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Exam 2 - 3280 Pathophysiology questions with
answers
1. An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c)pandemic
d) partdemic: a
2. The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c)vector
d) inoculant: b
3. Immune function is likely to be most effective in a
a) newborn
b) 7-month-old infant
c)30-year-old
d) 70-year-old: c
4. A characteristic of some bacteria
a) is intracellular parasite
b) is composed of RNA or DNA
c)contains cell wall endotoxin
d) cannot replicate extracellularly: c
5. The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c)amebiasis
d) Chlamydia: b
6. Drug resistance of microbes occurs secondary to
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a) patient allergy to a drug
b) mutation of the microbe
c)enhance pathogenicity of the microbe
d) using high doses of drugs: b
7. dietary zinc is an important defense against infections, because it
maintains (select all that apply)
a) natural killer cell function
b) lymphocyte activity
c)antioxidant activity
d) neutrophil activity
e) complement activity: a, b, d, e
8. Characteristics of immunization include which of the following? (select
all that apply)
a) giving injections of preformed antibodies provides immediate
immunity b)Immunization provides life-long immunity
c)Immunization with killed vaccines may lead to infection from the agent
d) Herd immunity controls disease without immunizing everyone in the
popu- lation
e) lack of immunization may lead to an epidemic: A, D, E
9. Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
a) Use of corticosteroids
b) Diabetes mellitus
c)Spleen removal
d) Stomach removal
e) Stress: A, B, C, E
10. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is caused by
a) parasitic infestation of the skin
b) superficial staphylococcal infection
c)Superficial fungal infection
d) contact with skin allergens: d
11. Itchy linear burrows on the hands and wrists are associated with
a) tick bites
b) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
c)Scabies
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Exam 2 - 3280 Pathophysiology questions with
answers
1. An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c)pandemic
d) partdemic: a
2. The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c)vector
d) inoculant: b
3. Immune function is likely to be most effective in a
a) newborn
b) 7-month-old infant
c)30-year-old
d) 70-year-old: c
4. A characteristic of some bacteria
a) is intracellular parasite
b) is composed of RNA or DNA
c)contains cell wall endotoxin
d) cannot replicate extracellularly: c
5. The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c)amebiasis
d) Chlamydia: b
6. Drug resistance of microbes occurs secondary to
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a) patient allergy to a drug
b) mutation of the microbe
c)enhance pathogenicity of the microbe
d) using high doses of drugs: b
7. dietary zinc is an important defense against infections, because it
maintains (select all that apply)
a) natural killer cell function
b) lymphocyte activity
c)antioxidant activity
d) neutrophil activity
e) complement activity: a, b, d, e
8. Characteristics of immunization include which of the following? (select
all that apply)
a) giving injections of preformed antibodies provides immediate
immunity b)Immunization provides life-long immunity
c)Immunization with killed vaccines may lead to infection from the agent
d) Herd immunity controls disease without immunizing everyone in the
popu- lation
e) lack of immunization may lead to an epidemic: A, D, E
9. Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
a) Use of corticosteroids
b) Diabetes mellitus
c)Spleen removal
d) Stomach removal
e) Stress: A, B, C, E
10. Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is caused by
a) parasitic infestation of the skin
b) superficial staphylococcal infection
c)Superficial fungal infection
d) contact with skin allergens: d
11. Itchy linear burrows on the hands and wrists are associated with
a) tick bites
b) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
c)Scabies
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