Question 1

An inanimate object that transmits infectious agents between hosts is most appropriately called a

Accepted Answer

A)  carrier. 
B)  vector. 
C)  fomite. 
D)  reservoir. 
A)  carrier. 
B)  vector. 
C)  fomite. 
D)  reservoir.

Question 2

Potential candidates for biological warfare

Accepted Answer

A)  are eukaryotic rather than prokaryotic. 
B)  are generally gram- negative rather than gram- positive. 
C)  can be virtually any pathogenic bacterium or virus. 
D)  must be genetically engineered to be effective. 
A)  are eukaryotic rather than prokaryotic. 
B)  are generally gram- negative rather than gram- positive. 
C)  can be virtually any pathogenic bacterium or virus. 
D)  must be genetically engineered to be effective.

Question 3

What is RHDV? What are the pros and cons of using RHDV environmentally?

Accepted Answer

RHDV is the rabbit hemorrhagic disease v

Question 4

Which body site is preferentially infected by nosocomial pathogens?

Accepted Answer

A)  gastrointestinal tract 
B)  cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  respiratory tract 
D)  liver 
A)  gastrointestinal tract 
B)  cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  respiratory tract 
D)  liver

Question 5

An animal reservoir for SARS is

Accepted Answer

A)  insects. 
B)  bats. 
C)  civet cats. 
D)  rodents. 
A)  insects. 
B)  bats. 
C)  civet cats. 
D)  rodents.

Question 6

Rodents have been associated with numerous severe epidemics in the past, prompting microbiologist Hans Zinsser in the 1930s to write a book, Rats, Lice, and History, in which he documented the important role of rodents in typhus epidemics. Discuss why rodent control is still desirable, even in an age when it is perceived that the "magic bullets" of chemotherapy and immunization to control infectious disease are readily available.

Accepted Answer

Rodents, among other animals, can serve

Question 7

Why are public health officials concerned about smallpox being used as a biological weapon? Give several reasons in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The causative agent for smallpox, Variol

Question 8

Point out the difficulties that would arise if a case of smallpox were recognized in a world traveler after the individual had debarked from Heathrow airport in England following several days of sightseeing in London.

Accepted Answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) woul

Question 9

Ringworm is a skin disease caused by microscopic eukaryotic worms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: Epidemiology

An inanimate object that transmits infectious agents between hosts is most appropriately called a

Potential candidates for biological warfare

What is RHDV? What are the pros and cons of using RHDV environmentally?

Which body site is preferentially infected by nosocomial pathogens?

An animal reservoir for SARS is

Why are public health officials concerned about smallpox being used as a biological weapon? Give several reasons in your answer.

Point out the difficulties that would arise if a case of smallpox were recognized in a world traveler after the individual had debarked from Heathrow airport in England following several days of sightseeing in London.

Ringworm is a skin disease caused by microscopic eukaryotic worms.

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