Deck 3: The Disease Process

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a method by which bacteria is classified?

A)Virulence
B)Genus
C)Shape
D)Need for oxygen

Answer 1

Virulence

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the incubation period of Hepatitis B?

A)30-45 days
B)Up to 200 days
C)Up to 5 years
D)Up to 10 years

Answer 2

Up to 200 days

Question 3

Which of the following is an airborne transmissible disease?

A)Severe acute respiratory syndrome
B)Rabies
C)Lice
D)Hepatitis A

Answer 3

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 4

Which of the following types of parasites are microscopic in their adult stages?

A)Ectoparasites
B)Helminths
C)Protozoa
D)Fleas

Question 5

What distinguishes a communicable disease from an infectious disease?

A)Communicable diseases may be transmitted through parasites
B)Communicable diseases may be transmitted person-to-person
C)Communicable diseases are viral; infectious diseases are bacterial
D)Communicable diseases are viral or bacterial; infectious diseases are fungal or parasitic

Question 6

Which of the following diseases is the highest risk for health care professionals?

A)Salmonellosis
B)HIV/AIDS
C)Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
D)Hepatitis C

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT generally one of the diseases in which health care professionals at risk of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids should be especially concerned?

A)Anthrax
B)Hepatitis B
C)Hepatitis C
D)Tuberculosis

Question 8

What are bacteria that reside on the human body called?

A)Rickettsiae
B)Aerobes
C)Fungi
D)Resident flora

Question 9

What is the term used to describe bacteria which do not require oxygen?

A)Aerobe
B)Anaerobic
C)Facultative
D)Gram negative

Question 10

Which of the following are single-celled microorganisms that live in practically every environment?

A)Bacteria
B)Virus
C)Fungus
D)Helminths

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an ectoparasite?

A)Flea
B)Tick
C)Tapeworm
D)Mite

Question 12

Which of the following are microscopic, single-celled organisms that may live as parasites or on their own and are able to multiply in humans?

A)Protozoa
B)Helminth
C)Ectoparasites
D)Vectors

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a vector?

A)A contaminated scalpel
B)A bloody dressing
C)An intravenous needle
D)A tick

Question 14

Which of the following is used to describe the time between an exposure and a positive blood test?

A)Incubation period
B)Window phase
C)Seroconversion
D)Disease period

Question 15

Which of the following occurs when Herpes Simplex Type 2 is transmitted via sexual contact?

A)Viral exposure
B)Vector exposure
C)Direct exposure
D)Indirect exposure

Question 16

Which of the following routes of transmission occur through contact of infected body fluids with mucous membranes?

A)Bloodborne and sexual
B)Airborne and bloodborne
C)Vector-borne and sexual
D)Sexual and airborne

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of indirect exposure?

A)Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever being spread through infected ticks
B)Hepatitis B being spread through a needle stick
C)Chlamydia being spread through sexual contact
D)Syphilis being spread through sexual contact

Question 18

Which term is used to describe the process of changing from a negative to a positive blood test?

A)Incubation period
B)Window phase
C)Seroconversion
D)Disease period

Question 19

Which type of transmission is most common in measles?

A)Airborne
B)Bloodborne
C)Sexual
D)Vector-borne

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a sexually transmitted disease?

A)Herpes Simplex Type 2
B)Syphilis
C)gonorrhea
D)Herpes Simplex Type 1