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Assignment:

Question 1. During recent outbreak of mumps (in the past ten years) in the United States, what age group is the most commonly infected?

A. College-age adults

B. Infants

C. Children under the age of 12

D. People over 50

Question 2. Opposition to the measles vaccine is a recent phenomenon only seen in the 21st century.

True

False

Question 3. Immunosuppression is seen in what group after measles infection?

A. Infants

B. Elderly people (typically >80 years old)

C. People of all ages

D. Adolescents

Question 4. Which of the following infectious diseases have been eliminated from the United States, meaning that there is no longer sustained transmission?

A. Mumps

B. Measles

C. Rubella

D. All of the above

E. A and B

Question 5. Japan removed the mumps vaccine from the list of required vaccines due to unwanted side effects. What complications of mumps infections have increased due to the decrease in vaccination?

A. Sterility

B. Hearing loss

C. Meningitis

D. B and C

Question 6. When is a third dose of the MMR vaccine recommended in the United States?

A. Individuals who are at increased risk for acquiring mumps because of an outbreak

B. All adolescents are recommended to get a third dose by the time they enter high school

C. All women prior to their first pregnancy

Question 7. The explosive outbreak of measles in France during 2008-2011 resulted in greater than 22,000 cases, 5,000 hospitalizations, over 1,000 cases of severe pneumonia, 27 cases of encephalitis and 10 deaths. In the reading about the outbreak required for this week, the authors state that there were very few cases in 2006-2007. What is the reason for the enormous increase in cases identified by the authors?

A. There was a batch of the measles vaccine that was incorrectly processed by the manufacturer and led to thousands of doses being ineffective.

B. Suboptimal vaccine coverage in toddlers and insufficient catch-up vaccination in older individuals, led to the growth of a large reservoir of susceptible people.

C. There was not an actual increase in cases. Instead, surveillance for measles and measles complications in France improved in 2008.

D. The virus spreading in the population mutated, rendering the vaccine less efficacious.

Question 8. What are some of the complications seen with Rubella disease?

A. Congenital heart defects in babies born to mothers infected during pregnancy

B. Encephalitis

C. Swollen parotid glands

D. A and B

Question 9. Some countries only target the rubella vaccine for girls and not boys. However, in the US, the MMR vaccine contains the vaccine for rubella, and it is required for boys and girls to enter school. In a resource limited situation (poorer country with limited money available for health care) do you think the rubella vaccine should be required for boys as well as girls? Explain and include why it might not be considered important for boys to be vaccinated even if you think they should. You should also consider why this vaccine is so important and you may want to take into consideration the efficacy of the vaccine.

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