Question

1. Which of the following statements concerning neonatal herpes is/are true? To be marked correct, you'll need to select all applicable statements, as there may be more than one correct answer.

A- Neonatal herpes symptoms typically present within the first month of life.
B- Mothers experiencing a re-emergent herpes infection are more likely to transmit HSV-2 to their baby than are mothers who experience a first-time infection.
C- Administering antiviral drugs early on can prevent the virus from spreading to the central nervous system or progressing to a full-blown disseminated infection.
D- Skin, eye, and mouth manifestations are the most dangerous clinical presentations of neonatal herpes infections.

2. Which of the following symptoms is/are observed in pelvic inflammatory disease? To be marked correct, you'll need to select all applicable statements, as there may be more than one correct answer.
A- Oophoritis
B- Salpingitis
C- Adhesions
D- Buboes

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Answer 1

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Following statements concerning neonatal herpes is/are true

A. and C.

Neonatal herpes symptoms typically present within the first month of life and Administering antiviral drugs early on can prevent the virus from spreading to the central nervous system or progressing to a full-blown disseminated infection.

Skin, eye and mouth infestations are localised infestations and not that dangerous. Mothers who had herpes in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy for the first time are at a higher risk of transmitting the same to their new born.

2.

Oophoritis (inflammation of ovaries) and adhesions (formation of fibrous bands between tissue and organs) are symptoms associated with pelvic inflammatory disease.