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| an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely: |
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| Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population |
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| WHO: 3 criteria for Pandemic: |
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1. emergence od disease thats new to world population
2. causes serious illness in humans
3. spreads easily and from human to human |
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| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
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| compare the mortality rates of SRARS and FluA |
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| direct, surface, droplet, aerosol, fecal/oral. |
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| at risk for SARS if you've had contact with a person w SARS within __days of symptom onset. |
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| exposure and incubation period for SARS is: |
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| what are the 2 stages of SARS? |
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1. flu like 2-7days after exposure and lasts 3-7days
2. lower respiratory begins 3 or more days after incubation |
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| with SARS it may be __ days before CXR becomes abnormal |
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| SARS is a moderate respiratory illness indicated by fever and: |
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| one or more of the following: hyoxia, cough, dyspnea |
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| SARS chest auscultation reveals |
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| leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, elevated liver enzymes and CK |
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| how long in isolation should SARS people stay after Sx are gone? |
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| what are the 2 proteins that influenza A subtypes are based off of? |
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H = hemagglutanin
N = Neuramidase |
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| current subtypes of FluA found in people are: |
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| What is the main flu Sx that separates it from the common cold? |
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| antivirals should idealy be initiated before __ hrs of Sx onset? |
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| would you give antivirals post 48hrs? |
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| mortality rate of H5N1 is up to: |
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| low pathogenic avian influenza |
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| high pathogenic avian influ |
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| communicable btwn animals to humans but not human to human. Avian can't be spread human to human |
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| why is avian influ more pathogenic |
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| it is specific to the lower resp sys. |
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| why can't it be spread from human to human |
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| it is specific to lower resp and it can't be converted to droplet form |
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| unlike influ A most of the deaths from avian influ are caused by: |
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| viral pneumonia rather than secondary bacterial pneumonia |
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| severe resp Sx occur __d after initial Sx in the Avian flu |
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| Avian influ sputum may be |
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| what is the radiological finding in avian flu that is an indicator for mortality: |
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| diffuse bilateral ground glass appearance similar to ARDS |
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| avoid contact with infected foul and vaccinate the birds: no human vaccine is available |
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| 75% of hospitalized patients of the H1N1 are what age? |
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| 60% of the deaths from H1N1 are people of the age: |
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| with H1N1 CDC recommends staying home at least __ hrs after the fever is gone wo help from fever reducing medications |
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