EXAM 2 - 3280 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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
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
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
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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
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
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
