Question 1

Bartonellosis is seen mainly in:

Accepted Answer

A) western slopes of the Andes 
B) Amazon jungle areas 
C) sub-Saharan Africa 
D) Central America 
A) western slopes of the Andes 
B) Amazon jungle areas 
C) sub-Saharan Africa 
D) Central America

Question 2

Chronic fatigue syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A) is due to Burkitt's Lymphoma 
B) is transmitted by organ transplantation 
C) may be associated with EBV, HHV6 or other viral illnesses 
D) is a fictitious disease made up by psychiatry patients 
A) is due to Burkitt's Lymphoma 
B) is transmitted by organ transplantation 
C) may be associated with EBV, HHV6 or other viral illnesses 
D) is a fictitious disease made up by psychiatry patients

Question 3

Brucellosis can be controlled by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) protective clothing for workers with occupational exposure 
B) human vaccine 
C) pasteurization of dairy products 
D) immunizing animal herds 
A) protective clothing for workers with occupational exposure 
B) human vaccine 
C) pasteurization of dairy products 
D) immunizing animal herds

Question 4

Dengue fever is transmitted via:

Accepted Answer

A) mosquitoes 
B) sand flies 
C) mites 
D) ticks 
A) mosquitoes 
B) sand flies 
C) mites 
D) ticks

Question 5

Arenavirus fevers include:

Accepted Answer

A) Colorado fever 
B) Fifth disease 
C) Toxoplasmosis 
D) Lassa fever 
A) Colorado fever 
B) Fifth disease 
C) Toxoplasmosis 
D) Lassa fever

Question 6

All of the following occur in shistosomiasis except:

Accepted Answer

A) allergic reactions to eggs and cirrhosis of liver from eggs 
B) flukes lodge in heart and brain causing disease 
C) cercariae penetrate skin when humans wade in snail-infested waters 
D) dermatitis from cercarcia 
A) allergic reactions to eggs and cirrhosis of liver from eggs 
B) flukes lodge in heart and brain causing disease 
C) cercariae penetrate skin when humans wade in snail-infested waters 
D) dermatitis from cercarcia

Question 7

Which of the following diseases was a problem during the Vietnam War as soldiers crawled on their bellies in low vegetation to avoid snipers?

Accepted Answer

A) Scrub typhus 
B) Murine typhus 
C) Epidemic typhus 
D) Leishmaniasis 
A) Scrub typhus 
B) Murine typhus 
C) Epidemic typhus 
D) Leishmaniasis

Question 8

All of the following refer to sickle-cell anemia except:

Accepted Answer

A) makes children more susceptible to infection with Erythrovirus 
B) is caused by Lyme disease 
C) protects against malaria 
D) is a blood disorder 
A) makes children more susceptible to infection with Erythrovirus 
B) is caused by Lyme disease 
C) protects against malaria 
D) is a blood disorder

Question 9

Relapsing fever is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) etiology is Borellia 
B) vaccine is available 
C) vectors are lice or ticks 
D) infection was initiated to treat syphilis before antibiotics 
A) etiology is Borellia 
B) vaccine is available 
C) vectors are lice or ticks 
D) infection was initiated to treat syphilis before antibiotics

Question 10

Anthrax is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) cutaneous is the most common form 
B) intestinal anthrax has the highest mortality rate 
C) etiology is Bacillus anthracis 
D) diagnosed by cultured blood or smears from cutaneous lesions 
A) cutaneous is the most common form 
B) intestinal anthrax has the highest mortality rate 
C) etiology is Bacillus anthracis 
D) diagnosed by cultured blood or smears from cutaneous lesions

Question 11

Which of the following terms refers to a bacteria-fibrin mass that forms on damaged valvular surfaces?

Accepted Answer

A) vegetation 
B) lymphangitis 
C) ischemia 
D) petechiae 
A) vegetation 
B) lymphangitis 
C) ischemia 
D) petechiae

Question 12

This individual is suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A) leishmaniasis 
B) yellow fever 
C) cutaneous anthrax 
D) puerperal fever 
A) leishmaniasis 
B) yellow fever 
C) cutaneous anthrax 
D) puerperal fever

Question 13

Which term refers to the presence of bacteria in the blood stream?

