1. Measles is one of the leading D.

Palms of the hands

mortality in the country
among children. The source of 6. Complications to infectious mumps
infection are may be serious in
A. Nasal and throat secretions which type of clients?
B. Oral fecal contamination A.Young adult males
C. Skin lesions and skin discharges B.Young infants
D. Food and water source is C.Pregnant women
questionable D.Elderly

2. Death in measles is related to 7. The polio vaccine containing live

which of the following attenuated viruses
complications? was developed by
A. Encephalitis A. Salk
B. Pneumonia B. Sabin
C. Systemic infection C. Kock’s
D. Anaphylactic shock D. Saben

3 At what point is a child with 8. Which of the following diseases is

varicella no longer caused by a
contagious? nematode?
A. By the time the lesions are visible A. Schistosomiasis
B. After the last lesion is no longer B. Filariasis
visible C. Japanese Encephalitis
C. After the last lesion has broken D. Amoebiasis
open and crusted over
D. Seven days after the initial 9. Klebs- Loeffler Bacillus is the
presentation etiologic agent of which
communicable disease?
4. Which intervention is appropriate A. Schistosomiasis
for a child who has B. Parotitis
crops of lesions on the trunk that C. Diphtheria
appear as a macular D. Pertussis
rash and vesicles?
A. Place the child in strict isolations; 10. The causative agent of Filariasis
airborne and is
contact precautions A. Schistosome
B. Continue to practice standard B. Trichinella
precautions C. Culex
C, Limit contact with pregnant child D. Wuchereria
D. Screen visitors for immunity to
measles 11. Which of the following
communicable disease is not
5. The lesions of chicken pox are through the upper respiratory
found mainly on the system?A. Chicken pox
A. Soles of the feet B. Measles
B. Trunk C. Mumps
C. Forearm D. Malaria
12. Which of the following 17. Which diagnostic test is definitive
communicable disease is not for Tuberculosis?
gastrointestinal tract as portal of A. Chest xray
entry? B. Mantoux test
A. Leprosy C. Sputum culture
B. Paratyphoid D. Tuberculin test
C. Typhoid
D. Dysentery 18. Tuberculosis is under ____
precautions and will
13. Which of the following is not skin always wear _____ when providing
and mucous patient care:
membrane entry? A. Droplet; surgical mask
A. Gonorrhea B. Droplet; N95 mask
B. Dengue C. Airborne; surgical mask
C. Scabies D. Airborne; N95 mask
D. Shigellosis
19. A client is suspected of having
14. In the Philippines, which pulmonary
condition is the most tuberculosis (TB). The nurse
frequent cause of death associated assesses the client which of
with schistosomiasis? the following signs and symptoms of
A. Liver cancer TB?
B. Liver cirrhosis A. Weight gain, insomnia, and night
C. Bladder cancer sweats
D. Intestinal perforation B. Low grade fever, fatigue, and
productive cough
15. What is the most effective way of C. High fever, night sweats, and
controlling chest pain
schistosomiasis in an endemic area? D. Decreased appetite, dyspnea and
A. Use of molluscicides chills
B. Building of foot bridges
C. Proper use of sanitary toilets 20. Which of the following
D. Use of protective footwear, such comprehensive strategies
as rubber boots used to detect and cure tuberculosis?
A. Category and treatment regimen
16. Hepatitis patients prescribed B. Case finding and maintenance
activity level is bed rest C. Direct observed treatment and
with bathroom privilege. The purpose short course
of bed rest for the D. Strengthen national TB control
patient is to: program
A. Reduce the body’s need for
oxygen 21 Pathognomonic sign of
B. Reduce the metabolic demands of Forscheimer spots can be
the liver seen in
C. Control the spread of the disease A. Pertussis
D. Prevent the breakdown of body’s B. Diphtheria
fats C. Chicken pox
D. German measles body associated with the presence of
antibodies or cells
22. German measles incurred by having specific action on
pregnant women microorganism or toxin?
during their first trimester of A. Immunity
pregnancy causes B. Mortality
teratogenic effects which include, C. Morbidity
except: D. Pathogenicity
A. Microcephaly
B. Congenital heart defects 28. Vaccine confer
C. Mental retardation A. Natural active immunity
D. None of the above B. Natural passive immunity
C. Artificial active immunity
23. Pertussis is being communicable D. Artificial passive immunity
during which stage
of illness? 29. Gamma globulin is classified as
A. Catarrhal A. Natural active immunity
B. Paroxysmal B. Natural passive immunity
C. Convalescence C. Artificial active immunity
D. All of this D. Artificial passive immunity

24. A nurse is preparing to care for 30. The ability of a microorganism to

an infant with establish, maintain
pertussis. In planning care, the nurse and extend an infection is termed as
addresses which A. Parasitism
most critical problem first? B. Toxicity
A. Ineffective airway clearance C. Virulence
B. Fluid volume excess D. Susceptibility
C. Sleep pattern disturbance
D. High risk infection.

25. Measles is also known as

A. Rubeola
B. Varicella
C. Roseola
D. Rubella

26. What is the term which means

the entry and
development of an infectious in the
body?
A. Incidence
B. Infection
C. Infestation
D. Incubation

27. What is the term which means

resistance of the