NSG 3280 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest 2025 -
Galen
An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c) pandemic
d) partdemic
The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c) vector
d) inoculant
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
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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
The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c) amebiasis
d) Chlamydia
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
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
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,d) neutrophil activity
e) complement activity
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
Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
a) Use of corticosteroids
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) Spleen removal
d) Stomach removal
e) Stress
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is caused by
a) parasitic infestation of the skin
b) superficial staphylococcal infection
c) Superficial fungal infection
d) contact with skin allergens
3 | NSG 3280 Exam 2
, Itchy linear burrows on the hands and wrists are associated with
a) tick bites
b) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
c) Scabies
d) Contact dermatitis
It is true that vitiligo
a) Occurs as a result of a genetic lack of melanin production
b) Is a depigmented patch of skin
c) Occurs most commonly in light-skinned individuals
d) Is a warning sign for malignant melanoma
Deep pressure ulcers usually
a) appear first as reddened areas that do not blanch
b) begin in the dermal and epidermal skin layers
c) result from thrombosis of deep vessels
d) are an unavoidable consequence of immobility
The cancer considered to be the most malignant is
a) hyperkeratosis
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Galen
An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed:
a) endemic
b) epidemic
c) pandemic
d) partdemic
The most common method of disease transmission is:
a) airborne
b) droplet
c) vector
d) inoculant
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
1 | NSG 3280 Exam 2
,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
The term used to describe fungal infections is
a) sepsis
b) mycoses
c) amebiasis
d) Chlamydia
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
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
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,d) neutrophil activity
e) complement activity
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
Risk of infection is increased in (select all that apply)
a) Use of corticosteroids
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) Spleen removal
d) Stomach removal
e) Stress
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is caused by
a) parasitic infestation of the skin
b) superficial staphylococcal infection
c) Superficial fungal infection
d) contact with skin allergens
3 | NSG 3280 Exam 2
, Itchy linear burrows on the hands and wrists are associated with
a) tick bites
b) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
c) Scabies
d) Contact dermatitis
It is true that vitiligo
a) Occurs as a result of a genetic lack of melanin production
b) Is a depigmented patch of skin
c) Occurs most commonly in light-skinned individuals
d) Is a warning sign for malignant melanoma
Deep pressure ulcers usually
a) appear first as reddened areas that do not blanch
b) begin in the dermal and epidermal skin layers
c) result from thrombosis of deep vessels
d) are an unavoidable consequence of immobility
The cancer considered to be the most malignant is
a) hyperkeratosis
4 | NSG 3280 Exam 2
