Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B: General Knowledge USA Quiz
By knowledgeterminal - February 08, 2019
Section ONE: USA snow fall average level
Section TWO: World map showing annual temperature average
Section THREE: USA incident
1814
The lyrics of is the national anthem of the
United States "Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis
Scott Key was written
on September
Section FOUR: world incident
776 BC
Start of Ancient Olympics in the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia,
Greece
Section FIVE: Tuberculosis and Hepatitis B Facts
Tuberculosis Facts
1
1.
Caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
2.
contagious infection which mostly strikes the
lungs but can also affect the brain and spine
3.
TB was one of principal causes of death affecting
25% percent people of the world but now it is curable by antibiotics
4.
It gets spread by the air through the coughs and
sneezes of infected person but not from handshakes and sharing food
5.
The bacteria develop slowly and so even though
TB is transmissible one has to be round the infected person for a long time
6.
Diagnosis: blood test or tuberculin skin test
(TST)
7.
Symptoms: cough lasting more than three weeks (with
blood), Chest pain, lethargy, weight loss, loss of appetite
8.
Risks: Family member or colleagues TB disease,
common in areas in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia
9.
Prevention: vaccination: bacillus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
(BCG)
10.
Skeletal remains of prehistoric humans around
4000 BC proved they had TB
Hepatitis B Facts
1.
It is an infection of liver
2.
Caused by hepatitis B virus
3.
Leads to liver failure
4.
Causes Transmission of this disease occurs
through contact with blood (needles / syringes contaminated with disease-ridden
blood)
5.
Diagnosis: Jaundice –yellow skin and eyes and
brown urine, itchy skin fatigue, nausea, inflamed liver
6.
blood test to check high levels of liver-associated
enzyme alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
7.
As many as 1.4 million people in the U.S. are
carriers of the virus
1.
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) proteins based
the hepatitis B virus and antibodies (proteins produced with immune cells), liver
transplantation for cirrhosis
2.
This infection is avertable by vaccination (from
1982) which can be injected on the first day of life
3.
It has infected about 30 % of the world
population
4. It can cause liver infection which can advance to cirrhosis or scarring of liver and cancer
4. It can cause liver infection which can advance to cirrhosis or scarring of liver and cancer
5.
There is proof of the disease from
4,500-year-old human skeletal
6.
Number of people affected from the disease dropped
considerably
Section SIX: quiz
Q: What is the term for the instant in the orbit of a planet / comet when it is nearest to the sun?
A:Aphelion
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