NR 442 WEEK 3 Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Quiz

NR 442 WEEK 3 Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Quiz
Instructions: Please highlight the correct answer.
1. Approximately nine out of 10 susceptible persons with close contact to a
measles patient will develop measles.
a. True
b. False
2. Which statement regarding measles is accurate?
a. A person can transmit measles virus from three days after exposure until the rash is
completely gone
b. The most common complication of measles is acute encephalitis with seizures
c. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with infectious droplets or through the air when
an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes
d. The measles prodrome usually begins three days after exposure, followed by a rash five
days after exposure
3. A healthy 14-month child was exposed to a confirmed case of measles two days
ago. The child has never received measles vaccine or had measles.
a. Advise the parents that the child will likely develop measles
b. Refer the child to a health care provider for antiviral medication
c. Refer the child to health care provider for IG
d. Administer MMR vaccine
4. A person who has only mild symptoms of mumps will not transmit the virus
to others.
a. True
b. False
5. What is the most common symptom of mumps infection?
a. Orchitis
b. Symptomatic meningitis
c. Parotitis
d. Ooophoritis