Exam 6: Mechanisms of Disease

List and briefly describe the three pathogenic animals discussed in the chapter. Which of these groups is most likely to be a vector?

Describe a fungus. Name a disease caused by a fungus, and list the two forms that fungi can take.

Because of the advances in medicine, pandemics are less common than they once were.

A number of human diseases are caused by a special type of microbe called archaea.

Streptomycin, penicillin, and acyclovir are examples of antibiotics used to fight bacterial infection.

An increase in inflammatory exudate being carried through the lymphatic system causes the lymph nodes to enlarge.

The mosquito is necessary for the spread of

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -The "hidden" period of a disease before signs and symptoms become evident

Which of these factors is not a risk factor?

What causes fever, and what advantage does fever give the body in fighting disease?

Give an example of a benign tumor and a malignant tumor that arise from connective tissue.

The difference between an acute and chronic disease is the length of time the disease lasts.

Viruses and prions are considered nonliving.

A disease with an undetermined etiology is called idiopathic.

An example of a benign tumor that arises from connective tissue is

The transmission of West Nile virus requires a vector.

An osteoma is more likely to spread than an osteosarcoma.

List and briefly describe the four classes of protozoa described in the chapter.

The decrease in permeability in the blood vessel walls allows white blood cells and water to more easily leave the bloodstream.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -The study of all factors involved in causing a disease