Measles, mumps, rubella US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Measles, mumps, rubella Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which paramyxovirus can result in parotitis?_____
Answer: Mumps
Flashcard 2: Which family of viruses includes measles?_____
Answer: Paramyxovirus
Flashcard 3: Which togavirus can travel transplacentally?_____
Answer: Rubella
Flashcard 4: What virus can present with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?_____
Answer: Measles (rubeola)
Flashcard 5: Which togavirus is a childhood exanthem?_____
Answer: Rubella
Flashcard 6: What are the 4 places that mumps is known to replicate?_____
Answer: Parotid gland, testes, CNS, pancreas
Flashcard 7: Administration of vaccines is an example of _____ immunization
Answer: active
Flashcard 8: Which type of immunization has a long-lasting protection (memory)? _____
Answer: Active immunization
Flashcard 9: What vaccinations should be considered for patients without a spleen?
Answer: encapsulated organisms; specifically S. pneumoniae, H influenzae, N. meningitidis
Flashcard 10: Explain the rationale for "conjugated" vaccines.
Answer: When a vaccine is based on a polysaccharide capsule antigen, the polysaccharide must be attached to a protein in order to induce sufficient immune response.
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