MIP questions well answered graded A+ 2023/2024

MIPSymbiotic relationships (situations in which two living things occupy the same space) may be - correct answer characteristic of most living things, parasitic, involve multiple organisms, essential for life Which of the following do heart disease and stroke have in common? - correct answer they are both chronic (or endogenous) diseases, among the leading causes of death worldwide, both ultimately due to atherosclerosis, among the leading causes of death in the developed world Most bacterial infections cause disease - correct answer false Bacterial endotoxins may cause disease by - correct answer activation of macrophages that release TNF Salmonella bacteria produce multiple products that - correct answer accelerate endocytosis of salmonella bacteria, reduce water absorption in the gut, induce inflammation, inhibit immune responses Salmonellosis in humans is - correct answer can be local or systemic, often the leading cause of childhood deaths in the underdeveloped parts of the world, affects the lymphoid follicles and cAMP metabolism, common in the United States In general, there are many fewer effective anti-viral antibiotics than there are anti-bacterial antibiotics. This is because - correct answer viruses use host cells organelles for DNA replication and protein synthesis Viral diseases begin when a virus attaches itself to a host-cell surface. This process is - correct answer involves specific molecules on the host cell Most people who die from influenza A infections die from pneumonia. This pneumonia - correct answer may be viral pneumonia, may be a bacterial pneumonia, results from infection of the lower respiratory tract, results from inflammation in the lower respiratory tract Based on what you know about the influenza A virus and its history, is it scientifically sound to assume that another influenza pandemic is probable - correct answer Yes Prions-caused diseases share which of the following traits - correct answer They result in loss of neurons and a spongiform appearance of the brain Prions are unique among transmissible agents of diseases because - correct answer prions have no nucleic acid Fungi are unique because only fungi - correct answer cause disease by digestion of host cells Ergot is a fungus that grows on several grain plants. As it grows it produces several toxins. These toxins - correct answer interfere with normal host nerve synapse function Valley fever is caused by inhalation of Coccidodes immitis, a fungus. From the lungs, the fungi spread to bone and brain, This disease is an example of a - correct answer systemic mycosis Once the malaria parasite enters the blood it infects the liver and then spreads to erythrocytes. The parasite then replicates until the RBC's burst and infect more erythrocytes and so on. This causes - correct answer the most common symptoms of malaria Recovery from Malaria results in life-long immunity - correct answer False Protozoal parasites may be transmitted by - correct answer by insects, in drinking water, in food, or sexual intercourse Parasites may cause disease by any of the following except - correct answer release of histamine from macrophages Which of the following characteristics of the inflammatory response distinguishes it from the immune response - correct answer The inflammatory response is non-specific