Exam 25: Blood and Lymphatic Infections

The small bean-shaped bodies into which the lymphatic vessels drain are the

When Lyme disease was first being investigated, the observation that frequently only one person in a household was infected was a clue leading to the discovery that the disease was transmitted by arthropod bites. Why was this so?

You go hiking in the woods with some of your classmates. A few days after the hike, your friend Alice calls to tell you she is not feeling well and that she is going to skip soccer practice that evening. She says she has a weird rash on her leg and wonders if she was bitten by a spider while your were hiking. She sends you a photo of the rash. You are in your final semester of nursing school and have recently studied disease of the cardiovascular system. You think that the rash that Alice has is a sign of Lyme disease, and offer to take her to the urgent care to get medical help. While you are waiting to see a clinician, you review answer Alice's questions about Lyme disease. -Which statement is NOT True of Lyme disease?

Two people are brought to the Emergency Department where you work. The first patient reports fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The second patient appears extremely ill. Her family tells you that she also had gastrointestinal signs and symptoms a few days ago. She has now developed severe skin blistering, has a very high fever and is only semi-conscious. When you question the first patient and the family of the second patient, you discover that they know each other and that they have all recently returned from a beach vacation in a major city on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The group tells you that the enjoyed a raw oyster dinner on the last day of their summer vacation. They think that both patients are probably just allergic to seafood, but given the severity of the signs and symptoms of your patients, you suspect that they may have Vibrio vulnificus infection. Lab tests confirm your suspicion. You give the families information on this disease. -Patients with V. vulnificus infection are given a combination of synergistic antibiotics. This means that

The cause of infectious mononucleosis is

High levels of antibodies in patients with infectious endocarditis cause inflammation because

How would crowded conditions in cities favor spread of bubonic plague?

The fluid which bathes and nourishes the tissue cells is the

Which of the following is NOT a zoonosis?

The material released from bacteria that may lead to shock and death in sepsis is

Which of the following pertains to Borrelia burgdorferi?

Both Francisella tularensis and Brucella melitensis are able to survive phagocytosis.

Blood and lymph may carry

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most serious form of malaria.

Which of the following is NOT a possible sign/symptom or complication of brucellosis?

Yops, proteins produced by Yersinia pestis,

The disease responsible for the death of approximately 25% the population of Europe from 1346 to 1350 was

Gram-positive organisms are more likely than other infectious agents to cause fatal sepsis.

Yellow fever is caused by a protozoan infection.

Muscles aid the flow of venous blood.