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100
True or False: the MMR vaccine was first developed in the early 1930s.
What is false? The MMR vaccine was first developed in 1963.
100
Hepatitis B vaccine helps to prevent cause the majority of the cases of this disease.
What is Hepatitis carcinoma. Note: HBV infection is an established cause of acute and chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. It causes up to 80% of hepatocellular carcinomas. WHO estimates more than 600,000 people died of hepatitis B associated liver disease in 2002.
100
This vaccine can be routinely administered to people 60 years old and older to prevent shingles disease.
What is the varicella zoster vaccine called Zostavax?
100
Under NYS public health regulation, typhoid carriers who wish to perform food service duties must have this organ surgically removed.
What is the Gallbladder?
200
the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is CDC's web-based database into which hospitals enter patient safety related data. What is the name and acronym of it's predecessor which was developed and used by CDC from 1970- 2005?
What is NNIS? (pronounces "Niss") = the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System, developed in 1970! Some hospitals in NYS were NNIS hospitals in the 1970s and '80s.
200
A bullseye rash is a hallmark of this disease.
What is Lyme Disease.
200
True or False: Recent successes for reducing the incidence of many healthcare associated infections, including CLABs (central line associated bloodstream infections) and C.difficile, have been attributed to a checklist and a combination of essential prevention practices, nicknamed "Bundles".
What is True? this is because a single control measure cannot be entirely successful. Bundles include 4-6 steps that must be taken consistently and an observation checklist to ensure ALL practitioners are consistently accountable. Often successful implementation of these bundles in a facility requires a nurse and a physician as champions to facilitate progress in reducing infections.
200
If all chickens fly their coops, we'll have a shortage of this vaccine.
What is influenza vaccine?
300
In 1976 the infamous American Legion convention where 182 convention attendees developed respiratory illness, 29 died, and “Legionnaires Disease” got its name, took place in this city.
What is Philadelphia, PA?
300
This bacteria is known to cause “scarlet fever”.
What is Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Strep).
300
True or false – Burning ticks off with a hot match head helps prevent Lyme disease.
What is False – This can actually make infection more likely by causing the tick to discharge its gut contents into a bite wound. Using a fine pair of tweezers to pull the tick straight out is the safest way to remove a tick and decrease the likelihood of disease transmission.
300
Infants born to mothers infected with this virus should be treated with hepatitis antibody containing immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hrs of birth to a life long infection.
What is Hepatitis B virus?
300
There are this many counties in New York State.
What is 62.
400
This disease is often credited for killing more people in WWI than bullets.
What is Typhus (Epidemic typhus, Rickettsia Prowazekii)?
400
In a study in 1974, the SENIC study (study to evaluate the efficacy of nosocomial infection control programs) identified 4 core components to an effective infection control programs around the world. Name one of the four elements.
What is The elements associated with a 32% lower infection rate include (1) surveillance, (2) policy, education and clinical practice review, (3) an infection control practitioner to collect and analyze data and to coordinate facility efforts, and (4) active involvement of a physician or microbiologist in the program. These elements remain key to many successful facility or public health programs. http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/datastat/nnis_2004.pdf http://www.health.qld.gov.au/chrisp/ip_week/ip_wk_history.asp
400
True or False – The bacterial antibiotic doxycycline can be used to prevent the parasite disease malaria.
What is True – Doxycycline is one of the agents approved by CDC for malaria prophylaxis.
400
True or Flase - Cranberry juice is an acceptable treatment for urinary tract infections.
What is False – While there are compounds in cranberries can acidify the urine and prevent adherence of bacteria to the bladder epithelium, clinical benefit has not been proven.
400
In 1688, New Rochelle was settled by these protestant people from La Rochelle, France.
What is Huguenots.
500
In 1918, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) wrote the following about this disease: "The 1918 has gone: a year momentous as the termination of the most cruel war in the annals of the human race; a year which marked, the end at least for a time, of man's destruction of man; unfortunately a year in which developed a most fatal infectious disease causing the death of hundreds of thousands of human beings. Medical science for four and one-half years devoted itself to putting men on the firing line and keeping them there. Now it must turn with its whole might to combating the greatest enemy of all--"
What is influenza?
500
Influenza in New York State is now: A) Local (Increased or sustained numbers in only one region of New York State) B) Regional (Increased or sustained numbers in at least three regions but fewer than half of New York State Counties) C) Widespread (Increased or sustained numbers in at least half of New York State Counties)
What is C) Widespread?
500
True/false? Latent TB infection always develops into active tb disease.
What is False: "Many people who have latent TB infection never develop active TB disease. But some people who have latent TB infection are more likely to develop active TB disease than others. Those at high risk for active TB disease include people with HIV infection people who became infected with TB bacteria in the last 2 years babies and young children people who inject illegal drugs people who are sick with other diseases that weaken the immune system elderly people people who were not treated correctly for TB in the past If you have latent TB infection (a positive TB skin test reaction or positive TB blood test) and you are in one of these high-risk groups, you need to take medicine to keep from developing active TB disease. This is called treatment for latent TB infection. There are several treatment options. You and your health care provider must decide which treatment is best for you". Reference: Latent TB Infection Should I get tested for TB?. http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/faqs/qa_latenttbinf.htm#Latent6
500
True or False: Influenza can be treated with antibiotics.
What is false? Influenza can be treated with antiviral medications.
500
The town of Mexico, NY is located in this county.
What is Oswego?
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