APEA PATHO-STIS EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immunodeficiency in later stages of HIV infection is a result of the HIV virus attaching to and
destroying:
T cells.
B cells.
macrophages.
cytokines.
T cells.
Which statement about herpes simplex virus (HSV) is correct?
HSV-2 causes HPV.
HSV-1 causes shingles.
HSV-1 causes cold sores.
HSV-2 causes chickenpox.
HSV-1 causes cold sores
Which one of the following is NOT a reason that bacteria in the lower genital tract cause pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID)?
Variations in immune response
Estrogen levels affecting cervical mucus
Bacterial load of potential pathogens
Barrier protection of the dynamic vaginal ecosystem
Barrier protection of the dynamic vaginal ecosystem
Which stage of syphilis is characterized by syphilitic dermatitis?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
, APEA PATHO-STIS EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Latent
Secondary
HIV produces cellular immunity deficiency by depleting:
macrophages.
T lymphocytes.
lymphocytes.
monocytes.
T lymphocytes.
Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases increases the risk of HIV transmission?
Chancroid
Gonorrhea
Primary syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Chancroid
A 75-year-old patient is experiencing progressive confusion and memory deterioration. Which of the
following conditions that mimic dementia would be appropriate to test for?
Urinary tract infection
Neurosyphilis
Ischemic stroke
Parkinson's disease
Neurosyphilis
In men, primary syphilis presents as a:
rash.
Immunodeficiency in later stages of HIV infection is a result of the HIV virus attaching to and
destroying:
T cells.
B cells.
macrophages.
cytokines.
T cells.
Which statement about herpes simplex virus (HSV) is correct?
HSV-2 causes HPV.
HSV-1 causes shingles.
HSV-1 causes cold sores.
HSV-2 causes chickenpox.
HSV-1 causes cold sores
Which one of the following is NOT a reason that bacteria in the lower genital tract cause pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID)?
Variations in immune response
Estrogen levels affecting cervical mucus
Bacterial load of potential pathogens
Barrier protection of the dynamic vaginal ecosystem
Barrier protection of the dynamic vaginal ecosystem
Which stage of syphilis is characterized by syphilitic dermatitis?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
, APEA PATHO-STIS EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Latent
Secondary
HIV produces cellular immunity deficiency by depleting:
macrophages.
T lymphocytes.
lymphocytes.
monocytes.
T lymphocytes.
Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases increases the risk of HIV transmission?
Chancroid
Gonorrhea
Primary syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Chancroid
A 75-year-old patient is experiencing progressive confusion and memory deterioration. Which of the
following conditions that mimic dementia would be appropriate to test for?
Urinary tract infection
Neurosyphilis
Ischemic stroke
Parkinson's disease
Neurosyphilis
In men, primary syphilis presents as a:
rash.
