Deck 14: Infectious Diseases

Question 1

Some infectious diseases that pose a risk to the public health of the community at large must be reported to civil authorities, such as public health department

Answer 1

True

Question 2

During which season (in North America) is Lyme Disease least likely to occur?

A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Fall
D) Winter

Answer 2

Winter

Question 3

The technical term for "swollen glands," is

A) Tuberculosis
B) Neurocysticercosis
C) Lymphadenopathy
D) Edema

Answer 3

Lymphadenopathy

Question 4

Which of the following is the least likely to be sexually transmitted from one partner to another?

A) Chlamydia
B) Hepatitis C
C) Lymphogranuloma venereum
D) Syphilis

Question 5

Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus (human herpes virus 8) causes all of the following diseases/conditions except:

A) Genital herpes
B) Kaposi's sarcoma
C) B-cell lymphoma

Question 6

Which of the following diseases or conditions is not caused by a fungal infection?

A) Mycosis fungoides
B) Tinea cruris
C) Tinea pedis
D) Histoplasmosis

Question 7

Which of the following organs cannot be penetrated by Treponema pallidum, the spirochete that causes syphilis?

A) The brain
B) The heart
C) The skin
D) None of the above

Question 8

Some bacteria, such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, form a self-protective layer on medical devices, such as intravascular catheters, known as a:

A) biofilm
B) microbicide
C) microfilament
D) . microflora

Question 9

A pathogenic microorganism is one that:

A) Provides some useful energy source or metabolic byproduct to its host
B) Lives only in the presence of oxygen
C) Causes disease
D) Is conveyed to its host by insect bite.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of a bloodborne infection?

A) Tinea capitis
B) Cytomegalovirus
C) Hepatitis B virus
D) The meningococcus
E) None of the above answers are correct. All of the examples cause bloodborne infection.

Question 11

Fleas, mosquitoes, ticks and lice are all:

A) Airborne vectors of infection
B) Waterborne vectors of infection
C) Soilborne vectors of infection
D) Arthropod vectors of infection

Question 12

Proven methods of preventing the spread of infection from one person to another include:

A) Hand hygiene
B) Social distancing
C) Vaccination
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 13

A dark-field microscope can be used to diagnose infection with:

A) Methicillin-resistant St. Aureus (MRSA)
B) E. coli
C) Treponema pallidum
D) Neisseria gonorrhea

Question 14

After returning home from a trip to the tropics, Mrs. Harbaugh develops profuse diarrhea. Which of the following microorganisms is LEAST likely to be the cause?

A) Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
B) Entamoeba Histolytica
C) E. coli
D) Salmonella typhimurium

Question 15

Dermatophytes are:

A) Common causes of fungal skin infections
B) Common causes of intestinal bloat
C) Antibiotics derived from molds
D) Common causes of abscesses that form under the skin of injection drug users.

Question 16

Epstein-Barr virus is a common cause of:

A) Genital herpes
B) German measles
C) Mononucleosis
D) Strep throat

Question 17

Teenagers with infectious mononucleosis may place themselves at risk for splenic rupture if they:

A) Play contact sports
B) Get a fever
C) Take sulfa drugs
D) Sleep excessively

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common cause of death in children under the age of five years?

A) HIV/AIDs
B) Measles
C) Diarrhea
D) Poisoning

Question 19

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes and Haemagogus are all examples of:

A) Poisonous plants
B) Bacteria that infect the lungs
C) Mosquitoes
D) Sexually transmitted illnesses

Question 20

Swelling of the testicles and parotid glands are characteristic symptoms of:

A) Sarcoidosis
B) Measles
C) Mumps
D) Rubella

Question 21

Caseous necrosis of the lungs is a typical pathological finding in:

A) Tuberculosis
B) Chronic bronchitis
C) Asthma
D) Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 22

Antibiotics that may be toxic to the kidneys include:

A) Gentamicin
B) Tobramycin
C) Vancomycin
D) Neomycin
E) All of the above
F)None of the above

Question 23

Human papillomavirus infection has been associated with:

A) Cancer of the uterine cervix
B) Cancers of the anal canal
C) Head and neck cancers
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 24

Many diseases that are common in the neotropics are

A) Parasitic
B) Neoplastic
C) Both
D) Neither

Question 25

Pyelonephritis is a disease:

A) Of cellular lining that surrounds the brain
B) Of the cells that line the lungs
C) Of the parenchyma of the kidneys
D) Of the sinusoids of the liver

Question 26

An infectious skin disease that commonly affects a single dermatome is:

A) Measles
B) Mumps
C) Rubella
D) Varicella-Zoster