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

APha Immunization Final Exam | 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