Vaccine-Preventable Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: PPV23 can _____ be given to children under 2 years of age.

Answer: not

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

Answer: maculopapular rash

Flashcard 3: Isolation of a child with meningitis is recommended until _____ hrs after the initiation of effective therapy.

Answer: 24

Flashcard 4: Hecht's pneumonia, also known as giant cell pneumonia is a fatal but rare complication of _____

Answer: measles

Flashcard 5: Palivizumab is used as _____ prophylaxis in premature infants

Answer: RSV pneumonia

Flashcard 6: Most common cause of death in measles is _____

Answer: pneumonia

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.