Exam 9: Immunity and Infection

Vessels and organs that pick up excess fluids, filter out disease-causing organisms and other waste products, and return cleansed fluid to the general circulation belong to the _______________ system.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the common cold?

Live, attenuated vaccines are used to vaccinate against influenza.

Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection that usually affects the brain.

Define pathogen and trace the chain of infection through its various steps. Give at least three strategies for breaking the chain of infection.

Some of the common allergens include dust mites, mold and mildew, and insect stings.

A type of white blood cell that engulfs foreign organisms and infected, damaged, or aged cells, and that is particularly prevalent during the inflammatory response is a

All of the following are childhood viral illnesses that have waned in Canada, EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding tuberculosis?

Influenza virus infection usually causes all of the following symptoms, EXCEPT

Macrophages

Lynette has begun feeling feverish and has a sore throat. Which phase of the immune response is she experiencing?

Ebola hemorrhagic fever can spread widely because it has a long asymptomatic period following the initial infection.

A common bacterium found on the skin in healthy people, but capable of causing infection if it enters the body, is

Prions cause which of the following diseases?

All of the following are strategies to prevent infections from MRSA, EXCEPT:

Which of the following are examples of cytokines?

Antibodies are produced by macrophages.