TUBERCULOSIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS 2026
◉Factors that contribute to the emergence of TB? . Answer: Epidemic
proportions of TB among HIV patients, emergence of multi-drug
resistant strains of M. Tuberculosis
◉Tuberculosis is an infectious disease transmitted by . Answer:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
◉Tuberculosis is spread by . Answer: coughing, sneezing, laughing or
__? (Airborne)
◉TB usually involves the lungs but also occurs in . Answer: kidneys,
bones, lymph nodes, and meninges
◉3 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that affect man . Answer:
human, Avian (bird), Bovine (cows)
, ◉MDR-TB strains developed due to . Answer: poor vigilance in
treating TB clients, poor compliance w/ drug therapy, patients lost in FU
tx, drug regimens that infections are not susceptible to anymore
◉Who are at risk for TB? . Answer: poor, underserved and minorities;
homeless, socio-economically disadvantaged, residents of inner city
neighborhoods, foreign-born persons, older adults in LTC, injection drug
users, medically underserved in all races
◉M. Tuberculosis is a gram _____ acid-fast bacilli . Answer: negative
◉TB transmission requires . Answer: close (w/in 6 inchest of person's
mouth), frequent, and/or prolonged exposure
◉TB cannot be spread by . Answer: hands, books, glasses or dishes
◉TB infection . Answer: small droplet remains airborne for minutes to
hours until inhaled, deposits in alveoli, replicates slowly and spreads to
lymphatic system, cellular immunity limits further multiplication and
spreads to infection, after cellular immune system is activated a
granuloma (formed from alveolar macrophages) contains bacteria and
prevents further replication
◉Favorable environment for TB . Answer: upper lobes of lungs,
kidneys, epiphyses of bones, cerebral cortex, and adrenal glands
GUIDE WITH FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS 2026
◉Factors that contribute to the emergence of TB? . Answer: Epidemic
proportions of TB among HIV patients, emergence of multi-drug
resistant strains of M. Tuberculosis
◉Tuberculosis is an infectious disease transmitted by . Answer:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
◉Tuberculosis is spread by . Answer: coughing, sneezing, laughing or
__? (Airborne)
◉TB usually involves the lungs but also occurs in . Answer: kidneys,
bones, lymph nodes, and meninges
◉3 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that affect man . Answer:
human, Avian (bird), Bovine (cows)
, ◉MDR-TB strains developed due to . Answer: poor vigilance in
treating TB clients, poor compliance w/ drug therapy, patients lost in FU
tx, drug regimens that infections are not susceptible to anymore
◉Who are at risk for TB? . Answer: poor, underserved and minorities;
homeless, socio-economically disadvantaged, residents of inner city
neighborhoods, foreign-born persons, older adults in LTC, injection drug
users, medically underserved in all races
◉M. Tuberculosis is a gram _____ acid-fast bacilli . Answer: negative
◉TB transmission requires . Answer: close (w/in 6 inchest of person's
mouth), frequent, and/or prolonged exposure
◉TB cannot be spread by . Answer: hands, books, glasses or dishes
◉TB infection . Answer: small droplet remains airborne for minutes to
hours until inhaled, deposits in alveoli, replicates slowly and spreads to
lymphatic system, cellular immunity limits further multiplication and
spreads to infection, after cellular immune system is activated a
granuloma (formed from alveolar macrophages) contains bacteria and
prevents further replication
◉Favorable environment for TB . Answer: upper lobes of lungs,
kidneys, epiphyses of bones, cerebral cortex, and adrenal glands
