NUR 623 EXAM 3 FINAL PAPER EXAM FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED 2026.
⫸ Lyme disease. Answer: Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and
transmitted by black-legged ticks or deer ticks.
⫸ Legionellosis. Answer: Caused by Legionella pneumophila and
spread through inhalation of contaminated water droplets.
⫸ Agent. Answer: The microorganism (virus, bacteria, parasite) that
causes disease.
⫸ Vector. Answer: Living organism (e.g., mosquito, tick) that
transmits an infectious agent.
⫸ Host. Answer: The living being infected by the agent.
⫸ Pandemic. Answer: A global outbreak of a disease.
⫸ Epidemic. Answer: Occurrence of a disease in excess of normal
expectancy.
⫸ Outbreak. Answer: Localized increase in disease cases.
, ⫸ Infectivity. Answer: The ability to enter and multiply in the host.
⫸ Pathogenicity. Answer: The ability to produce a specific clinical
reaction after infection occurs.
⫸ Virulence. Answer: The ability to produce a severe pathologic
reaction.
⫸ Toxicity. Answer: The ability to produce a poisonous reaction.
⫸ Invasiveness. Answer: The ability to penetrate and spread
throughout a tissue.
⫸ Antigenicity. Answer: The ability to stimulate an immunologic
response.
⫸ Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). Answer: Infections
acquired during hospitalization or developed within the hospital
setting.
⫸ Passive immunity. Answer: Antibodies are given to a person rather
than produced by their immune system.
⫸ Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV). Answer: Detection:
Pap test, HPV DNA test.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED 2026.
⫸ Lyme disease. Answer: Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and
transmitted by black-legged ticks or deer ticks.
⫸ Legionellosis. Answer: Caused by Legionella pneumophila and
spread through inhalation of contaminated water droplets.
⫸ Agent. Answer: The microorganism (virus, bacteria, parasite) that
causes disease.
⫸ Vector. Answer: Living organism (e.g., mosquito, tick) that
transmits an infectious agent.
⫸ Host. Answer: The living being infected by the agent.
⫸ Pandemic. Answer: A global outbreak of a disease.
⫸ Epidemic. Answer: Occurrence of a disease in excess of normal
expectancy.
⫸ Outbreak. Answer: Localized increase in disease cases.
, ⫸ Infectivity. Answer: The ability to enter and multiply in the host.
⫸ Pathogenicity. Answer: The ability to produce a specific clinical
reaction after infection occurs.
⫸ Virulence. Answer: The ability to produce a severe pathologic
reaction.
⫸ Toxicity. Answer: The ability to produce a poisonous reaction.
⫸ Invasiveness. Answer: The ability to penetrate and spread
throughout a tissue.
⫸ Antigenicity. Answer: The ability to stimulate an immunologic
response.
⫸ Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). Answer: Infections
acquired during hospitalization or developed within the hospital
setting.
⫸ Passive immunity. Answer: Antibodies are given to a person rather
than produced by their immune system.
⫸ Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV). Answer: Detection:
Pap test, HPV DNA test.
