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Pediatric Infectious Disease NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which animals should be regarded as rabid in the United States?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bats are a major rabies reservoir in the U.S.
Question 2 of 5
Which is not true concerning the treatment of Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asymptomatic cyst excreters should be treated to prevent spread.
Question 3 of 5
In acute measles, the World Health Organization recommends routine administration for 2 days of
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: WHO recommends vitamin A (C) for 2 days in acute measles to reduce mortality and complications, per global health guidelines, unlike zinc (A), folic acid (B), or vitamins C/D (D, E).
Question 4 of 5
A 6-year-old child present with low grade fever, pharyngitis and mild conjunctivitis. After about one week he developed facial rash with circumoral pallor followed by a pruritic reticulated rash over the body that waxes and wanes (recur with exercise and bathing). Of the following, the MOST likely cause is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Parvovirus B19 (C) causes erythema infectiosum with slapped-cheek rash and lacy body rash that waxes/wanes, fitting this description, per pediatric virology.
Question 5 of 5
Of the following, the LEAST common cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Neonatal meningitis is most often due to E. coli (C), GBS (D), and Listeria (E). Klebsiella (A) is the least common among these, per neonatal sepsis studies.