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TB Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does TB spread | Through the air from one person to another. When a person with active TB disease coughs, sneezes or sings. |
| How is TB not spread | by shaking hands, sharing food or drink, touching bed linens or toilet seats, sharing toothbrushes or kissing |
| s/s for Latent TB Infection | none |
| s/s for TB Disease | a bad cough for three weeks or longer, chest pain, hemoptysis, weakness or fatigue, weight loss, decrease appitite, chills, fever, and night sweats |
| Name the two TB related conditions? | Latent TB infection and TB disease |
| Do people with TB feel sick? | latent infection = no, disease = yes |
| Who can spread TB? | latent infection = no, disease = yes |
| Results of skin or blood test for TB | latent infection = usually positive, disease = usually positive |
| Chest x-ray and sputum smear results | latent = normal and negative, disease = abnormal and positive |
| What does TB stand for? | tuberculosis |
| Name the bacterium that causes TB? | Mycobacterium turberculosis |
| Where does the TB bacterium attack? | usually lungs, but can attack any part of the body....kidney spine or brain |
| Does everyone infected with TB get sick? | no |
| What % of people infected get sick? | 5% - 10% |
| How long does it take for an infected person to get sick? | Some develope TB disease within weeks and others years. |
| Why does it take some people longer to develop TB disease? | Increased risk for developing TB disease for persons whose immune systems are weak. |
| What are the two catagories for people at high risk for devloping TB disease? | People who have been recently infected with TB bacteria. People with a medical condition that weakens the immune system. |
| Who are the people most likely to be recently infected with TB bacteria? | Close contacts of a person with TB disease, Persons who have immigrated from areas of the world with high rates of TB Children less than 5 years old who have a positive TB test Groups such as homeless persons,Injection drug users and people with HIV |
| What conditions weaken your immune system making you a higher risk for developing TB disease? | HIV, Substance abuse, Diabetes, Severe kidney disease, Low body weight, Organ transplants, Head and neck Cancer,and Corticosteroids |
| Treatment for Latent TB infections | Isoniazid (INH), Rifampin (RIF) |
| Treatment for TB Disease | Isoniazid (INH), Rifampin (RIF), Ethambutol (EMB), and Pyrazinamide (PZA) |
| Name the two phases for treating TB Disease. | Initial phase = 2 months Continuation phase = 4 to 7 months |
| TB that is resistant to drugs | is harder and more expensive to treat |
Created by:
MarybethMcCabe
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