Question 1

Tuberculosis is caused by a

Accepted Answer

A)  virus.
B)  bacterium.
C)  fungi.
D)  protist.
E)  worm. B

Question 2

SARS is thought to have arisen in China due to the consumption of civets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

If an epidemic is confined to a local area,it is usually called

Accepted Answer

A)  an opportunistic infection.
B)  a pandemic.
C)  an outbreak.
D)  a slow infection.
E)  a chronic infection. C

Question 4

What are the symptoms of a TB infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  rash over the trunk,fever
B)  opportunistic infections,chronic diarrhea
C)  bad cough,chest pain,coughing up blood or sputum
D)  runny nose,sore throat,post-nasal drip
E)  lethargy,general malaise

Question 5

Which of the following diseases is categorized as an opportunistic infection found in AIDS patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  prolonged diarrhea
B)  yeast infections of the mouth or vagina
C)  cervical dysplasia
D)  shingles
E)  Kaposi's sarcoma

Question 6

A vaccine for HIV would be the cure for AIDS science has been looking for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Of the following modes of HIV transmission,which is the least common mode and rare in many countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  transfusions of infected blood
B)  vaginal/rectal intercourse with an infected person
C)  needle sharing among IV drug users
D)  babies born to HIV infected women
E)  oral-genital contact with an infected person

Question 8

AIDS is the new name for what used to be called consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Place the steps in the HIV life cycle in the correct order.1.Assembly;2.Integration;3.Entry;4.Fusion;5.Attachment;6.Budding;7.Biosynthesis and cleavage;8.Reverse transcription

Accepted Answer

A)  1,3,2,4,5,7,6,8
B)  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
C)  8,1,7,2,6,3,5,4
D)  4,6,3,7,2,8,1,5
E)  5,4,3,8,2,7,1,6

Question 10

The organism that causes malaria is a

Accepted Answer

A)  virus.
B)  bacterium.
C)  protist.
D)  fungi.
E)  worm.

Question 11

Infection with HIV is listed as the cause of death for an AIDS patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not important for making HIV a retrovirus?

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse transcriptase
B)  RNA genome
C)  an envelope obtained from the host
D)  the production of viral DNA
E)  a host genome to infect

Question 13

Which type of antibiotic is MRSA resistant to?

Accepted Answer

A)  methicillin
B)  penicillin
C)  amoxicillin
D)  none of these
E)  all of these

Question 14

Once SARS appeared in China,how long did it take for it to reach nine other countries/provinces via air travel?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months
B)  6 months
C)  1 year
D)  2 years
E)  5 years

Question 15

List and describe the most common opportunistic diseases an individual in category C of AIDS will die from.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the most common opportunistic...

Question 16

Patient X has 150 CD4 T-cells per mm3.What phase of an HIV infection is this patient in?

Accepted Answer

A)  acute phase (
A)  
B)  chronic phase (
B)  
C)  AIDS (
C)  
D)  terminal phase (
E)  
E)  transmission phase (
D)

Question 17

There are normally 1-2 cases of measles per month in a particular city.However,in the month of September,there were 15 cases.Is this an epidemic?

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are normally 1-2 cases of measles...

Question 18

When were the first cases of SARS reported?

Accepted Answer

A)  2002
B)  1992
C)  1820
D)  1920
E)  2012

Question 19

MRSA can be fatal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

HIV strains may differ by 10% within one person and by 35% in people across the globe.This is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  both cellular and antibody-mediated responses.
B)  the fact that HIV inserts its genome into the host genome.
C)  HIV's high rate of mutation.
D)  the fact that HIV targets T-cells.
E)  the fact that most people do not die from HIV infection.

Exam 8: Biology of Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis is caused by a

SARS is thought to have arisen in China due to the consumption of civets.

If an epidemic is confined to a local area,it is usually called

What are the symptoms of a TB infection?

Which of the following diseases is categorized as an opportunistic infection found in AIDS patients?

A vaccine for HIV would be the cure for AIDS science has been looking for.

Of the following modes of HIV transmission,which is the least common mode and rare in many countries?

AIDS is the new name for what used to be called consumption.

Place the steps in the HIV life cycle in the correct order.1.Assembly;2.Integration;3.Entry;4.Fusion;5.Attachment;6.Budding;7.Biosynthesis and cleavage;8.Reverse transcription

The organism that causes malaria is a

Infection with HIV is listed as the cause of death for an AIDS patient.

Which of the following is not important for making HIV a retrovirus?

Which type of antibiotic is MRSA resistant to?

Once SARS appeared in China,how long did it take for it to reach nine other countries/provinces via air travel?

List and describe the most common opportunistic diseases an individual in category C of AIDS will die from.

Patient X has 150 CD4 T-cells per mm³.What phase of an HIV infection is this patient in?

There are normally 1-2 cases of measles per month in a particular city.However,in the month of September,there were 15 cases.Is this an epidemic?

When were the first cases of SARS reported?

MRSA can be fatal.

HIV strains may differ by 10% within one person and by 35% in people across the globe.This is due to