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Exam 2 - 3280 Pathophysiology Questions and Answers with
100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c) pandemic
d) partdemic - ANSWER a
The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c) vector
d) inoculant - ANSWER b
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 - ANSWER c
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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 - ANSWER c
The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c) amebiasis
d) Chlamydia - ANSWER b
Drug resistance of microbes occurs secondary to
a) patient allergy to a drug
b) mutation of the microbe
c) enhance pathogenicity of the microbe
d) using high doses of drugs - ANSWER b
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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 - ANSWER a, b, d, e
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 population
e) lack of immunization may lead to an epidemic - ANSWER A,
D, E
Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
Exam 2 - 3280 Pathophysiology Questions and Answers with
100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c) pandemic
d) partdemic - ANSWER a
The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c) vector
d) inoculant - ANSWER b
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 - ANSWER c
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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 - ANSWER c
The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c) amebiasis
d) Chlamydia - ANSWER b
Drug resistance of microbes occurs secondary to
a) patient allergy to a drug
b) mutation of the microbe
c) enhance pathogenicity of the microbe
d) using high doses of drugs - ANSWER b
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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 - ANSWER a, b, d, e
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 population
e) lack of immunization may lead to an epidemic - ANSWER A,
D, E
Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
