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21 Cards in this Set
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Historically, U.S. military campaigns fought in what environments have been seriously compromised by malaria?
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Tropical
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Commanders will ensure what report on any suspected or confirmed malaria case is sent out as soon as possible to all required addresses whenever a malaria threat exists?
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Disease Alert Report (DAR)
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Blood donors are under the overall guidance of what reference?
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NAVMED P-5120
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Individuals who were treated for malaria in the past must wait how long from the date treatment was finished until they are eligible to donate blood?
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3 years
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Individuals who were in a malaria-risk areas and were required to take chemoprophylaxis because of a perceived risk of exposure, must wait how long from the time chemoprophylaxis was finished?
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3 years
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Individuals who visited a malaria-risk area and remained asymptomatic, but were not required to take chemoprophylaxis because of negligible risk of exposure, must wait how long until they are eligible to donate blood?
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6 months
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Any person who is deficient in what has a risk of hemolysis associated with taking primaquine for chemoprophylaxis or treatment?
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G-6 PD
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Report suspected or confirmed malaria cases in a DAR via what precedence message?
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Priority
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A Malaria DAR should include the patients itinerary during what previous time frame and the types and duration of any chemoprophylaxis or treatment medications?
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3 months
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Vector Surveillance and Control Measures consist of effective mosquito control programs of what type of mosquito?
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Anopheles
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On an individual basis, what are the most important means, even more so than chemoprophylaxis for an individual to prevent becoming infected with malaria?
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Personal Protective Measures
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resistance to what drug has been demonstrated among malaria parasites in certain areas of the world into which Navy and Marine Corps personnel deploy or live?
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Chloroquine
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Patterns of resistance and drug requirements can change frequently, therefore, Medical Department representatives of fleet units deploying to malaria-risk areas must contact the what prior to deployment for the latest requirements?
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NAVENPVNTMEU
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What is a screening test for the presence of chloroquine in the urine?
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Wilson-Edeson Test
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The Wilson-Edeson Test has an approximately false negative rate of what percentage?
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15 percent
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Because malaria, in particular what type of malaria, can progress into a rapidly fatal course, the most important aspect of malaria treatment is suspecting this disease in the differential diagnosis of the patient and beginning immediate treatment?
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Plasmodium Falciparum
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Parental treatment of severe cases of malaria where the patient is exhibiting signs of central nervous system involvement, has a very high and life-threatening parasitemia, because they can't take what type of drugs?
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Oral drugs
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What drugs rapidly schizonticidal and therefore rapidly reduce the level of parasitemia?
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Quinine-type
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The Health Information for International Travel has a comprehensive guidance by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and is revised and published how often?
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Annually
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What is a comprehensive hardcover textbook of clinical tropical medicine?
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Hunter's Tropical Medicine
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Who conducts tropical medicine research and can provide information on the epidemiology of malaria, atimalarial drug resistance, and mosquito vectors within their countries or geographic areas of reserach?
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Naval Medical Research Units
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