruses (filoviridae and
arenaviridae)
⫸ agents of bioterrorism can infect a large number of people with a
Answer: high infection rate
⫸ emerging infectious diseases Answer: ebola, west nile virus
⫸ west nile mode of transmission Answer: vector born (mosquitoes)
⫸ emergence factors of infectious diseases Answer: societal events
health care
food production
EVALUATION EXAMS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION 2026.
⫸ ohio communicable disease reporting: when and how should class
b and c be reported Answer: by the end of the next business day
⫸ class a reportable infectious diseases Answer: anthrax, botulism,
cholera, diphtheria, influenza A, measles, meningococcal disease,
middle east resp syndrome (MERS), plague, rabies (human), rubella
(not congenital), severe acute resp syndrome (SARS), smallpox,
tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fever (ebola, lassa fever, marburg
hemorrhagic fever, crimean congo fever)
⫸ class b include Answer: chlamydia, gonorrhea, toxic shock, patient
hospitalized for flu, varicella
⫸ ohio communicable disease reporting: where should it be made for
HCP and labs Answer: to local health jurisdiction in which the case or
suspected case resides (if the residence is unknown, report to the local
health jurisdiction in which the healthcare provider or lab is located)
⫸ local health jurisdictions report to Answer: ohio department of
health (ODH)
,⫸ why do we report communicable diseases Answer: disease control
and prevention, documentation of the distribution of disease in ohio,
identification of outbreaks, ITS THE LAW
⫸ infectious disease control manual (IDCM) provides knowledge of
diseases such as Answer: reporting requirements, *description of the
disease agents*, case definition, S/S, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology
of the disease and *PH management*
⫸ 1/3 of the worlds population is infected w Answer: TB
⫸ TB is primarily a _____________ disease Answer: pulmonary
⫸ TB is highly Answer: contagious
⫸ multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) is often Answer: fatal
⫸ multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cure rate Answer: ~50-60%
⫸ routine childhood preventable diseases Answer: measles, mumps
rubella, pertussis, influenza, varicella, polio
⫸ STDs/year Answer: 19 million new cases/year
⫸ most common STDs Answer: chlamydia, HPV, trichoniasis
,⫸ STD reservoirs Answer: individuals with untreated STDS can
infect sexual partners
⫸ is chlamydia reportable Answer: yes
⫸ is HPV reportable Answer: no
⫸ in US, 1 in 3 persons is infected w Answer: hepatitis A, B, C, D or
E
⫸ how is hepatitis A spread Answer: fecal-oral (foodborne)
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis A Answer: yes
⫸ how is hepatitis B spread Answer: blood/bodily fluids
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis B Answer: yes
⫸ how is hepatitis C spread Answer: blood/body fluids
⫸ is there a vaccine for hepatitis C Answer: no
⫸ global: ________ living with HIV/AIDS Answer: 33.3 million
, ⫸ US: ___________ living with HIV/AIDS Answer: 1.7 million
⫸ ______________ of AIDS had decline while _______________ of
AIDS has increased Answer: incidence, prevalence
⫸ treatment for HIV/AIDS has increased Answer: survival
⫸ groups at special risk for AIDS Answer: men (75%), homosexuals,
injecting drug users
⫸ agents of bioterrorism Answer: anthrax, plague, smallpox,
botulism, tularemia, selected hemorrhagic viruses (filoviridae and
arenaviridae)
⫸ agents of bioterrorism can infect a large number of people with a
Answer: high infection rate
⫸ emerging infectious diseases Answer: ebola, west nile virus
⫸ west nile mode of transmission Answer: vector born (mosquitoes)
⫸ emergence factors of infectious diseases Answer: societal events
health care
food production
