Question 1

What is often associated with strep throat caused by Group A streptococci?

Accepted Answer

A) Diphtheria 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Whooping cough 
D) Q fever 
E) Scarlet fever 
A) Diphtheria 
B) Tuberculosis 
C) Whooping cough 
D) Q fever 
E) Scarlet fever

Question 2

Chlamydophila psittaci infections are associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Contaminated water supplies 
B) Births of infected animals 
C) Inhalation of bird droppings 
D) Patients with HIV 
E) Sinusitis 
A) Contaminated water supplies 
B) Births of infected animals 
C) Inhalation of bird droppings 
D) Patients with HIV 
E) Sinusitis

Question 3

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: Colonies of Corynebacterium diphtheriae resemble Chinese letters because of a unique interaction between the cells and the agar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify and describe the three stages of a pertussis infection.

Accepted Answer

The three stages of pertussis infection

Question 5

A child diagnosed with "croup" most probably has a(n)_____ infection.

Accepted Answer

A) Diphtheria 
B) Parainfluenza 
C) Mycoplasma 
D) Pertussis 
E) Influenza 
A) Diphtheria 
B) Parainfluenza 
C) Mycoplasma 
D) Pertussis 
E) Influenza

Question 6

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which contains a segmented genome?

Accepted Answer

A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza 
A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza

Question 7

Which of the following respiratory illnesses is not associated with spores?

Accepted Answer

A) Pneumocystis pneumonia 
B) Legionnaires' disease 
C) Histoplasmosis 
D) Blastomycosis 
E) Inhalation anthrax 
A) Pneumocystis pneumonia 
B) Legionnaires' disease 
C) Histoplasmosis 
D) Blastomycosis 
E) Inhalation anthrax

Question 8

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which is a single-stranded RNA virus?

Accepted Answer

A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza 
A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza

Question 9

Which of the following is a potential therapeutic for rhinovirus infections?

Accepted Answer

A) Antitoxin 
B) Amantadine 
C) Soluble ICAM-1 
D) Antibiotics including penicillin, cephalosporins, erythromycin, and tetracycline 
A) Antitoxin 
B) Amantadine 
C) Soluble ICAM-1 
D) Antibiotics including penicillin, cephalosporins, erythromycin, and tetracycline

Question 10

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Coccidiomycosis infections usually occur in the lower respiratory tract 
B) The lower respiratory tract is a relatively sterile anatomical location compared with the upper respiratory tract 
C) Diphtheria and whooping cough are still prevalent in underdeveloped nations despite the availability of effective vaccines 
D) Chlamydophila psittaci is transmitted from one human to another 
A) Coccidiomycosis infections usually occur in the lower respiratory tract 
B) The lower respiratory tract is a relatively sterile anatomical location compared with the upper respiratory tract 
C) Diphtheria and whooping cough are still prevalent in underdeveloped nations despite the availability of effective vaccines 
D) Chlamydophila psittaci is transmitted from one human to another

Question 11

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which virus is associated with little antigenic drift or antigenic shift?

Accepted Answer

A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza 
A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza

Question 12

Which of the following is most appropriate for histoplasmosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Not associated with AIDS 
B) Spores are encased in spherules 
C) Associated with bird and bat droppings 
D) Contains cholesterol in plasma membrane 
E) 100% mortality when invasion of lung tissue occurs 
A) Not associated with AIDS 
B) Spores are encased in spherules 
C) Associated with bird and bat droppings 
D) Contains cholesterol in plasma membrane 
E) 100% mortality when invasion of lung tissue occurs

Question 13

All of the following are anatomical locations associated with the upper respiratory tract except:

Accepted Answer

A) Middle ear 
B) Alveoli 
C) Nasopharynx 
D) Nasal sinuses 
E) Mastoid cavity 
A) Middle ear 
B) Alveoli 
C) Nasopharynx 
D) Nasal sinuses 
E) Mastoid cavity

Question 14

Describe three important host defenses against infections of the respiratory tract.

Accepted Answer

Three important host defenses against re

Question 15

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Infection with which virus causes diarrhea?

Accepted Answer

A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza 
A) Parainfluenza virus 
B) Influenza virus 
C) Both parainfluenza and influenza viruses 
D) Neither parainfluenza and influenza

Question 16

Which of the following individuals would receive directly observed therapy (DOT)for the treatment of tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

A) A patient with a history of noncompliance to drug regimens 
B) A patient with psychiatric disorders 
C) Patients with HIV 
D) An infected patient who persistently tests positive for TB 
E) All of the above 
A) A patient with a history of noncompliance to drug regimens 
B) A patient with psychiatric disorders 
C) Patients with HIV 
D) An infected patient who persistently tests positive for TB 
E) All of the above

Question 17

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: Rhinovirus is known as the common cold virus because it is the major cause of the mild upper respiratory infections that affect people of all ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: A mild form of pneumonia is called walking pneumonia because there is no need for hospitalization during this infection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Name five different types of respiratory system infection caused by fungi,the causative agent,and the recommended treatment.

Accepted Answer

Five different types of fungal respirato

Question 20

Hantavirus infections

Accepted Answer

A) Are endemic in the southeastern United States 
B) Cause mild to asymptomatic infections 
C) Are transmitted by respiratory droplets from infected humans 
D) Are associated with fluctuations in rodent populations 
E) Are uncommon because of an effective vaccine program 
A) Are endemic in the southeastern United States 
B) Cause mild to asymptomatic infections 
C) Are transmitted by respiratory droplets from infected humans 
D) Are associated with fluctuations in rodent populations 
E) Are uncommon because of an effective vaccine program

Exam 21: Infections of the Respiratory System

What is often associated with strep throat caused by Group A streptococci?

Chlamydophila psittaci infections are associated with

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: Colonies of Corynebacterium diphtheriae resemble Chinese letters because of a unique interaction between the cells and the agar.

Identify and describe the three stages of a pertussis infection.

A child diagnosed with "croup" most probably has a(n)_____ infection.

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which contains a segmented genome?

Which of the following respiratory illnesses is not associated with spores?

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which is a single-stranded RNA virus?

Which of the following is a potential therapeutic for rhinovirus infections?

Which of the following is false?

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Which virus is associated with little antigenic drift or antigenic shift?

Which of the following is most appropriate for histoplasmosis?

All of the following are anatomical locations associated with the upper respiratory tract except:

Describe three important host defenses against infections of the respiratory tract.

Compare the parainfluenza and influenza viruses.Infection with which virus causes diarrhea?

Which of the following individuals would receive directly observed therapy (DOT)for the treatment of tuberculosis?

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: Rhinovirus is known as the common cold virus because it is the major cause of the mild upper respiratory infections that affect people of all ages.

Answer true or false to the reason given in the following statement: A mild form of pneumonia is called walking pneumonia because there is no need for hospitalization during this infection.

Name five different types of respiratory system infection caused by fungi,the causative agent,and the recommended treatment.

Hantavirus infections

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