Deck 8: Infectious Processes

Question 1

The term used to describe fungal infections is

A) sepsis.
B) mycoses.
C) amebiasis.
D) Chlamydia.

Answer 1

mycoses.

Question 2

An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed

A) endemic.
B) epidemic.
C) pandemic.
D) partdemic.

Answer 2

endemic.

Question 3

Dietary zinc is an important defense against infection, because it maintains

A) natural killer cell function.
B) lymphocyte activity.
C) antioxidant activity.
D) neutrophil activity.
E) complement activity.

Answer 3

natural killer cell function.
lymphocyte activity.
neutrophil activity.
complement activity.

Question 4

Risk of infection is increased in

A) use of corticosteroids.
B) diabetes mellitus.
C) spleen removal.
D) stomach removal.
E) stress.

Question 5

The term infectivity is defined as the ability to

A) cause disease.
B) spread.
C) cause very severe disease.
D) invade and multiply.

Question 6

The most common method of disease transmission is

A) airborne.
B) droplet.
C) vector.
D) inoculant.

Question 7

Characteristics of immunization include which of the following?

A) Giving injections of preformed antibodies provides immediate immunity
B) Immunization provides life-long immunity
C) Immunization with killed vaccines may lead to infection from the agent
D) Herd immunity controls disease without immunizing everyone in the population
E) Lack of immunization may lead to an epidemic

Question 8

Drug resistance of microbes occurs secondary to

A) patient allergy to a drug.
B) mutation of the microbe.
C) enhance pathogenicity of the microbe.
D) using high doses of drugs.

Question 9

A characteristic of some bacteria is

A) intracellular parasite.
B) composed of RNA or DNA.
C) contains cell wall endotoxin.
D) cannot replicate extracellularly.

Question 10

Immune function is likely to be most effective in a

A) newborn.
B) 7-month-old infant.
C) 30-year-old.
D) 70-year-old.