HUMAN ANATOMY HS 2211 Infectious Diseases Exam Questions
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During the incubation period, the microbes pass through the stomach into
the intestine, attach to the cells lining the intestinal walls, and begin to
multiply there.
The main vector for malaria is:
Select one:
a. bad air
b. a parasite
c. mosquitoes
d. rats or mice
e. contaminated water - *c. mosquitoes*
In order to sterilize instruments in an autoclave, the following time and
temperature are required:
Select one:
a. 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
b. 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) for 3 minutes
c. 160 degrees Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
d. 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
e. 280 degrees Fahrenheit (138 degrees Celsius) for 1 minute - *d. 250
degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes*
1.4
Time/temperature combinations are: 121° C for 15 minutes and 138° C for
3 minutes at 101 kPa (kiloPascals).
This WHO phase of pandemic is marked by community-level outbreaks:
Select one:
a. Phase 1
b. Phase 2
c. Phase 3
d. Phase 4
e. Phase 5 - *d. Phase 4*
,The following microorganism can be transmitted via unpasteurized juice:
Select one:
a. Hepatitis B virus
b. Escherichia coli
c. H1N1 influenza virus
d. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
e. Human immunodeficiency virus - b. Escherichia coli
1.2
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria sometimes persist in food products such
as undercooked hamburger meat and unpasteurized fruit juice.
In 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk:
Select one:
a. first described the placebo effect
b. was the first person to be vaccinated against tetanus
c. created the polio vaccine
d. proved the theory of spontaneous generation to be false
e. discovered that viruses reproduce with the help of living cells - *c.
created the polio vaccine*
1.1
One of the most successful modern vaccines was the one for poliomyelitis
(or polio). This vaccine was invented by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1953. It used an
inactivated form of the polio virus that couldn't make you sick.
Measures taken to protect staff and patients against potentially infected
blood and body fluids is termed:
Select one:
a. decontamination
b. isolation precautions
c. standard precautions
d. transmission-based precautions
e. pasteurization - *c. standard precautions*
1.4
,In Cholera infection, loss of fluid and electrolytes is a result of:
Select one:
a. tubular necrosis
b. loss of potassium
c. white blood cells fighting off bacteria
d. chronic acidosis
e. the cholera toxin - *e. the cholera toxin*
Diseases humans can acquire directly or indirectly from animals include all
EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Giardiasis
b. Hepatitis C
c. Brucellosis
d. Tularemia
e. Toxoplasmosis - *b. Hepatitis C*
An example of a latent infection may be:
Select one:
a. Chickenpox
b. Rhinovirus
c. Plague
d. Giardia
e. Influenza - *a. Chickenpox*
Aerobic bacteria:
Select one:
a. can only live in cold temperatures
b. can only live in extremely hot temperatures
c. need oxygen to survive
d. are weakened or killed in the presence of oxygen
e. cannot live outside of a human host - *c. need oxygen to survive*
1.2
The following regarding the "Black Death" is true EXCEPT:
, Select one:
a. it is also known as the Great Pestilence or the Great Plague
b. it was the first known pandemic plague in history
c. it involved using plague as biological warfare
d. at least one-quarter of Europe's population died as a result
e. it likely began in Central Asia - *b. it was the first known pandemic
plague in history*
1.9
Streptococcus, the cause of strep throat, is a type of:
Select one:
a. bacterium
b. fungus
c. virus
d. protozoa
e. spirochete - *a. bacterium*
The form of plague that is nearly 100% lethal if left untreated is:
Select one:
a. bubonic
b. septicemic
c. diarrheal
d. pneumonic
e. protonic - *d. pneumonic*
1.9
According to WHO pandemic phases, a possible new wave of pandemic is
characterized by:
Select one:
a. no animal influenza virus found in humans
b. an infection due to animal influenza has been found in humans
c. at least two countries in one WHO region are affected by outbreaks
d. pandemic influenza activity is rising again in countries with adequate
surveillance
WITH Answers GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
During the incubation period, the microbes pass through the stomach into
the intestine, attach to the cells lining the intestinal walls, and begin to
multiply there.
