Disease
A 24-year-old man presents with fatigue, nausea, and yellowing of the eyes. He reports receiving a tattoo 2 months ago from an unlicensed artist.
Q: What is the most likely disease?
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is viral or bacterial in origin?
Bacterial
Hepatitis B spreads primarily through blood, mother to child transmission, and...?
Sexual Contact?
he main treatment strategy for classic dengue fever is this.
supportive care (fluids, rest, antipyretics)
This coronavirus caused a global pandemic in 2020.
SARS-CoV-2
A middle-aged man has a chronic cough lasting over 3 weeks, occasional blood-tinged sputum, weight loss, and night sweats. He lives in a crowded housing unit.
Q: What is the diagnosis?
Tuberculosis (TB)?
Which bacterium causes Tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
TB is transmitted through...?
airborne respiratory droplets?
What is the first line treatment for TB
RIPE drugs
This virus causes a painful parotid gland swelling, especially in children.
mumps virus
An outbreak occurs in a flood-affected village where dozens report profuse watery diarrhea, dehydration, and weakness. Affected people drank from an open contaminated well.
Q: What disease is most likely responsible?
Cholera?
What type of virus causes Dengue fever?
Flavivirus?
Which mosquito species transmits Dengue?
Aedes aegypti?
first line treatment for a cholera patient
ORS (Oral Rehydration Therapy)
This type of virus contains RNA as its genetic material and replicates using reverse transcriptase.
retrovirus
A teenage girl presents with high-grade fever, severe muscle and joint pain, and a diffuse rash. Her area recently reported a spike in mosquito activity after heavy rains.
Q: What is the most likely diagnosis?
Dengue Fever
What is the name of the bacterium responsible for cholera?
Vibrio cholerae?
Cholera spreads through ingestion of...?
contaminated water or food
This type of Hepatitis B infection often does not require treatment.
acute Hepatitis B
This sexually transmitted virus can cause cervical cancer.
human papillomavirus (HPV)
A 28-year-old man presents with 5 days of high fever, chills, and sweating after returning from rural Africa. He also has headache and mild jaundice. Exam reveals fever (39.5°C), pallor, and splenomegaly.
Q: What is the most likely diagnosis?
Malaria
Name the parasites responsible for malaria.
Plasmodium species
Transmission of Typhoid
fecal-oral route
Patients must be tested for this deficiency before primaquine administration.
G6PD deficiency
This virus has been eradicated globally through vaccination.
smallpox