Infectious Disease | MCQs

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Pertussis is commonly known as whooping cough. 

Explanation

Vaccines are made from:

• Weakened or killed bacteria or viruses
• Small pieces of bacteria or viruses, like proteins or sugars
• Genetic material (DNA or RNA) from bacteria or viruses

These components stimulate an immune response, helping the body build immunity against specific diseases.

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Chloromycetin is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Serious Infections such as Meningitis, Typhoid, and Rickettsial Infection. 

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Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which affects the small intestine and leads to severe diarrhea and dehydration.

The disease is primarily transmitted through contaminated water or food.

It can cause outbreaks in areas with poor sanitation.

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The next test to perform is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.

This is because the presentation of fever, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical lymphocytes, and deranged LFTs suggests infectious mononucleosis, commonly caused by EBV.

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•  Fasciola is a liver fluke
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• Fascioliasis is a parasitic infection. caused by Fasciola hepatica
• Liver Fluke is also known as which is also known as “the common liver fluke” or “the sheep liver fluke.
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•  A related parasite, Fasciola gigantic, also can infect people.

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Immunization is the method by which the care of disease is done Use of vaccine.

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immunization: A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination.

Vaccination: The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease

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Joseph Lister, also known as Baron Lister of Lyme Regis.

He was a British surgeon and medical scientist who founded antiseptic medicine and was a pioneer in preventive medicine.

Lister is also known as the "father of modern surgery".

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• The bacterial disease is: Leprosy
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• Hansen's disease also known as leprosy
• Hansen's disease is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae.
• It can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of the nose (nasal mucosa).
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• the Brucellosis bacterial disease has recently hit China affecting over 3000 people
• Hepatitis is not a bacterial disease
  

Explanation

It has an incubation period of between 7 and 17 days after exposure

And only becomes infectious once the fever develops.

A distinctive rash appears two to three days later.

The most infectious period is during the first week of illness

Although a person with smallpox is still infectious until the last scabs fall off.