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Intro To Disease
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Question 1

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Which of the following have reduced the number of deaths from infectious diseases in the developed world?
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  • water chlorination
  • vaccination
  • antibiotics
  • public health agencies
  • all of the above

Question 2

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How do infectious diseases differ from non-infectious diseases?
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  • infectious diseases occur only in the underdeveloped parts of the world
  • infectious diseases are deadlier than non-infectious diseases
  • infectious diseases only occur in certain parts of the world
  • infectious diseases involve bacteria, viruses, and parasites
  • all of the above

Question 3

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The leading causes of death from infectious diseases in the underdeveloped parts of the world include
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  • hearth disease
  • diarrheal diseases
  • cancer
  • polio
  • all of the above

Question 4

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Bacterial infections are necessary for normal human development and health
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  • true
  • false

Question 5

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Bacteria cause disease by
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  • producing toxins
  • digesting host cells
  • producing viruses
  • releasing their nuclei
  • all of the above

Question 6

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Which of the following is/are necessary for normal human cell functions
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  • oxygen
  • nutrition
  • elimination of waste products
  • water
  • all of the above

Question 7

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Bacterial endotoxins
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  • are all different
  • are secreted by living gram-positive bacteria
  • are parts of the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria
  • rarely cause disease
  • all of the above are true of exotoxins

Question 8

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Bacteria are the most abundant living organisms
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  • true
  • false

Question 9

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Salmonella bacteria commonly
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  • are commonly transmitted in water or food contaminated with feces
  • cause disease by digesting host cells
  • infect only human beings
  • rarely cause disease
  • none of the above are true of salmonella

Question 10

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Bioterrorism, compared to other forms of terrorism, poses a particular threat because
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  • agents of bioterrorism are hard to come by
  • agents of bioterrorism are hard to comeby
  • agents of bioterrorism can be transported anywhere in the world
  • they are easily produced for little cost
  • all of the above reasons

Question 11

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Which of the following are true of microorganisms with a potential for bioterrorism
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  • they kill quickly and horribly
  • they are not easily dispersed
  • they are highly controlled
  • they are infectious but not contagious
  • all of the above are true of potential bioterrorist agents

Question 12

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Which of the following makes anthrax ideal for bioterrorism
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  • it is a bacterium
  • it forms long-lived easily dispersed spores
  • it is common in cattle
  • it comes in three forms cutaneous, G.I. and inhalation
  • all of the above

Question 13

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Plague is most commonly transmitted by fleas
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  • from human to human
  • from birds to humans
  • from pigs to humans
  • from rodent to humans
  • from soil to humans

Question 14

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Viral diseases are especially difficult to treat becasue
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  • viral toxins are much like human serum proteins
  • viruses grow inside of host cells and use host cell organelles for DNA replication and protein sythesis
  • viruses are so much like human cells that most antiviral agents also destroy human cells
  • viruses can readily pass through human skin
  • all of the above

Question 15

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Viruses may cause disease by
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  • rupturing host cell membranes
  • altering host cell functions
  • depleting host cell nutrients
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 16

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The clinical manifestations of viral disease result from
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  • the nature of the virus
  • the cells infected by the virus
  • the immune status of the host
  • the host inflammatory response
  • all of the above may affect the symptoms of viral diseases

Question 17

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Viruses may be transmitted by
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  • inhalation
  • injection
  • sexual intercourse
  • insects
  • all of the above

Question 18

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Infuenza virus has been referred to as a potential slate wiper because
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  • influenza viruses are more numerous than other viruses
  • influenza pandemics are worse than all other pandemics
  • historical evidence suggests that an influenza pandemic could kill a large portion of the human population
  • influenza pandemics occur rarely
  • influenza is not very contagious

Question 19

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Some influenza viruses can infect humans, pigs, and birds equally
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  • true
  • false

Question 20

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Influenza viruses cause disease by
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  • production of toxins in the lungs
  • infection of respiratory epithelial cells and inflammation
  • attachment to and digestion of respiratory epithelial cells
  • all of the above
  • none of the above

Question 21

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Prions cause disease by
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  • destruction of host cell DNA
  • conversion of host cell molecules into pathogenic forms of the same molecule
  • use of host cell organelles for prion replication
  • conversion of host neuron into infectious agents
  • conversion of host cell membranes into a form more susceptible to infection

Question 22

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Prion diseases all share which of the following
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  • they all inflammation
  • they all cause a damage animals' brains
  • they all involve viruses
  • they all involve bacteria
  • all come from sheep

Question 23

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Prions cause disease by
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  • altering the shape of host proteins
  • replication in host cells
  • production of endotoxins
  • enzymatic digestion of host cells
  • all of the above

Question 24

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Funguses cause disease by
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  • alteration of host proteins
  • replication in host cells
  • production of endotoxins
  • enzymatic digestion of host cells
  • all of the above

Question 25

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Ergot alkaloids are examples of mycotoxins, toxins produced by fungi. These toxins cause disease
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  • by inappropriate activation of T cells
  • when contaminated foods are consumed
  • when fungal products interact with bacterial products in the host
  • when fungi die inside a living host
  • by infection and destruction of host cells

Question 26

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The most serious fungal infections are
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  • superficial fungal infections
  • cutaneous fungal infections
  • systemic fungal infections
  • opportunistic fungal infections
  • ringworms

Question 27

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Parasitic worms may cause disease by
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  • infecting host cells
  • destroying host cells
  • produce of toxins
  • blockage of fluid flow
  • any of the above

Question 28

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All of the following are true of malaria, except
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  • it is transmitted by mosquito bites
  • it is caused by a protozoan parasite
  • it is caused by a virus
  • the parasite infects 1/3 or more of the world's population
  • people in equatorial regions of the world are most affected by malaria

Question 29

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Which of the following characteristics of the innate inflammatory response distinguishes it from the adaptive immune response
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  • the inflammatory response is mediated by lymphocytes
  • the inflammatory response is non-specific
  • the inflammatory response is dependent on neurons
  • the inflammatory response is mediated by erythrocytes
  • the inflammatory response is only effective against viruses

Question 30

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Inflammatory processes are initiated by which mast cell product
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  • interferon
  • tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
  • interleukin 2
  • glutamine
  • histamine

Question 31

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The major events in inflammation include which of the following
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  • vasodilation
  • increased vascular permeability
  • release of histamine by mast cells
  • movement of neutrophils from the blood into the inflamed sites
  • all of the above

Question 32

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Antibodies are most effective against intracellular bacteria
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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All of the cells involved in defense against infections come from
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  • the thymus
  • the lymph nodes
  • the spleen
  • the lymphatics
  • the bone marrow
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