Exam 30: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

How is climate change causing the emergence of zoonotic and vector-borne in new human populations?

In bubonic plague,buboes are swellings formed in the lymph nodes and filled with

The most severe and fatal form of anthrax is

The rickettsias can be cultured in

The hantavirus contains a ________ genome.

Where does the rabies virus reproduce? Using a specific example,explain the implication this has with the virus's incubation time and infection site.

Which insect functions in the host-to-host transmission of typhus?

Which disease(s)has/have been mistakenly diagnosed as measles or scarlet fever due to similarities in rash appearance?

Which of the following flaviviruses can be prevented by vaccination?

What key features of Bacillus anthracis makes the anthrax disease impossible to eradicate?

Animal diseases transmissible to humans are known as

The disease whose symptoms are most closely related to the symptoms of chronic syphilis is

Which of the following pathogens is spread by infected lice?

Rickettsial disease detection/identification includes which of the following?

Virtually ALL cases of tetanus occur in individuals who have failed to receive tetanus toxoid booster immunizations.

Lyme disease is limited almost exclusively to the northeastern United States.

The study of hantaviruses requires biosafety level (BSL)4 precautions.

What virulence factor(s)of Yersinia pestis prevent(s)phagocytosis by cells of the immune system?

Inhalation anthrax is the only form of anthrax for which there is no effective treatment.

Tetanus is highly contagious through person-to-person contact.