Common Childhood Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The most common etiological agent, in India, of acute epiglottitis in the pediatric age group, now is _____.

Answer: H. influenzae type B

Flashcard 2: Most common complication of measles is _____

Answer: acute otitis media

Flashcard 3: The measles rash starts on the _____ and moves down-wards

Answer: face

Flashcard 4: A _____ develops 2-4 days following the onset of prodromal symptoms of measles

Answer: maculopapular rash

Flashcard 5: CMV in newborns can present with blueberry muffin rash, _____ and jaundice

Answer: hepatosplenomegaly

Flashcard 6: The _____ of roseola infection develops after the fever (fever/rash)

Answer: rash

Flashcard 7: HIV progression is _____ in infants and children

Answer: rapid

Flashcard 8: A **fully immunized** child is one who has received all vaccines due by the age of _____.

Answer: 1 year

Extra: A child is 'fully' immunized if they receive all vaccines due by 1 year of age. They are 'completely' immunized if they receive all vaccines due by 2 years of age.

Flashcard 9: _____ is aka 100 days cough

Answer: Pertussis

Extra: Also known as whooping cough. caused by Bordetella pertussis.

Flashcard 10: A rare, late complication of natural measles infection is _____

Answer: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Extra: The measles vaccine does not cause SSPE; it prevents it by protecting against natural (wild-type) measles infection. SSPE is caused by a persistent, mutated measles virus in the CNS.