Question 1

What is the difference between reportable diseases and notifiable diseases?

Accepted Answer

The diseases on a state or local trackin

Question 2

How is a reemerging pathogen different from an emerging pathogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious helminth that was detected in one location of the body but receded and emerged from a second location. 
B)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious bacterial infection that manifests once every few months but goes away without treatment and only blisters the skin in another few months. 
C)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that was identified previously in one location but is now emerging in a new separate location. 
D)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that went away when the patient was taking antibiotics but quickly returned when the patient stopped taking the antibiotics. 
E)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that was under control due to prevention or treatment strategies and is now resurfacing. 
A)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious helminth that was detected in one location of the body but receded and emerged from a second location. 
B)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious bacterial infection that manifests once every few months but goes away without treatment and only blisters the skin in another few months. 
C)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that was identified previously in one location but is now emerging in a new separate location. 
D)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that went away when the patient was taking antibiotics but quickly returned when the patient stopped taking the antibiotics. 
E)  A reemerging pathogen is an infectious agent that was under control due to prevention or treatment strategies and is now resurfacing.

Question 3

Which of the following infectious disease transmission modes is not correctly paired with an example?

Accepted Answer

A)  breast milk: HIV 
B)  touching: cat- scratch fever 
C)  windborne: cholera 
D)  swimming: swimmer's ear 
E)  flea bite: Plague 
A)  breast milk: HIV 
B)  touching: cat- scratch fever 
C)  windborne: cholera 
D)  swimming: swimmer's ear 
E)  flea bite: Plague

Question 4

Of the following goals listed, which are the two goals of epidemiology?
I. isolate the infectious pathogen for study and vaccine creation
II. describe the nature, cause, and extent of new or existing diseases in populations
III. identify patient zero and how the initial infection occurred
IV. intervene to protect and improve health in populations
V. distribute vaccines so that future outbreaks do not occur

Accepted Answer

A)  I and II 
B)  III and V 
C)  II and IV 
D)  I and III 
E)  III and IV 
A)  I and II 
B)  III and V 
C)  II and IV 
D)  I and III 
E)  III and IV

Question 5

Which of the following is not a reason why healthcare settings are hot zones for antibiotic- resistant pathogens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Air is recirculated from patient isolation rooms to the rest of the hospital. 
B)  Healthcare staff caring for a high number of patients may wrongly assume that glove use can replace hand hygiene. 
C)  Caregivers may be overly fatigued and not wash their hands properly. 
D)  There is extensive antibiotic use. 
E)  There is an abundance of susceptible hosts. 
A)  Air is recirculated from patient isolation rooms to the rest of the hospital. 
B)  Healthcare staff caring for a high number of patients may wrongly assume that glove use can replace hand hygiene. 
C)  Caregivers may be overly fatigued and not wash their hands properly. 
D)  There is extensive antibiotic use. 
E)  There is an abundance of susceptible hosts.

Question 6

What are emerging diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  were previously under control, but are now showing increased incidence 
B)  were previously found only in other mammals but are now starting to infect humans 
C)  diseases that were present hundreds of years ago but due to increased contact with fossils are now becoming active again 
D)  new or newly identified infections in a population 
E)  infections that were central to one location but are now beginning to spread for unknown reasons 
A)  were previously under control, but are now showing increased incidence 
B)  were previously found only in other mammals but are now starting to infect humans 
C)  diseases that were present hundreds of years ago but due to increased contact with fossils are now becoming active again 
D)  new or newly identified infections in a population 
E)  infections that were central to one location but are now beginning to spread for unknown reasons

Question 7

It is legal for the CDC to quarantine any person entering or already in the United States who may have an infectious disease that is deemed quarantinable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the difference between reportable diseases and notifiable diseases?

How is a reemerging pathogen different from an emerging pathogen?

Which of the following infectious disease transmission modes is not correctly paired with an example?

Which of the following is not a reason why healthcare settings are hot zones for antibiotic- resistant pathogens?

What are emerging diseases?

It is legal for the CDC to quarantine any person entering or already in the United States who may have an infectious disease that is deemed quarantinable.

Introduction to Microbiology

Biochemistry Basics

Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells

Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells

Genetics

Viruses and Prions

Fundamentals of Microbial Growth

Microbial Metabolism

Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenesis

Innate Immunity

Adaptive Immunity

Immune System Disorders

Vaccines and Biotechnology-Based Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Antimicrobial Drugs

Respiratory System Infections

Skin and Eye Infections

Nervous System Infections

Digestive System Infections

Urinary and Reproductive System Infections

Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Infections

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Exam 9: Principles of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology

What is the difference between reportable diseases and notifiable diseases?

How is a reemerging pathogen different from an emerging pathogen?

Which of the following infectious disease transmission modes is not correctly paired with an example?

Which of the following is not a reason why healthcare settings are hot zones for antibiotic- resistant pathogens?

What are emerging diseases?

It is legal for the CDC to quarantine any person entering or already in the United States who may have an infectious disease that is deemed quarantinable.

Introduction to Microbiology

Biochemistry Basics

Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells

Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells

Genetics

Viruses and Prions

Fundamentals of Microbial Growth

Microbial Metabolism

Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenesis

Innate Immunity

Adaptive Immunity

Immune System Disorders

Vaccines and Biotechnology-Based Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Antimicrobial Drugs

Respiratory System Infections

Skin and Eye Infections

Nervous System Infections

Digestive System Infections

Urinary and Reproductive System Infections

Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Infections

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