Accepted Answer

A) bacteremia 
B) septic shock 
C) septicemia 
D) lymphangitis 
A) bacteremia 
B) septic shock 
C) septicemia 
D) lymphangitis

Question 14

The rickettsial disease that is found in Japan and Southwest Asia is:

Accepted Answer

A) trench fever 
B) bartonellosis 
C) endemic typhus 
D) scrub typhus 
A) trench fever 
B) bartonellosis 
C) endemic typhus 
D) scrub typhus

Question 15

Which of the following diseases was first seen in New York City about 60 years ago,associated with the mites of house mice and often misdiagnosed as chickenpox?

Accepted Answer

A) Ehrlichiosis 
B) Turkeypox 
C) Rickettsialpox 
D) Shingles 
A) Ehrlichiosis 
B) Turkeypox 
C) Rickettsialpox 
D) Shingles

Question 16

All of the following have vaccines except:

Accepted Answer

A) Dengue fever 
B) Lyme disease 
C) Malaria 
D) Yellow fever 
A) Dengue fever 
B) Lyme disease 
C) Malaria 
D) Yellow fever

Question 17

Problems in treating malaria arise because:

Accepted Answer

A) the bacteria contain multi-drug resistant plasmids 
B) many Plasmodium species are resistant to chloroquine 
C) the antibiotic cannot get to the blood 
D) patients are allergic to the medications 
A) the bacteria contain multi-drug resistant plasmids 
B) many Plasmodium species are resistant to chloroquine 
C) the antibiotic cannot get to the blood 
D) patients are allergic to the medications

Question 18

What role do antibiotics play in septic shock?

Accepted Answer

A) reduce the fever and lymphangitis symptoms 
B) kills Gram-positive bacteria but are ineffective with Gram-negative bacteria 
C) worsen the situation by releasing large quantities of endotoxin 
D) none of these choices 
A) reduce the fever and lymphangitis symptoms 
B) kills Gram-positive bacteria but are ineffective with Gram-negative bacteria 
C) worsen the situation by releasing large quantities of endotoxin 
D) none of these choices

Question 19

Erhlichiosis is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) symptoms include fever, headache, hepatitis, and muscle pain 
B) reduction in white blood cells 
C) a rash similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D) ehrlichial intracytoplasmic inclusions in WBCs suggest presence of Ehrlichia 
A) symptoms include fever, headache, hepatitis, and muscle pain 
B) reduction in white blood cells 
C) a rash similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D) ehrlichial intracytoplasmic inclusions in WBCs suggest presence of Ehrlichia

Question 20

Malaria is not characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) endemic in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia 
B) world's greatest public health problem 
C) bacterial strains infecting red blood cells 
D) in a severe form, red blood cells agglutinate causing ischemia 
A) endemic in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia 
B) world's greatest public health problem 
C) bacterial strains infecting red blood cells 
D) in a severe form, red blood cells agglutinate causing ischemia

Exam 23: Cardiovascular, lymphatic and Systemic Disease

Bartonellosis is seen mainly in:

Chronic fatigue syndrome:

Brucellosis can be controlled by all of the following except:

Dengue fever is transmitted via:

Arenavirus fevers include:

All of the following occur in shistosomiasis except:

Which of the following diseases was a problem during the Vietnam War as soldiers crawled on their bellies in low vegetation to avoid snipers?

All of the following refer to sickle-cell anemia except:

Relapsing fever is characterized by all of the following except:

Anthrax is characterized by all of the following except:

Which of the following terms refers to a bacteria-fibrin mass that forms on damaged valvular surfaces?

This individual is suffering from:

Which term refers to the presence of bacteria in the blood stream?

The rickettsial disease that is found in Japan and Southwest Asia is:

Which of the following diseases was first seen in New York City about 60 years ago,associated with the mites of house mice and often misdiagnosed as chickenpox?

All of the following have vaccines except:

Problems in treating malaria arise because:

What role do antibiotics play in septic shock?

Erhlichiosis is characterized by all of the following except:

Malaria is not characterized by:

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