Description : Which one of the following is not a viral disease of the nervous system? a. West Nile fever b. Hantavirus c. Polio d. Rabies
Last Answer : c. Polio
Description : Which of the following cause new emerging infectious diseases? a. mutation b. recombination c. cross host ranges d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : d. A-C are correct
Description : Newly emerging viruses causing human disease can arise from a. Species Jumping. b. Mutations. c. Genetic Recombination. d. All Of The Above (A—C) Are Correct.
Last Answer : d. All Of The Above (A—C) Are Correct.
Description : ________ is seen with periods of fever and chills when many spirochetes are present in the blood. a. Rabbit fever b. Lyme disease c. Relapsing fever d. The Plague
Last Answer : c. Relapsing fever
Description : An early symptom of ________ is a spreading bulls-eye rash at the site of a tick bite. a. Tularemia b. Lyme disease c. Yersinia pestis d. Q fever
Last Answer : b. Lyme disease
Description : Currently, the most common arthropodborne disease in the US is. a. Relapsing Fever b. Lyme Disease c. Tularemia d. Epidemic Typhus
Last Answer : b. Lyme Disease
Description : Lyme disease is transmitted by _____. a. Fleas b. Mosquitoes c. Lice d. Ticks
Last Answer : d. Ticks
Description : Erythema migrans is typical of the stage of Lyme disease. a. Early Localized b. Early Disseminated c. Late d. Recurrent
Last Answer : a. Early Localized
Description : Which one of the following statements about prions is FALSE? a. Prions are infectious proteins. b. Prions have caused disease in Americans. c. Human disease is called variant CJD. d. Prions can be transmitted to humans from infected beef.
Last Answer : d. Prions can be transmitted to humans from infected beef.
Description : What is the most common infectious disease today? a. Respiratory Infections b. Intestinal Infections c. Sexually Transmitted Infections d. Dental Caries
Last Answer : d. Dental Caries
Description : In 1842, Edwin Chadwick's report raised the possibility that sewage spreads disease along with a ______ outbreak which began the ________ movement. a. typhoid, aseptic b. cholera, sanitation c. polio, immunization d. none of the above are correct
Last Answer : b. cholera, sanitation
Description : Give reason: AIDS is an infectious disease but not a communicable disease.
Last Answer : AIDS is an infectious disease but not transmitted through air, water & food. So it is not a communicable disease.
Description : Which is the most infectious disease? (a) Hepatitis-B (b) AIDS (c) Amoebiasis (d) Malaria
Last Answer : (a) Hepatitis-B
Description : An emerging pathogen associated with contaminated water is _____. a. typhoid fever b. cholera c. shigellosis d. Vibrio vulnificus
Last Answer : d. Vibrio vulnificus
Description : What is the disease caused by Hantavirus ?
Last Answer : Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Description : _____ is when an antimicrobial drug should harm the infectious agent but not the host. a. Selective toxicity b. Toxic dose c. Therapeutic dose d. Chemotherapeutic index
Last Answer : a. Selective toxicity
Description : Factors affecting virulence may include a. The presence of pathogenicity islands. b. Their ability to penetrate the host. c. The infectious dose. d. All the above (a—c) are correct.
Last Answer : d. All the above (a—c) are correct.
Description : Infectious _____ is caused by the ________virus infecting the B lymphocytes. a. mononucleosis, Epstein Barr b. shingles, varicella c. Epstein Barr, yellow fever d. Meningitis, Lassa
Last Answer : d. Meningitis, Lassa
Description : Researchers have associated the ______ virus with infectious mononucleosis and have evidence that the virus also causes _______. a. Epstein-Barr; hepatitis B b. Epstein-Barr; Burkitt's lymphoma c. Coxsackie; hepatitis B d. Coxsackie; Burkitt lymphoma
Last Answer : d. Coxsackie; Burkitt lymphoma
Description : _____ are infectious RNA particles a. Viroids b. Prions c. Virions d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : a. Viroids
Description : An example of a virus causing cytopathic effects is _____. a. Paraxyxoviruses causeing syncytia b. Infectious mononucleosis with foamy-llking cytoplasm c. Rabies causing Negri bodies d. A-C are correct
Description : Which one of the following statements is NOT correct concerning the reproductive cycle of Chlamydia? a. Reticulate Bodies Are Infectious. b. Reticulate Bodies Reorganize Into Elementary Bodies. c. Elementary Bodies Infect Host Cells. d. Elementary Bodies Transform Into Reticulate Bodies.
Last Answer : a. Reticulate Bodies Are Infectious.
