Question 1

Aplastic crisis caused by an Erythrovirus is characterized by the destruction of:

Accepted Answer

A) platelets 
B) RBCs 
C) plasma 
D) WBCs 
A) platelets 
B) RBCs 
C) plasma 
D) WBCs B

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to a pin-point hemorrhage most common in skin folds

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The body louse is the arthropod vector for:

Accepted Answer

A) Endemic typhus 
B) Epidemic typhus 
C) Trench fever 
D) Two of these choices 
A) Endemic typhus 
B) Epidemic typhus 
C) Trench fever 
D) Two of these choices D

Question 4

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 5

Parvovirus infections are severe in:

Accepted Answer

A) cats 
B) children 
C) dogs 
D) two of these choices 
A) cats 
B) children 
C) dogs 
D) two of these choices

Question 6

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 7

Verruga peruana is:

Accepted Answer

A) a zoonosis highly infective for humans 
B) transmitted by sandflies 
C) characterized by a chronic nonfatal skin disease 
D) two of these choices 
A) a zoonosis highly infective for humans 
B) transmitted by sandflies 
C) characterized by a chronic nonfatal skin disease 
D) two of these choices

Question 8

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 hypochondriacs 
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 hypochondriacs

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Brucellosis is:

Accepted Answer

A) a zoonosis highly infective in humans 
B) characterized by a bull's eye rash 
C) characterized by a chronic nonfatal skin disease 
D) a blood disorder that protects from malaria infections 
A) a zoonosis highly infective in humans 
B) characterized by a bull's eye rash 
C) characterized by a chronic nonfatal skin disease 
D) a blood disorder that protects from malaria infections

Question 12

Which of the following is most prevalent during rabbit-hunting season and causes high fever,headache and buboes

Accepted Answer

A) Francisella tularensis 
B) Bacillus anthracis 
C) Yersinia pestis 
D) Borrelia burgdorferi 
A) Francisella tularensis 
B) Bacillus anthracis 
C) Yersinia pestis 
D) Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 13

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 14

Spirochetes are responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A) Lyme disease 
B) Syphilis 
C) Relapsing fever 
D) All of these choices 
A) Lyme disease 
B) Syphilis 
C) Relapsing fever 
D) All of these choices

Question 15

Epstein Barr Virus is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Burkitt's lymphoma 
B) cervical cancer 
C) nasopharyngeal carcinoma 
D) two of these choices 
A) Burkitt's lymphoma 
B) cervical cancer 
C) nasopharyngeal carcinoma 
D) two of these choices

Question 16

Which infection is seen in individuals with extreme stress,poor sanitation,and nutritional deficiencies,transmitted by body lice and had an impact on both World War I and II

Accepted Answer

A) Rickettsialpox 
B) Dengue fever 
C) Smallpox 
D) Shinbone fever 
A) Rickettsialpox 
B) Dengue fever 
C) Smallpox 
D) Shinbone fever

Question 17

Which of the following statement does not refer to leishmaniasis

Accepted Answer

A) Transmitted by sandflies. 
B) Has an affinity for the pericardium and myocardium. 
C) Is limited to tropical and subtropical countries where the vector is available. 
D) Symptoms include high irregular fever,progressive wasting and protrusion of abdomen. 
A) Transmitted by sandflies. 
B) Has an affinity for the pericardium and myocardium. 
C) Is limited to tropical and subtropical countries where the vector is available. 
D) Symptoms include high irregular fever,progressive wasting and protrusion of abdomen.

Question 18

Endemic relapsing fever is transmitted by:

Accepted Answer

A) ticks 
B) lice 
C) sandflies 
D) fleas 
A) ticks 
B) lice 
C) sandflies 
D) fleas

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 24: Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Systemic Diseases

Aplastic crisis caused by an Erythrovirus is characterized by the destruction of:

Which of the following terms refers to a pin-point hemorrhage most common in skin folds

The body louse is the arthropod vector for:

Erhlichiosis is characterized by all of the following except:

Parvovirus infections are severe in:

Problems in treating malaria arise because:

Verruga peruana is:

Chronic fatigue syndrome:

Arenavirus fevers include:

Relapsing fever is characterized by all of the following except:

Brucellosis is:

Which of the following is most prevalent during rabbit-hunting season and causes high fever,headache and buboes

What role do antibiotics play in septic shock

Spirochetes are responsible for:

Epstein Barr Virus is associated with:

Which infection is seen in individuals with extreme stress,poor sanitation,and nutritional deficiencies,transmitted by body lice and had an impact on both World War I and II

Which of the following statement does not refer to leishmaniasis

Endemic relapsing fever is transmitted by:

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

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

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