Deck 10: Practical Guidelines on Minimising Infection Risk in Athletes

Question 1

Serum ferritin is a good marker for the body's stores of...

A) Iron
B) Vitamin D
C) Protein
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Psychological stress, as well as physical stress, can detrimentally affect immune function.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

An above-normal total leukocyte count in blood sample taken from an athlete at rest could indicate...

A) Too much protein in the diet
B) A deficiency of zinc
C) An acute infection
D) A condition of overreaching
E) The presence of overtraining syndrome

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following can increase the stress-hormone response to exercise?

A) Low muscle glycogen stores
B) Dehydration
C) High altitude
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 5

Sleep quantity and quality have been shown to influence the risk of infection symptoms developing following exposure to human rhinovirus.

Question 6

The most effective thing that athletes can do to minimise transmission of pathogens is...

A) Avoid elderly people
B) Wash hair and brush teeth regularly
C) Use an antibacterial mouth wash
D) Ingest a daily multivitamin tablet
E) Practise good hand hygiene and avoid close contact with persons that are infected

Question 7

Antimicrobial hand foams, such as Byotrol, contain...

A) Alcohol gel
B) Methanol
C) Lidocaine
D) Cationic biocides and hydrophobic polymers
E) Hydrochloric acid

Question 8

Which of the following is not a possible cause of upper respiratory tract infection?

A) Human rhinovirus
B) Parvovirus
C) Adenovirus
D) Influenza virus
E) Coronavirus

Question 9

Antibiotic drugs are ineffective against a viral illness.

Question 10

Vaccination is not possible against influenza.