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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
All of the following have been shown to be routes of transmission for tularemia EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tularemia is not transmitted person-to-person; it’s zoonotic via ticks, aerosols, or water.
Question 2 of 5
Which is the most common cause of osteomyelitis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: S. aureus is the most frequent cause of osteomyelitis in children.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is not a finding of scarlet fever?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Preauricular lymphadenopathy is not typical of scarlet fever.
Question 4 of 5
Which is true concerning measles and vitamin A?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vitamin A supplementation reduces measles morbidity and mortality in developing countries.
Question 5 of 5
Which feature of paralytic polio distinguishes it from Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Asymmetric paralysis is characteristic of polio, unlike the symmetric pattern in Guillain-Barré.