Question 1

Tetanus is most common in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) newborns 
B) adolescents 
C) young adult athletes 
D) older women 
A) newborns 
B) adolescents 
C) young adult athletes 
D) older women D

Question 2

Which of the following statements about brain infections is false

Accepted Answer

A) Equine encephalitis infects horses more than humans. 
B) Rabies can be transmitted by infected raccoons. 
C) Poliovirus often causes no symptoms and goes undetected in small children. 
D) Viral meningitis is usually self-limiting and nonfatal. 
A) Equine encephalitis infects horses more than humans. 
B) Rabies can be transmitted by infected raccoons. 
C) Poliovirus often causes no symptoms and goes undetected in small children. 
D) Viral meningitis is usually self-limiting and nonfatal. A

Question 3

What do kuru,scrapie and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease all have in common

Accepted Answer

A) all are transmitted by arthropod vectors 
B) same vaccine protects against all of them 
C) caused by prions 
D) two of these choices 
A) all are transmitted by arthropod vectors 
B) same vaccine protects against all of them 
C) caused by prions 
D) two of these choices C

Question 4

The most common domestic rabid animals in the United States today are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) dogs 
B) ferrets 
C) cats 
D) bats 
A) dogs 
B) ferrets 
C) cats 
D) bats

Question 5

All of the following statements about rabies are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) to transmit the virus,the animal must be shedding the virus in the saliva. 
B) rabies progresses rapidly to the brain by the flow of cytoplasm through axons. 
C) incubation time is proportional to the distance between the bite wound and the brain. 
D) symptoms include hydrophobia,aerophobia,confusion,and hallucination. 
A) to transmit the virus,the animal must be shedding the virus in the saliva. 
B) rabies progresses rapidly to the brain by the flow of cytoplasm through axons. 
C) incubation time is proportional to the distance between the bite wound and the brain. 
D) symptoms include hydrophobia,aerophobia,confusion,and hallucination.

Question 6

All of the following are associated with prions except:

Accepted Answer

A) Chagas' disease 
B) Kuru 
C) Scrapie 
D) Mad cow disease 
A) Chagas' disease 
B) Kuru 
C) Scrapie 
D) Mad cow disease

Question 7

Which is not a form of encephalitis

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern equine 
B) St.Louis 
C) JC 
D) Venezuelan equine 
A) Eastern equine 
B) St.Louis 
C) JC 
D) Venezuelan equine

Question 8

Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) organisms could be endogenous 
B) organisms can spread from pneumonia 
C) symptoms are insidious,occurring over a period of weeks 
D) organisms spread from otitis media 
A) organisms could be endogenous 
B) organisms can spread from pneumonia 
C) symptoms are insidious,occurring over a period of weeks 
D) organisms spread from otitis media

Question 9

Clostridium tetani can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) gram-positive spore former 
B) resistant to drying,disinfection,and heat 
C) endospores are killed by boiling for 20 minutes 
D) common to soil and human intestines 
A) gram-positive spore former 
B) resistant to drying,disinfection,and heat 
C) endospores are killed by boiling for 20 minutes 
D) common to soil and human intestines

Question 10

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted

Accepted Answer

A) by the reduvid bugs also known as kissing bugs 
B) from mosquito species 
C) via the bite of the tsetse fly 
D) to cattle from other livestock 
A) by the reduvid bugs also known as kissing bugs 
B) from mosquito species 
C) via the bite of the tsetse fly 
D) to cattle from other livestock

Question 11

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except:

Accepted Answer

A) muscle spasms 
B) heart damage 
C) partial or complete flaccid paralysis 
D) destruction of motor neurons 
A) muscle spasms 
B) heart damage 
C) partial or complete flaccid paralysis 
D) destruction of motor neurons

Question 12

Tetanus is treated by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) antibiotic therapy 
B) antiviral therapy 
C) antitoxin therapy 
D) two of these choices 
A) antibiotic therapy 
B) antiviral therapy 
C) antitoxin therapy 
D) two of these choices

Question 13

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except:

Accepted Answer

A) microbes may reach brain from head wounds or via blood 
B) they may be treated either with antibiotics or surgical removal 
C) may occur in Hansen's disease 
D) they can be detected by CAT scan 
A) microbes may reach brain from head wounds or via blood 
B) they may be treated either with antibiotics or surgical removal 
C) may occur in Hansen's disease 
D) they can be detected by CAT scan

Question 14

Health care workers should watch for undiagnosed Hansen's disease among _____.

Accepted Answer

A) farmers 
B) urban dwellers 
C) veterinarians 
D) immigrants 
A) farmers 
B) urban dwellers 
C) veterinarians 
D) immigrants

Question 15

All of the following statements refer to mad cow disease except

Accepted Answer

A) it is caused by an infectious protein 
B) its transmission to humans can be prevented by banning the addition of beef brain tissue to hamburger 
C) it only occurs in Britain 
D) it causes disease in both humans and animals 
A) it is caused by an infectious protein 
B) its transmission to humans can be prevented by banning the addition of beef brain tissue to hamburger 
C) it only occurs in Britain 
D) it causes disease in both humans and animals

Question 16

The rabies virus enters the body through _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a skin wound 
B) a mosquito bite 
C) the placenta 
D) the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts 
A) a skin wound 
B) a mosquito bite 
C) the placenta 
D) the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts

Question 17

The most sensitive method for detecting rabies is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) finding Negri bodies in brain cells 
B) finding anti-rabies antibodies in the serum 
C) finding the symptoms of disease 
D) immunofluorescent antibody test 
A) finding Negri bodies in brain cells 
B) finding anti-rabies antibodies in the serum 
C) finding the symptoms of disease 
D) immunofluorescent antibody test

Question 18

Which one of the following is NOT a neutrotropic viral disease

Accepted Answer

A) West Nile fever 
B) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 
C) Polio 
D) Rabies 
A) West Nile fever 
B) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 
C) Polio 
D) Rabies

Question 19

Which term refers to aggregates of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system

Accepted Answer

A) ganglia 
B) microglial cells 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) meninges 
A) ganglia 
B) microglial cells 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) meninges

Question 20

One problem with treating Hansen's disease is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) antibiotics are not effective against the Mycobacterium 
B) dapsone-resistant strains are beginning to appear 
C) the organism is growing too rapidly for the antibiotic to work 
D) the bacteria survive inside the microglial cells 
A) antibiotics are not effective against the Mycobacterium 
B) dapsone-resistant strains are beginning to appear 
C) the organism is growing too rapidly for the antibiotic to work 
D) the bacteria survive inside the microglial cells

Exam 25: Diseases of the Nervous System

Tetanus is most common in _____.

Which of the following statements about brain infections is false

What do kuru,scrapie and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease all have in common

The most common domestic rabid animals in the United States today are _____.

All of the following statements about rabies are true EXCEPT:

All of the following are associated with prions except:

Which is not a form of encephalitis

Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except:

Clostridium tetani can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except:

Tetanus is treated by _____.

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except:

Health care workers should watch for undiagnosed Hansen's disease among _____.

All of the following statements refer to mad cow disease except

The rabies virus enters the body through _____.

The most sensitive method for detecting rabies is _____.

Which one of the following is NOT a neutrotropic viral disease

Which term refers to aggregates of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system

One problem with treating Hansen's disease is _____.

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