VTPB 221 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With
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In the study of the history of medicine, researchers often relied on examining the skletons found in
mass graves
(denoting a possibility of an epidemic) for tell tale signs of certain specific diseases, e.g., Pott's
Disease is usually
associated with: ANS Tuberculosis
The attenuated poliomyelitis vaccine was developed by: ANS Albert Sabin
Which of the following most accurately refers to the discovery that a protozoan causes malaria?
ANS Charles Laveran in Algeria
The fast wide spread of the 1918 Spanish flu in the USA was due to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. The wide use of rail roads
B. Return of army recruits to their homes after training in boot camps
C. Migratory birds
D. Public gathering ANS C. Migratory birds
All of the following statements about bacteria are true EXCEPT:
A. They are able to grow on non-living media
B. The host involves the humoral immune system (antibodies) in resisting bacterial infection
C. They can be treated with antibiotics
D. Bacteria possess nuclei that contain both, DNA and RNA ANS D. Bacteria possess nuclei that
contain both DNA and RNA
From the movie AIDS in America: A History, as the scientists failed, at the early break of the disease,
to recognize
the causative agent of AIDS, the latter was given the the name GRID which stands for: ANS Gay
Related Immune Deficiency (GRID)
,Kokowawa is an infectious disease. It is caused by the virus of the family wawae. The kokowawa
virus was found
to reside in raccoons and opossums without having any marked symptoms on these animals. Little
Tommy was in a
camping trip when he was bitten by a flea. Two days later, he had fever, flu-like symptoms, and skin
rash. The
laboratory results confirmed that he is suffering from Kokowawa disease. Two weeks later he was
cured. As a
smart Aggie who took the Great Diseases of the World you were able to determine that the fleas and
raccoons are:
incubation period of this disease is ANS Fleas: Vectors of the disease
Raccoons: Reservoirs of the disease
Incubation: Two days
The causative agent of cholera is a ANS Bacterium - Vibrio Cholerae
Before the Industrial Revolution, tuberculosis (TB) may sometimes have been regarded as
vampirism. This is based
on the following EXCEPT:
A. People with TB often have pale skin and coughing blood, suggesting the idea that the only way
for the afflicted
to replenish this loss of blood was by sucking blood.
B. People with TB often have rosey cheeks, pink skin thus suggesting the idea that the only way for
theses
symptoms is by sucking blood.
C. People with TB often have symptoms such as red, swollen eyes (which also creates a sensitivity to
bright light),
thus they prefer dark atmosphere.
D. When one member of a family died from it, the other members that were infected would lose their
health slowly.
, People believed that this was caused by the original victim draining the life from the other family
members ANS People with TB often have rosey cheeks, pink skin thus suggesting the idea that
the only way for theses symptoms is by sucking blood.
The Genoese sailors brought to Italy the first cases of the Black Death. These sailors originated their
journey from
the port city of ANS Kaffa
What is the best way to reduce the risk of contracting malaria? ANS Reduce contact with
mosquitoes. Take Prophylaxis.
According to the movie The Great Fever: Where was the last major outbreak of yellow fever in the
USA? ANS New Orleans
Based on the movie AIDS in Africa the social and economical fallout of the spread of AIDS in
subsaharan Africa include all of the following EXCEPT: ANS Decrease in the marriage rate of
young girls and virgins
According to movie The Plague, the first reports of the plague cases occurred during the seige of
which city? ANS A. Caffa (Kaffa)
In 1920, a weak strain of the Mycobacterium was developed and used in preparing a vaccine. This
vaccine is known
as: ANS Bacillus Calmette Guérin
Variolation practice to protect against small pox was introduced into Europe by: ANS Lady Mary
Montegu
Edward Jenner
All of the following factors made the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 unique EXCEPT ANS • It
mainly affected the healthy young adults.
• Its very acute course.
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In the study of the history of medicine, researchers often relied on examining the skletons found in
mass graves
(denoting a possibility of an epidemic) for tell tale signs of certain specific diseases, e.g., Pott's
Disease is usually
associated with: ANS Tuberculosis
The attenuated poliomyelitis vaccine was developed by: ANS Albert Sabin
Which of the following most accurately refers to the discovery that a protozoan causes malaria?
ANS Charles Laveran in Algeria
The fast wide spread of the 1918 Spanish flu in the USA was due to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. The wide use of rail roads
B. Return of army recruits to their homes after training in boot camps
C. Migratory birds
D. Public gathering ANS C. Migratory birds
All of the following statements about bacteria are true EXCEPT:
A. They are able to grow on non-living media
B. The host involves the humoral immune system (antibodies) in resisting bacterial infection
C. They can be treated with antibiotics
D. Bacteria possess nuclei that contain both, DNA and RNA ANS D. Bacteria possess nuclei that
contain both DNA and RNA
From the movie AIDS in America: A History, as the scientists failed, at the early break of the disease,
to recognize
the causative agent of AIDS, the latter was given the the name GRID which stands for: ANS Gay
Related Immune Deficiency (GRID)
,Kokowawa is an infectious disease. It is caused by the virus of the family wawae. The kokowawa
virus was found
to reside in raccoons and opossums without having any marked symptoms on these animals. Little
Tommy was in a
camping trip when he was bitten by a flea. Two days later, he had fever, flu-like symptoms, and skin
rash. The
laboratory results confirmed that he is suffering from Kokowawa disease. Two weeks later he was
cured. As a
smart Aggie who took the Great Diseases of the World you were able to determine that the fleas and
raccoons are:
incubation period of this disease is ANS Fleas: Vectors of the disease
Raccoons: Reservoirs of the disease
Incubation: Two days
The causative agent of cholera is a ANS Bacterium - Vibrio Cholerae
Before the Industrial Revolution, tuberculosis (TB) may sometimes have been regarded as
vampirism. This is based
on the following EXCEPT:
A. People with TB often have pale skin and coughing blood, suggesting the idea that the only way
for the afflicted
to replenish this loss of blood was by sucking blood.
B. People with TB often have rosey cheeks, pink skin thus suggesting the idea that the only way for
theses
symptoms is by sucking blood.
C. People with TB often have symptoms such as red, swollen eyes (which also creates a sensitivity to
bright light),
thus they prefer dark atmosphere.
D. When one member of a family died from it, the other members that were infected would lose their
health slowly.
, People believed that this was caused by the original victim draining the life from the other family
members ANS People with TB often have rosey cheeks, pink skin thus suggesting the idea that
the only way for theses symptoms is by sucking blood.
The Genoese sailors brought to Italy the first cases of the Black Death. These sailors originated their
journey from
the port city of ANS Kaffa
What is the best way to reduce the risk of contracting malaria? ANS Reduce contact with
mosquitoes. Take Prophylaxis.
According to the movie The Great Fever: Where was the last major outbreak of yellow fever in the
USA? ANS New Orleans
Based on the movie AIDS in Africa the social and economical fallout of the spread of AIDS in
subsaharan Africa include all of the following EXCEPT: ANS Decrease in the marriage rate of
young girls and virgins
According to movie The Plague, the first reports of the plague cases occurred during the seige of
which city? ANS A. Caffa (Kaffa)
In 1920, a weak strain of the Mycobacterium was developed and used in preparing a vaccine. This
vaccine is known
as: ANS Bacillus Calmette Guérin
Variolation practice to protect against small pox was introduced into Europe by: ANS Lady Mary
Montegu
Edward Jenner
All of the following factors made the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 unique EXCEPT ANS • It
mainly affected the healthy young adults.
• Its very acute course.
