Infectious Disease

The most common cause of meningitis in the United States is:

Organism reproduction occurs in which stage of the infectious disease process?

Hepatitis C can be spread only by:

BSI is based on the premise that:

You are called to the home of a patient who tells you that he has been sick for weeks with flu-like symptoms, loss of appetite, fever, and joint pain. His skin is jaundiced and he states that the color of his urine has been dark. You suspect that this patient may have:

The rabies virus is most often carried in virus-laden:

You are called to the home of a 48-year-old female who has a history of diabetes. The patient tells you that she has had a sudden onset of chills, high fever, and chest pain when she breathes. She is short of breath and has a productive cough of yellow-green sputum. You suspect:

Universal precautions and personal protective gear for paramedics that prevent exposure to tuberculosis include:

The chickenpox virus may reactivate during periods of stress or immunosuppression in an adult and produce an illness called:

Turning on the activities of cytotoxic cells is the role of:

You are called to the home of a 72-year-old male who tells you that he has had chills, fever, headache, muscular ache, loss of appetite, and fatigue for 5 days. A day after these symptoms began he developed an upper respiratory infection and cough. You suspect that this patient may have:

The agency that requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) be available to all employees at risk for exposure to infectious diseases is:

The airborne infectious disease of primary concern is:

Untreated chlamydia may cause:

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act of 1990 requires that:

The most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States is:

Chickenpox is a disease caused by a:

In women, chlamydia usually

The average time from HIV transmission to serious complications in the absence of treatment is

HIV may be transmitted by:

Infectious agents that are prokaryotic and produce toxins are called:

The most effective means of controlling SARS is:

The cell receptor sought by HIV is the:

When a patient who has been infected with the rabies virus attempts to drink water, violent and painful spasms in the throat are induced. This phenomenon is called:

Effective treatment for tuberculosis involves:

When treating a patient with pertussis, the need for body-substance isolation (BSI) and surgical-mask protection for the paramedic and patient is greatest:

You are called to the home of a patient who tells you that he was recently diagnosed with a "strep throat." He took his antibiotics for only 2 days instead of the 7 days that were prescribed. The patient now complains of a stiff neck, fever, headache, and loss of appetite. You suspect that the patient may have meningitis caused by:

You are called to transport a 23-year-old male who reports dysuria and urgency and frequency of urination. When questioned, he also admits to a purulent urethral discharge. You suspect this patient may have:

An infectious disease differs from a communicable disease in that a communicable disease

A 2-year-old patient's mother tells you that a day or two before he developed a rash, he had white spots on the inside of his cheek. The rash started on his face and has spread to his feet over the past 2 days. You suspect:

Intermediate-level disinfection is achieved by:

MRSA is spread most commonly:

The most common symptom of tetanus is:

A tetanus booster to confer effective active immunity is required every:

When a disease outbreak occurs, the first organization to detect the outbreak is likely to be:

Medications that treat tetanus include:

A paramedic is splashed with the blood of a patient who is known to have hepatitis C. This paramedic is required to:

Your sister calls to tell you that your niece has just broken out in a rash caused by chickenpox. You have never had chickenpox and were visiting your niece yesterday.

A reusable BVM that gets connected to an ET tube should be decontaminated with:

Transmission of disease by air or biological matter is called:

You have a positive PPD test for tuberculosis during your routine annual physical. You are 30 years old and have never been treated for TB. Prophylactic INH may be recommended if you