Description : : _____ is an exaggerated or inappropriate immune defense that is causing the problems in an affected individual. a. Hypersensitivity b. Autoimmune disease c. AIDS d. HIV
Last Answer : a. Hypersensitivity
Description : An HIV patient with swollen lymph nodes and CD4 T cell count of would be in stage of HIV disease/AIDS. a. 1,000; stage II b. 700; stage I c. 400; stage III d. 400; stage IV
Last Answer : a. 1,000; stage II
Description : Which of the following is a conjugate vaccine with tetanus or diphtheria toxoid? a. Salk polio b. Sabin polio c. influenza d. Hib
Last Answer : d. Hib
Description : Where in the body does polio attack? a. the gray matter of the spinal cord b. the white matter of the spinal cord c. the gray matter of the brain d. the white matter of the brain
Last Answer : a. the gray matter of the spinal cord
Description : The ______ can cause serious birth defects including mental impairment. a. Mononucleosis b. Cytomegalovirus c. Polio d. Hepatitis C
Last Answer : a. Mononucleosis
Description : Which investigator developed a polio vaccine containing inactivated viruses? a. Enders b. Sabin c. Jenner d. Salk
Last Answer : b. Sabin
Description : These viruses multiply first in the tonsils and then the lymphoid tissues of the gastrointestinal tract. a. Rabies virus b. Rotavirus c. Polio virus d. Hepatitis A virus
Last Answer : c. Polio virus
Description : A long thread-Like RNA virus is typical of the viruses. a. hepatitis C b. Ebola c. polio d. West Nile
Last Answer : b. Ebola
Description : Which of the following are oncogenic viruses? a. polio b. HIV c. HPV d. rabies
Last Answer : c. HPV
Description : Which of the following viruses is a retrovirus with reverse transcriptase? a. HPV b. polio c. HIV d. Ebola
Last Answer : c. HIV
Description : An example of a large complex virus is _____. a. polio b. smallpox c. cold sores d. SARS
Last Answer : b. smallpox
Description : DTaP is a toxoid vaccine that prevents ______. a. Diptheria b. Pneumonia c. Polio d. Diarrhea
Last Answer : a. Diptheria
Description : Which of the following viral infections is associated with the development of hydrophobia? A.Rabies B.Influenza C.Polio D.Hepatitis
Last Answer : A.Rabies
Description : The most deadly form of aspergillosis is a. A pulmonary form. b. A toxigenic form. c. A blood form. d. An invasive form.
Last Answer : d. An invasive form.
Description : Polio Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working with Rotary International to eliminate ________. A. Polio B. Aids C. Cancer D. Diabetes
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working with Rotary International to eliminate ________. A. Polio B. Aids C. Cancer D. Diabetes
Description : DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from – (1) Polio (2) AIDS (3) Hepatitis (4) Tuberculosis
Last Answer : (4) Tuberculosis Explanation: DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course), also known as TBDOTS, is the name given to the tuberculosis control strategy recommended by the World ... curative method for treatment of tuberculosis because of its highly efficient and cost-effective strategy.
Description : Tamiflu is frontline drug against - (1) bird flu (2) cancer (3) AIDS (4) polio
Last Answer : (1) bird flu Explanation: Oseltamivir marketed under the trade name Tami flu, is an antiviral drug, which may slow the spread of influenza (flu) virus between cells in the body by stopping ... treat and prevent influenza A virus and influenza B virus infection in over 50 million people since 1999.
Description : 'ELISA' test is employed to diagnose - (1) Polio virus (2) AIDS antibodies (3) Tuberculosis bacterium (4) Cancer
Last Answer : (3) Tuberculosis bacterium Explanation: ELISA is an abbreviation for "enzymelinked immunosorbent assay." An ELISA test uses components of the immune system and chemicals to detect immune responses In the body (for example, to infectious microbes).
Description : DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from (1) Polio (2) AIDS (3) Hepatitis (4) Tuberculosis
Last Answer : Tuberculosis
Description : Tamiflu is frontline drug against (1) bird flu (2) cancer (3) AIDS (4) polio
Last Answer : bird flu
Description : ‘ELISA’ test is employed to diagnose : (1) Polio virus (2) AIDS antibodies (3) Tuberculosis bacterium (4) Cancer
Last Answer : Tuberculosis bacterium
Description : Are pet gerbils safe from hantavirus?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Hantavirus?
Last Answer : DefinitionHantavirus is a disease spread by rodents that is similar to the flu.Alternative NamesHantavirus pulmonary syndrome; Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndromeCauses, incidence, and risk factorsHantavirus has probably ... but it does not make the carrier animal sick. Humans are thought to bec