Question 1

A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of

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A)  direct contact.
B)  droplet transmission.
C)  fomite.
D)  vector.
E)  vehicle transmission.

Question 2

Testing the effectiveness of a new drug for anthrax would be best performed as an experimental study.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Would you expect all EIDs to be on the notifiable infectious disease list? Explain.

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No, not all Emerging Infectious Diseases...

Question 4

In which of the following diseases can gender be considered a viable predisposing factor?

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A)  urinary tract infections
B)  pneumonia
C)  salmonellosis
D)  tetanus
E)  anthrax

Question 5

A host is not considered diseased until an infection changes one's state of health.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a communicable disease?

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A)  malaria
B)  AIDS
C)  tuberculosis
D)  tetanus
E)  typhoid fever

Question 7

Which of the following statements about biological transmission is FALSE?

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A)  The pathogen reproduces in the vector.
B)  The pathogen may enter the host in the vector's feces.
C)  Houseflies are an important vector.
D)  The pathogen may be injected by the bite of the vector.
E)  The pathogen may require the vector as a host.

Question 8

The major significance of Robert Koch's work is that

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A)  microorganisms are present in a diseased animal.
B)  diseases can be transmitted from one animal to another.
C)  microorganisms can be cultured.
D)  microorganisms cause disease.
E)  microorganisms are the result of disease.

Question 9

Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological transmission

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A)  occurs when a pathogen is carried on the feet of an insect.
B)  involves fomites.
C)  involves reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to transmission.
D)  requires direct contact.
E)  works only with noncommunicable diseases.

Question 10

Which one of the following does NOT contribute to the incidence of healthcare-associated infections?

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A)  antibiotic resistance
B)  lapse in aseptic techniques
C)  gram-negative cell walls
D)  lack of handwashing
E)  lack of disinfecting surfaces

Question 11

Situation 14.2
A 37-week-old infant was delivered by cesarean section and discharged from a Connecticut hospital when he was ten days old.Two days later he was lethargic and had a fever.When he was readmitted to the hospital,he had multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter diversus.After a prolonged illness,the baby died.A second infant with a normal pregnancy and delivery died of C.diversus meningitis after a short illness.Nine infants in the hospital nursery had umbilical cord colonization by C.diversus.Environmental cultures were negative for hospital equipment.
Refer to Situation 14.2 What is the normal habitat of this gram-negative,facultatively anaerobic,non-endospore-forming,lactose-positive rod? Provide a plan for identifying the source of infection and preventing further infection.

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The normal habitat of Citrobacter divers...

Question 12

MMWR is a publication by the CDC that reports specifically and only on emerging diseases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms

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A)  are changes felt by the patient.
B)  are changes observed by the physician.
C)  are specific for a particular disease.
D)  always occur as part of a syndrome.

Question 14

If a prodromal period exists for a certain disease,it should occur prior to

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A)  incubation.
B)  illness.
C)  decline.
D)  convalescence.

Question 15

Refer to Figure 14.2
 
-In Figure 14.2,which one of the following choices has the highest morbidity rate?

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A)  July
B)  October
C)  November
D)  December

Question 16

The yeast Candida albicans does NOT normally cause disease because of

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A)  symbiotic bacteria.
B)  antagonistic bacteria.
C)  parasitic bacteria.
D)  commensal bacteria.
E)  other fungi.

Question 17

Which one of the following is NOT a zoonosis?

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A)  cat-scratch disease
B)  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
C)  rabies
D)  tapeworm
E)  All of these are zoonoses.

Question 18

Refer to figure 14.1
 
-Figure 14.1 shows the incidence of influenza during a typical year in the northern hemisphere.Which letter on the graph indicates the endemic level?

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A)  a
B)  b
C)  c
D)  d

Question 19

Focal infections initially start out as

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A)  sepsis.
B)  bacteremia.
C)  local infections.
D)  septicemia.
E)  systemic infections.

Question 20

A commensal bacterium

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A)  does not receive any benefit from its host.
B)  is beneficial to its host.
C)  may also be an opportunistic pathogen.
D)  isn't capable of causing disease in its host.
E)  always causes disease in its host.

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Which one of the following is NOT a zoonosis?

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In which of the following diseases can gender be considered a viable predisposing factor?

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Which of the following is NOT a communicable disease?

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MMWR is a publication by the CDC that reports specifically and only on emerging diseases.

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Which of the following statements about biological transmission is FALSE?

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Symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms

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The major significance of Robert Koch's work is that

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A host is not considered diseased until an infection changes one's state of health.

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Refer to Figure 14.2 -In Figure 14.2,which one of the following choices has the highest morbidity rate?

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Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological transmission

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Which one of the following does NOT contribute to the incidence of healthcare-associated infections?

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Would you expect all EIDs to be on the notifiable infectious disease list? Explain.

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Testing the effectiveness of a new drug for anthrax would be best performed as an experimental study.

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Focal infections initially start out as

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The yeast Candida albicans does NOT normally cause disease because of

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If a prodromal period exists for a certain disease,it should occur prior to

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A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of

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Refer to figure 14.1 -Figure 14.1 shows the incidence of influenza during a typical year in the northern hemisphere.Which letter on the graph indicates the endemic level?

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In which of the following diseases can gender be considered a viable predisposing factor?

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Which of the following is NOT a communicable disease?

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MMWR is a publication by the CDC that reports specifically and only on emerging diseases.

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Which of the following statements about biological transmission is FALSE?

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Symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms

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A host is not considered diseased until an infection changes one's state of health.

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Refer to Figure 14.2 -In Figure 14.2,which one of the following choices has the highest morbidity rate?

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Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological transmission

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Which one of the following does NOT contribute to the incidence of healthcare-associated infections?

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Would you expect all EIDs to be on the notifiable infectious disease list? Explain.

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Testing the effectiveness of a new drug for anthrax would be best performed as an experimental study.

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The yeast Candida albicans does NOT normally cause disease because of

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If a prodromal period exists for a certain disease,it should occur prior to

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A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of

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Refer to figure 14.1 -Figure 14.1 shows the incidence of influenza during a typical year in the northern hemisphere.Which letter on the graph indicates the endemic level?

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