Deck 5: Infectious Disease

Question 1

Which of the following are single-celled microorganisms with well-defined cell walls?

A) viruses
B) mycoplasmas
C) bacteria
D) protozoa

Answer 1

bacteria

Question 2

Which of the following infections will occur only in the presence of exposure to antibiotics?

A) Clostridium difficile
B) staphylococcal infections
C) streptococcal infections
D) pneumococcal infections

Answer 2

Clostridium difficile

Question 3

What type of bacterial infection is most likely to be transferred from a pregnant mother to her baby during childbirth?

A) group A streptococci
B) group B streptococci
C) pneumococcal disease
D) streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis

Answer 3

group B streptococci

Question 4

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),when is it essential to wash hands with soap and water?

A) before putting on latex gloves
B) after removing latex gloves
C) after the hands are visibly soiled with body fluid
D) after routine contact with a patient

Question 5

Scarlet fever is caused by what bacterial strain?

A) Clostridium difficile
B) staphylococcal infections
C) streptococcal infections
D) pneumococcal infections

Question 6

At what stage of Lyme disease is it most common to find a swollen knee?

A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 3
D) postinfection

Question 7

Virulence is defined as __________.

A) the ability of the organism to induce disease
B) pathogens that cause disease in people with intact defense systems
C) pathogens that cause disease in people with impaired immune systems
D) the potency of the pathogen in producing severe disease

Question 8

Individuals with what disease are at risk for splenic rupture?

A) infectious mononucleosis
B) herpes simplex type 1
C) herpes simplex type 2
D) varicella zoster

Question 9

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)is the most common cause of hospitalization because of respiratory illness in which of the following patient populations?

A) frail elderly
B) middle-aged men
C) middle-aged women
D) very young

Question 10

Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)is most often seen after what condition?

A) chicken pox
B) shingles
C) herpes simplex type 1
D) herpes simplex type 2

Question 11

Physical therapist assistants should be immunized against many diseases.Which of the following diseases requires an immunization injection each year?

A) hepatitis B
B) influenza
C) measles
D) tetanus

Question 12

Influenza is commonly spread by which mode of transmission?

A) contact transmission
B) airborne transmission
C) droplet transmission
D) vehicle transmission

Question 13

In general,which of the following conditions will most likely elevate the body's temperature above 102° F?

A) pulmonary emboli
B) dehydration
C) myocardial infarction
D) HIV infection

Question 14

What common sexually transmitted disease cannot be cured?

A) herpes simplex virus type 2
B) chlamydia
C) gonorrhea
D) human papilloma virus

Question 15

Immunization is not effective against which of the following diseases?

A) diphtheria
B) tetanus
C) measles
D) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Question 16

A physical therapist assistant (PTA)has contracted varicella zoster (shingles)virus.When should the PTA be allowed to return to patient contact?

A) after fever has subsided
B) in 14 days
C) after all lesions are dry and crusted
D) after all lesions have healed completely

Question 17

Inflamed lymph nodes as a result of infection are least likely to be palpated in which of the following areas?

A) popliteal area
B) cervical area
C) axillary area
D) inguinal area

Question 18

What is the period of time called between the pathogen entering the host and the appearance of clinical symptoms?

A) infectious period
B) incubation period
C) latent period
D) communicability period

Question 19

Where on the body are herpes simplex virus type 1 skin lesions most likely to appear?

A) on the genitals
B) in distal sensory nerve distributions
C) on the mouth or lips
D) in the nose

Question 20

Which of the following populations are at the least risk for influenza-related complications?

A) individuals older than 65
B) patients with diabetes
C) patients with Crohn's disease
D) people with chronic pulmonary or cardiovascular disease