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Enjoy these Nurse Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Nurse knowledge you have.
Question 1
What causes smallpox?
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Smallpox is caused by the variola virus.
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Question 2
The incubation period for small pox is 12 weeks.
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The incubation period is about 12 days (range: 7 to 17 days) following exposure.
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Question 3
People with smallpox require medical isolation.
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Symptomatic patients with suspected or confirmed smallpox are capable of spreading the virus.
Patients should be placed in medical isolation so that they will not continue to spread the virus.
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Question 4
People with smallpox are most infectious during the second week of illness.
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| False | |
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People with smallpox are most infectious during the first week of illness, because that is when the largest amount of virus is present in saliva. However, some risk of transmission lasts until all scabs have fallen off.
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Question 5
A low-grade fever is a symptom of smallpox.
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| False | |
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Initial symptoms of smallpox include high fever, fatigue, and head and back aches.
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Question 6
What year did routine vaccination against smallpox end?
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| 1968 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1976 | |
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Routine vaccination against smallpox ended in 1972.
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