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This document provides a complete set of practice questions and verified answers for Microbiology Exam 4, focusing on advanced topics such as specific infectious diseases, immune disorders, diagnostic techniques, hypersensitivities, antimicrobial resistance, and public health microbiology. It is designed to help students in nursing, biology, and allied health fields prepare for their final unit exam with clinically relevant, exam-style questions and detailed answer rationales.

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All of the following are generally used in vaccines EXCEPT...


a. toxoids
b. parts of bacterial cells
c. live, attenuated viruses
d. inactivated viruses
e. antibodies
e. antibodies


A reaction between an antibody and soluble antigen-forming lattices is called a(n)...


a. agglutination reaction
b. complement fixation
c. immunofluorescence
d. neutralization reaction
e. precipitation reaction.

e. precipitation reaction


A DNA plasmid encoding a protein antigen from West Nile virus is injected into muscle
cells of a horse. This is an example of a(n)...


a. subunit vaccine

,b. conjugated vaccine
c. DNA vaccine
d. attenuated whole-agent vaccine
e. live whole-agent vaccine.

c. DNA vaccine


What type of vaccine is the live, weakened measles virus?


a. conjugated vaccine
b. subunit vaccine
c. nucleic acid vaccine
d. attenuated whole-agent vaccine
e. toxoid vaccine
d. attenuated whole-agent vaccine

, Which item is a direct ELISA test screening for?

a. substrate for the enzyme
b. antigen
c. antihuman immune serum
d. antibodies against the antigen
b. antigen


Which of the following tests is MOST useful in determining the presence of AIDS
antibodies?


a. agglutination
b. complement fixation
c. neutralization
d. indirect ELISA
e. direct fluorescent-antibody
d. indirect ELISA


Which of the following is NOT an advantage of live attenuated vaccine agents?

a. They elicit lifelong immunity

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