Deck 13: Tuberculosis

Question 1

Which of the following is a method of detecting active tuberculosis disease?

A) Tuberculin skin test
B) Acid fast staining of sputum
C) Chest x-ray
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Tuberculosis disease can cause physical symptoms like a hunchback called a gibbous deformity) or open wounds in the neck called scrofula).

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about a vaccine for tuberculosis TB)?

A) There is no vaccine for TB but one is under development.
B) There is a vaccine for TB but it causes severe reactions so is only among people with HIV infection.
C) There is a vaccine for TB but it has limited effectiveness so a new vaccine is under development.
D) There is vaccine for TB and it is the primary way that TB is controlled globally.

Answer 3

There is a vaccine for TB but it has limited effectiveness so a new vaccine is under development.

Question 4

Globally, about how many people die of tuberculosis each year?

A) 2,000
B) 20,000
C) 200,000
D) 2,000,000

Question 5

Latent tuberculosis cannot be detected; only active forms of TB can be diagnosed.

Question 6

People with latent tuberculosis are considered contagious and can transmit the disease to others.

Question 7

HIV is a risk factor for tuberculosis disease because HIV infection weakens the part of the immune system that prevents latent TB from becoming active TB.

Question 8

Robert Koch developed the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis.

Question 9

Tuberculosis bacteria grow very slowly, so people thought to have TB may start treatment before bacterial cultures show that Mycobacteria tuberculosis are present.

Question 10

If a person has a positive tuberculin skin test, clear chest x-ray, and no symptoms of disease, he has which form of tuberculosis TB)?

A) Latent TB
B) Active TB
C) Miliary TB
D) Extremely drug resistant TB

Question 11

Which of the following organisms is carried by about one-third of the world's population in a dormant state?

A) Guinea worm larvae
B) Poliovirus
C) Mycobacteria tuberculosis
D) Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 12

In which type of tuberculosis TB) infection is TB seen outside the lungs, often in the kidneys or lymph nodes?

A) Pulmonary TB
B) Extrapulmonary TB
C) Miliary TB
D) Extremely drug resistant TB

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about the incidence of tuberculosis TB) globally?

A) The highest incidence rates are in North America.
B) The highest incidence rates are in Asia, Africa, and Central America.
C) The highest incidence rates are in Europe and Australia.
D) Incidence rates are similar across countries.

Question 14

What is the standard of care for tuberculosis treatment? In it, a health care worker supervises all doses of medication.

A) Contact investigation
B) Directly observed therapy
C) Tuberculin skin test
D) Collapse therapy

Question 15

Worldwide, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among people with HIV.

Question 16

During the 20^th century, many people in the US who were diagnosed with tuberculosis went to sanitaria to receive treatment and to assure they did not infect others.

Question 17

Which of the following statements describes why tuberculosis TB) is so difficult to control?

A) There is no cure for TB.
B) People with TB are infectious for life.
C) There is no vaccine and no other prevention measures for TB.
D) TB prevention and control efforts are underfunded.

Question 18

The majority of people who are exposed to tuberculosis develop an active form of the disease.

Question 19

Tuberculosis disease is strongly related to social and economic conditions.

Question 20

Which form of tuberculosis TB) is the most common? The most common symptom of this form is coughing.

A) Pulmonary TB
B) Extrapulmonary TB
C) Miliary TB
D) Extremely drug resistant TB