Deck 8: Infectious Processes

Question 1

An infectious disease that is common in a community is termed

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

Answer 1

endemic.

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

30-year-old.

Question 3

Risk of infection is increased in (Select all that apply.)

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

Answer 3

use of corticosteroids.
diabetes mellitus.
spleen removal.
stress.

Question 4

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 5

Characteristics of immunization include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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 6

Dietary zinc is an important defense against infection,because it maintains (Select all that apply.)

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

Question 7

The most common method of disease transmission is

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

Question 8

The term used to describe fungal infections is

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

Question 9

A characteristic of some bacteria

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