Question 1

Amoebic dysentery is caused by a prion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A) A series of symptoms associated with a long-term infection by a virus 
B) An Incredibly Destructive Subcutaneous fungus 
C) A bacterial disease 
D) A fungal infection 
A) A series of symptoms associated with a long-term infection by a virus 
B) An Incredibly Destructive Subcutaneous fungus 
C) A bacterial disease 
D) A fungal infection

Question 3

The United Nations works to vaccinate children in developing nations through:

Accepted Answer

A) epidemiology. 
B) the Center for World Vaccination. 
C) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 
D) the World Health Organization. 
A) epidemiology. 
B) the Center for World Vaccination. 
C) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 
D) the World Health Organization.

Question 4

Which of the following is a way bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria incorporate the antibiotic into the cell wall. 
B) Bacteria use the antibiotic as an energy source. 
C) Bacterium produces enzymes that destroy the antibiotic. 
D) Bacterial flagella allow them to escape the antibiotic. 
A) Bacteria incorporate the antibiotic into the cell wall. 
B) Bacteria use the antibiotic as an energy source. 
C) Bacterium produces enzymes that destroy the antibiotic. 
D) Bacterial flagella allow them to escape the antibiotic.

Question 5

Because there is no cure for AIDS,prevention is the key to controlling its spread.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the only virus thus far successfully eradicated from the human population?

Accepted Answer

A) Pneumonia 
B) Herpes 
C) Smallpox 
D) Polio 
A) Pneumonia 
B) Herpes 
C) Smallpox 
D) Polio

Question 7

How is TB transmitted between people?

Accepted Answer

A) Body fluids 
B) Direct contact skin to skin 
C) Direct injections 
D) Airborne droplets 
A) Body fluids 
B) Direct contact skin to skin 
C) Direct injections 
D) Airborne droplets

Question 8

A cohort control study is which step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothesis 
B) Experiment 
C) Analysis 
D) Observation 
A) Hypothesis 
B) Experiment 
C) Analysis 
D) Observation

Question 9

The WHO has plans to eradicate this virus using vaccination programs.

Accepted Answer

A) Polio 
B) Measles and West Nile 
C) TB and the plague 
D) Polio and Measles 
A) Polio 
B) Measles and West Nile 
C) TB and the plague 
D) Polio and Measles

Question 10

How does the WHO use the map shown here?

Accepted Answer

A) The map can be used to predict influenza outbreaks. 
B) The map can be used to show where influenza is located. 
C) The map indicates where case studies should be performed. 
D) The map shows the best location for a new WHO office. 
A) The map can be used to predict influenza outbreaks. 
B) The map can be used to show where influenza is located. 
C) The map indicates where case studies should be performed. 
D) The map shows the best location for a new WHO office.

Question 11

Antibiotics are not as effective at treating bacterial disease as they once were because some strains of bacteria have evolved to resist the action of antibiotics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gram positive bacteria appear:

Accepted Answer

A) red. 
B) pink. 
C) clear. 
D) purple. 
A) red. 
B) pink. 
C) clear. 
D) purple.

Question 13

Why are fungal infections difficult to treat?

Accepted Answer

A) Fungi have become resistant to antibiotics. 
B) Fungi use antibiotics as a fuel source and overgrow. 
C) Human and fungal cells are similar. 
D) Human and fungal cells are different. 
A) Fungi have become resistant to antibiotics. 
B) Fungi use antibiotics as a fuel source and overgrow. 
C) Human and fungal cells are similar. 
D) Human and fungal cells are different.

Question 14

An in depth analyses of one patient is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a cohort study. 
B) an outbreak investigation. 
C) a pandemic. 
D) a case study. 
A) a cohort study. 
B) an outbreak investigation. 
C) a pandemic. 
D) a case study.

Question 15

What characteristic is used when classifying a bacterium as bacilli or spirochete?

Accepted Answer

A) Shape 
B) Gram-stain 
C) Size 
D) Genetics 
A) Shape 
B) Gram-stain 
C) Size 
D) Genetics

Question 16

The letter A in the illustration is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) A dormant bacterial infection 
B) A dormant viral infection 
C) An active bacterial infection 
D) An active viral infection 
A) A dormant bacterial infection 
B) A dormant viral infection 
C) An active bacterial infection 
D) An active viral infection

Question 17

A disease outbreak where the disease is not traditionally found is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a paradigm 
B) a pandemic 
C) an epidemic 
D) epidemology 
A) a paradigm 
B) a pandemic 
C) an epidemic 
D) epidemology

Question 18

Identify the pathogen in the picture.

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Virus 
C) Prion 
D) Protist 
A) Bacteria 
B) Virus 
C) Prion 
D) Protist

Question 19

The flea is the vector for which bacterial disease?

Accepted Answer

A) TB 
B) MRSA 
C) Plague 
D) AIDS 
A) TB 
B) MRSA 
C) Plague 
D) AIDS

Question 20

What makes it difficult to control the pathogens shown in the figure?

Accepted Answer

A) Heat is ineffective against the pathogen shown. 
B) Humans have this pathogen inside and outside of the body at all times. 
C) Vaccines are challenged by the rapid evolution of the pathogens. 
D) These pathogens are easily controlled. 
A) Heat is ineffective against the pathogen shown. 
B) Humans have this pathogen inside and outside of the body at all times. 
C) Vaccines are challenged by the rapid evolution of the pathogens. 
D) These pathogens are easily controlled.

Exam 10: Infectious Disease and Epidemiology

Amoebic dysentery is caused by a prion.

What is AIDS?

The United Nations works to vaccinate children in developing nations through:

Which of the following is a way bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?

Because there is no cure for AIDS,prevention is the key to controlling its spread.

What is the only virus thus far successfully eradicated from the human population?

How is TB transmitted between people?

A cohort control study is which step in the scientific method?

The WHO has plans to eradicate this virus using vaccination programs.

How does the WHO use the map shown here?

Antibiotics are not as effective at treating bacterial disease as they once were because some strains of bacteria have evolved to resist the action of antibiotics.

Gram positive bacteria appear:

Why are fungal infections difficult to treat?

An in depth analyses of one patient is called:

What characteristic is used when classifying a bacterium as bacilli or spirochete?

The letter A in the illustration is best described as:

A disease outbreak where the disease is not traditionally found is called:

Identify the pathogen in the picture.

The flea is the vector for which bacterial disease?

What makes it difficult to control the pathogens shown in the figure?

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