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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the incubation period for the flu? |
1-4 days |
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Treatment and prevention for influenza A |
amatidine (Symmetrel) + rimatadine (Flumadine) |
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Treatment and prevention for inflenza B |
zanamirivr (Relena) ostamivir (Tamilflu) most used early on in acute illness |
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MMR adult administration |
2 vaccines one month apart (if born after 1957) |
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Pneumococcal disease is caused by what bacteria |
step pneumonia |
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Medical indications for pneumonococcal vaccine |
chronic lung disease (or asthma) chronic cardiovascular disease diabetes chronic liver disease sick cell anemia immunocompromised nursing home residents smokers >65 y/o |
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Pneumococcal vaccine in persons >65 guidelines |
1 revaccination if >5 years since last vaccine and younger than 65 at time of vaccine |
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Hep B vaccine contraindicated in persons with allergy to |
Bakers yeast B= Bakers : HINT |
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An acute Hep B patient who has not been immunized should recieve |
HBIG and hepB immunization series |
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Smallpox transmission routes |
deposits of infected droplets into nasal, oral, or pharyngeal mucous membranes direct and fairly long face to face contact |
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When is smallpox most contagious |
with onset of rash |
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how long is smallpox contagious |
until scabs fall off |
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Incubation period of smallpox |
7-17 days |
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Smallpox rash features |
starts on the face and migrates down lesions are always at same stage |
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Polio virus transmission |
fecal oral |
