JKO Anthrax (2018) Questions and Answers

A Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) report must be submitted if any adverse event results in 48 hours or more time lost from duty or work.

False

Most humans become infected with naturally occurring anthrax from physical contact with dirt that contains B. anthracis spores.

True

If there was a bioterrorist attack that exposed unvaccinated workers to anthrax, those individuals would receive 3 shots of anthrax vaccine over 4 weeks for protection.

True

A person who received anthrax vaccine yesterday telephones and says, "My arm is sore and red where you injected the vaccine, and I can feel a lump under the skin." What information would be correct to give the caller?

"Redness and soreness are common and may last a few days. A small lump is also normal, and should go away by itself within a few weeks."

Which person below should not receive the anthrax vaccine?

A person who has been exposed to B. anthracis

Which statement would be most correct to give a woman who has just received her first routine anthrax vaccination?

The most common local reactions are tenderness, pain, erythema, and arm motion limitation. These reactions generally last only a few days

Which statement is correct about the efficacy of anthrax vaccine?

After two doses of vaccine, 91% of recipients have antibodies against anthrax

Four people received anthrax vaccination today. Which person is vaccinated according to recommendations?

Two years ago, a person received two doses of anthrax vaccine at 0 weeks and 4 weeks. He receives his third dose in his primary series today.

Currently, anthrax vaccine is administered to people according to

Their risk for exposure and the supply of vaccine

Gastrointestinal anthrax is caused by B. anthracis spores, which are then swallowed and cause infection in the gastrointestinal tract.

False