Notifiable Diseases - Post Test

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Question 1 of 7

1. Question

Looking at the list below, can you identify which diseases are NOT notifiable in England and Wales?

Yellow fever
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Tuberculosis
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Viral Hepatitis
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Influenza
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Scarlet fever
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Whooping cough
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The statements below relate to breaking the chain of communicable disease infection, please choose ONE statement that is FALSE.

Quarantine helps prevent the transmission of infection
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Infected individuals should be diagnosed and treated as early as possible
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Chemoprophylaxis helps to eliminate the source of infection
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Immunisation helps reduce the number of susceptible individuals
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Question 3 of 7

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Which one of the following is a direct mode of transmission?

Mechanical vector-borne
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Droplet spread
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Vehicle-borne
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Biological vector-borne
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Airborne
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A child is admitted via ED with history of febrile illness, headache and a non-blanching purpuric skin rash prompting suspicion of meningococcal illness. Urgent notification is required in this case.

Which of the following procedures will notification enable? (Select one or more options from the list below, then submit).

Public health investigation of the case
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Local or national disease surveillance
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Confirm the immunisation history of the child
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Pharmacological treatment of the child
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Tracing of contact history with appropriate action where required
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The statements below relate to notification of communicable diseases.

Select one or more of the following statements that are true.

Notification of these diseases is a legal requirement
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All notifiable diseases occur commonly in Britain.
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Notification is the only mechanism to obtain information on the occurrence of communicable diseases in the community
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Notification enables disease surveillance
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Question 6 of 7

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The statements below relate to the surveillance process and its benefits. Select the ONE statement that is false.

Speed of notification is essential for diseases where contact tracing is required.
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Reporting is based on clinical suspicion, not laboratory confirmation
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Early reporting enables prompt investigation and action to take place
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Notification may underestimate the incidence of diseases
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Question 7 of 7

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Vehicles that may indirectly transmit an infectious agent include food, water, biologic products (blood), and fomites
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Doctors caring for individuals suspected of having certain infectious diseases do not have a legal obligation to notify the details of the case to the proper officer of the local authority.
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Notification has the secondary benefit of providing data for use in the epidemiological surveillance of infection and contamination.
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Doctors do not need to wait for laboratory confirmation of the suspected infection or contamination before notification.
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Speed of notification is particularly essential for diseases such as meningococcal infection, food poisoning and hepatitis where contact tracing is required to limit the spread.
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