Question 1

There are no vaccines available for any of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) SARS 
B) HIV 
C) Transmissible spongiform encephalitis 
D) Diphtheria 
E) Marburg virus 
A) SARS 
B) HIV 
C) Transmissible spongiform encephalitis 
D) Diphtheria 
E) Marburg virus D

Question 2

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.
  
-In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates production of edema?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

Developing nations have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of fatal infectious diseases in the twentieth century,attributed primarily to the

Accepted Answer

A) Emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria 
B) Development of herd immunity 
C) Development of antibiotics 
D) Rising numbers of hospital staff 
A) Emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria 
B) Development of herd immunity 
C) Development of antibiotics 
D) Rising numbers of hospital staff C

Question 4

Which is not a characteristic of prions?

Accepted Answer

A) Resistant to degradation by proteinases 
B) Found mainly on outer membranes of nerve cells. 
C) Resistant to autoclave treatment. 
D) Unable to pass through the intestinal wall 
E)  Resistant to autoclave treatment and unable to pass through the intestinal wall 
A) Resistant to degradation by proteinases 
B) Found mainly on outer membranes of nerve cells. 
C) Resistant to autoclave treatment. 
D) Unable to pass through the intestinal wall 
E)  Resistant to autoclave treatment and unable to pass through the intestinal wall

Question 5

SARS is transmitted by all of the following mechanisms except

Accepted Answer

A) Droplet 
B) Fomite 
C) Direct contact 
D) Mosquitoes 
E) Aerosol 
A) Droplet 
B) Fomite 
C) Direct contact 
D) Mosquitoes 
E) Aerosol

Question 6

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.
  
-In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the figure below to answer the...

Question 7

What are the three molecular processes that contribute to viral diversity? Describe each process and explain why these mechanisms are of concern.

Accepted Answer

The three molecular processes that contr

Question 8

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.
  
-In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates recruitment by chemokines?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the figure below to answer the...

Question 9

All of the following are characteristics of Ebola hemorrhagic fever except

Accepted Answer

A) Circulatory shock 
B) Possibility of transmission from human to human 
C) Effective vaccine if received in advance of exposure 
D) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
E) Petechial hemorrhaging 
A) Circulatory shock 
B) Possibility of transmission from human to human 
C) Effective vaccine if received in advance of exposure 
D) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
E) Petechial hemorrhaging

Question 10

Which of the following is not a potential circumstance that would favor re-emerging infectious diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of health care infrastructure because of political restructuring 
B) Deterioration of living standards because of civil war 
C) Accidental release from a research lab of a genetically engineered strain of bacteria that is highly contagious 
D) Appearance of an epidemic which damages host immune responses 
E) Loss of health care infrastructure and deterioration of living standards because of political restructuring and civil war 
A) Loss of health care infrastructure because of political restructuring 
B) Deterioration of living standards because of civil war 
C) Accidental release from a research lab of a genetically engineered strain of bacteria that is highly contagious 
D) Appearance of an epidemic which damages host immune responses 
E) Loss of health care infrastructure and deterioration of living standards because of political restructuring and civil war

Question 11

Name and describe four different transition patterns that emerging diseases have followed through history.Provide an example for each.

Accepted Answer

The four different transition patterns o

Question 12

Which of the following choices regarding Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)is a mismatched pair?

Accepted Answer

A) Iatrogenic form: blood transfusion 
B) Mad cow disease: epidemic in humans 
C) Familial form: genetically inherited 
D) Prognosis: death within 12 months of first signs 
E) Brain morphology: plaques 
A) Iatrogenic form: blood transfusion 
B) Mad cow disease: epidemic in humans 
C) Familial form: genetically inherited 
D) Prognosis: death within 12 months of first signs 
E) Brain morphology: plaques

Question 13

Which of the following describes the process of replication?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair 
A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair

Question 14

Explain the term "incubator" as it applies to an influenza pandemic involving pigs.

Accepted Answer

Pandemics usually arise when gene re-ass

Question 15

Which of the following describes the process of reassortment?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair 
A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair

Question 16

Which of the following is a mismatched pair?

Accepted Answer

A) SARS: South America 
B) Ebola: Africa 
C) HIV: Africa 
D) Nipah: Malaysia 
E) Avian influenza: China 
A) SARS: South America 
B) Ebola: Africa 
C) HIV: Africa 
D) Nipah: Malaysia 
E) Avian influenza: China

Question 17

Identify and explain four different factors that have contributed to the re-emergence of tuberculosis.

Accepted Answer

Factors contributing to the re-emergence

Question 18

Which of the following is not a characteristic of transmissible spongiform encephalitis diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) They cause neurodegeneration 
B) They are treated with proteases inhibitors 
C) They require long incubation periods 
D) The earliest documented cases were in the Fore people of New Guinea 
E) They are caused by abnormal PrP??prions 
A) They cause neurodegeneration 
B) They are treated with proteases inhibitors 
C) They require long incubation periods 
D) The earliest documented cases were in the Fore people of New Guinea 
E) They are caused by abnormal PrP??prions

Question 19

The primary host of the West Nile virus is

Accepted Answer

A) Birds 
B) Mosquitoes 
C) Humans 
D) Horses 
E) Monkeys 
A) Birds 
B) Mosquitoes 
C) Humans 
D) Horses 
E) Monkeys

Question 20

Which of the following describes the process of recombination?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair 
A) Synthesis of a nearly perfect copy of a molecule 
B) Portions of chromosomes from different pathogens link 
C) Single base in genetic material converts to another 
D) Two chromosomes from different pathogens form a pair

Exam 8: Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease

There are no vaccines available for any of the following except

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. -In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates production of edema?

Developing nations have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of fatal infectious diseases in the twentieth century,attributed primarily to the

Which is not a characteristic of prions?

SARS is transmitted by all of the following mechanisms except

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. -In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates apoptosis?

What are the three molecular processes that contribute to viral diversity? Describe each process and explain why these mechanisms are of concern.

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. -In the figure which letter (A to E)indicates recruitment by chemokines?

All of the following are characteristics of Ebola hemorrhagic fever except

Which of the following is not a potential circumstance that would favor re-emerging infectious diseases?

Name and describe four different transition patterns that emerging diseases have followed through history.Provide an example for each.

Which of the following choices regarding Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)is a mismatched pair?

Which of the following describes the process of replication?

Explain the term "incubator" as it applies to an influenza pandemic involving pigs.

Which of the following describes the process of reassortment?

Which of the following is a mismatched pair?

Identify and explain four different factors that have contributed to the re-emergence of tuberculosis.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of transmissible spongiform encephalitis diseases?

The primary host of the West Nile virus is

Which of the following describes the process of recombination?

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