Bumedinst 6224.8, Tuberculosis Control Program

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What refers to the Mantoux method of skin testing for tuberculosis?

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Tuberculin Skin Test

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What is an area around the site of tuberculin injection that is raised and firm to the touch?

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Induration

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Pulmonary tuberculosis causes the most concern because of the potential to transmit the infection to others by what route?

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Airborne

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The Tuberculosis Control Program for what and its units is to be equivalent to the program for active duty personnel?

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Military Sealift Command

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For civilian employees if tuberculosis disease is found, the
appropriate civilian health agency must be notified. If there is an indication that the infection has resulted from Navy employment, Federal employees should be referred to the office of Federal Employee Compensation for determination of the availability of treatment under provisions of which Act?

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Federal Employee Compensation Act

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Who is a person with an area of induration to a 5 TU tuberculin skin test (or to a 1 TU tuberculin skin test) when read 48 to 72 hours after administration?

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Tuberculin Reactor

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Intermediate strength of the Mantoux method is how many tuberculin units of PPD?

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5

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Over how many cases of Tuberculosis occur annually in the United States?

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20,000

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Preventive thearapy with what is the most effective measure to prevent the development of tuberculosis disease in a newly infected person?

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Isoniazid (INH)

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What are made from live attenuated mycobacteria strains are commonly used in some countries in an attempt to prevent vaccinees from becoming infected with tuberculosis?

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BCG Vaccines

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Which persons applying for permanent entry into the United States are required to be screened for tuberculosis?

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Foreign-born

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Persons infected with M. tuberculosis are in what stage if the person has no symptoms, signs, or radiographic evidence of active disease, but does have evidence of infection, as indicated by the presence of a positive tuberculin skin test?

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Tuberculosis Infection

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Tuberculis screening is required for personnel in operational units and in units with a high risk for tuberculosis exposure or outbreaks how often?

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Annually

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Low strength of the Mantoux method is how many tuberculin units?

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One

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The command holding the medical treatment record is responsible for
monitoring health records and managing local tuberculosis control programs for affected personnel. Medical treatment records must be reviewed and compliance with the applicable portions of this
instruction ascertained at least how often?

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Annually

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What is a tuberculin skin test using a syringe and needle to inject purified protein derivative (PPD) of tuberculin?

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Mantoux method

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The tuberculin skin test with purified protein derivative (PPD)administered by the what method is the most sensitive and specific test available for identifying those who are inf ected withMycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis?

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Mantoux

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Screening is required for all other personnel, such as those in low-risk areas (e.g., active duty and reserve shore-based personnel in the United States), at least how often?

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3 years

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All personnel must have a tuberculin skin test documented within what time period before separation from the naval service?

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One year

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Persons infected with M. tuberculosis are in the what category if the person has symptoms, signs, radiographic, or laboratory evidenceof pulmonary, meningeal, miliary, or extrapulmonary tuberculosis?

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Active disease

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An infected person has about what percentage of a lifetime risk of developing tuberculosis disease, if there is no intervention?

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5

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Who is a person with an area of induration of less than 5 mm
(usually no reaction or zero mm induration) to a 5 TU tuberculin skin test?

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Tuberculin Nonreactor

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What constitutes an important opportunisitic infection among
individuals infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?

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AIDS

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All personnel first entering duty in the regular Navy, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps Reserve for periods of duty in excess of how many days, must have the result of a tuberculin skin test documented in their medical treatment record?

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30

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Commands in high-risk-areas, as identified by the cognizant area Navy environmental and preventive medicine unit, must extend the active duty program to whom?

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Dependents

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TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM

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BUMEDINST 6224.8,