The main vector for malaria is:
Select one:
a. bad air
b. a parasite
c. mosquitoes
d. rats or mice
e. contaminated water - *c. mosquitoes*
In order to sterilize instruments in an autoclave, the following time and
temperature are required:
Select one:
a. 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
b. 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) for 3 minutes
c. 160 degrees Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
d. 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes
e. 280 degrees Fahrenheit (138 degrees Celsius) for 1 minute - *d. 250
degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) for 15 minutes*
1.4
Time/temperature combinations are: 121° C for 15 minutes and 138° C for
3 minutes at 101 kPa (kiloPascals).
This WHO phase of pandemic is marked by community-level outbreaks:
Select one:
a. Phase 1
b. Phase 2
c. Phase 3
d. Phase 4
e. Phase 5 - *d. Phase 4*
,The following microorganism can be transmitted via unpasteurized juice:
Select one:
a. Hepatitis B virus
b. Escherichia coli
c. H1N1 influenza virus
d. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
e. Human immunodeficiency virus - b. Escherichia coli
1.2
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria sometimes persist in food products such
as undercooked hamburger meat and unpasteurized fruit juice.
In 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk:
Select one:
a. first described the placebo effect
b. was the first person to be vaccinated against tetanus
c. created the polio vaccine
d. proved the theory of spontaneous generation to be false
e. discovered that viruses reproduce with the help of living cells - *c.
created the polio vaccine*
1.1
One of the most successful modern vaccines was the one for poliomyelitis
(or polio). This vaccine was invented by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1953. It used an
inactivated form of the polio virus that couldn't make you sick.
Measures taken to protect staff and patients against potentially infected
blood and body fluids is termed:
Select one:
a. decontamination
b. isolation precautions
c. standard precautions
d. transmission-based precautions
e. pasteurization - *c. standard precautions*
1.4
,In Cholera infection, loss of fluid and electrolytes is a result of:
Select one:
a. tubular necrosis
b. loss of potassium
c. white blood cells fighting off bacteria
d. chronic acidosis
e. the cholera toxin - *e. the cholera toxin*
Diseases humans can acquire directly or indirectly from animals include all
EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Giardiasis
b. Hepatitis C
c. Brucellosis
d. Tularemia
e. Toxoplasmosis - *b. Hepatitis C*
An example of a latent infection may be:
Select one:
a. Chickenpox
b. Rhinovirus
c. Plague
d. Giardia
e. Influenza - *a. Chickenpox*
Aerobic bacteria:
Select one:
a. can only live in cold temperatures
b. can only live in extremely hot temperatures
c. need oxygen to survive
d. are weakened or killed in the presence of oxygen
e. cannot live outside of a human host - *c. need oxygen to survive*
1.2
The following regarding the "Black Death" is true EXCEPT:
, Select one:
a. it is also known as the Great Pestilence or the Great Plague
b. it was the first known pandemic plague in history
c. it involved using plague as biological warfare
d. at least one-quarter of Europe's population died as a result
e. it likely began in Central Asia - *b. it was the first known pandemic
plague in history*
1.9
Streptococcus, the cause of strep throat, is a type of:
Select one:
a. bacterium
b. fungus
c. virus
d. protozoa
e. spirochete - *a. bacterium*
The form of plague that is nearly 100% lethal if left untreated is:
Select one:
a. bubonic
b. septicemic
c. diarrheal
d. pneumonic
e. protonic - *d. pneumonic*
1.9
According to WHO pandemic phases, a possible new wave of pandemic is
characterized by:
Select one:
a. no animal influenza virus found in humans
b. an infection due to animal influenza has been found in humans
c. at least two countries in one WHO region are affected by outbreaks
d. pandemic influenza activity is rising again in countries with adequate
surveillance
