Question 1

Which drug interferes with the action of an HIV enzyme needed for ﬁnal assembly and maturation of the virus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fusion inhibitor
B)   Integrase inhibitor
C)   Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
D)   Protease inhibitorE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis include _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   fever and pocks on skin
B)   fever, severe diarrhea, pneumonitis, hepatitis, and retinitis
C)   vesicular lesions in oral mucosa
D)   sore throat, fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and splenomegalyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The presence of viruses in the blood is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   viremia
B)   hemovirus
C)   fungemia
D)   septicemiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

You just returned from a hiking/camping trip and are experiencing symptoms of an infection: high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and black-and-blue marks or hemorrhages under the skin. Your doctor asks if you have been in the four corners area of the United States (where the states of Arizona, colorado, New Mexico, and Utah all meet) . What does the doctor suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)   You might have picked up the plague bacterium from ?eas that normally feed on rodents in that area.
B)   Those four states have high rates of Chikungunya, which is what the doctor suspects that you have.
C)   Hemorrhagic fever is often associated with bats in that region of the United States.
D)   Since there are many mosquitoes in that area, you might have been infected with Plasmodium.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In severe cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the enlarged lesions of the rash can become necrotic and predispose the patient to gangrene of toes and ?ngertips.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most cases of sepsis are caused by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   viruses
B)   bacteria
C)   prions
D)   protozoans
E)   fungiF) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Your patient was admitted for a gunshot wound about a week ago. As a precautionary activity, the doctor placed her on antibiotics for a few days while recuperating. Blood specimens are drawn on the patient a several times daily and sent to the microbiology lab for analysis of bacteria. Nothing
Has grown in culture. On her 4th day in the hospital, she has had no fever and no other signs of infection, but one set of blood specimens has been reported positive for a bacterium. The culture was identi?ed by the lab as Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common organism on the skin. Predict the likely situation leading to this.

Accepted Answer

A)   Staphylococcus epidermidis is a very slow growing bacterium and was probably in the blood right after the gunshot wound, but failed to grow until now.
B)   The patient is immunodepressed and very susceptible to bacterial infection.
C)   Staphylococcus epidermidis is a skin contaminant that ended up in the blood specimen as a consequence of poor aseptic technique during the venipuncture.
D)   Staphylococcus epidermidis has converted to a pathogen because of the antibiotics prescribed for the patient.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The cyclic bouts of fever and chills in malaria are caused by _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   white blood cell lysis
B)   neurological involvement
C)   red blood cell lysis
D)   the timing of the viral life cycleE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Rifampin is the drug of choice for malaria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The causative agent of Lyme disease is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Borrelia burgdorferi
B)   Borrelia hermsii
C)   Ixodes paciﬁcus
D)   Ixodes scapularis
E)   Leptospira interrogansF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Control of rodent populations is important for preventing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   brucellosis
B)   plague
C)   Q fever
D)   malariaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Malaria may be prevented by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   using bed nets sprayed with insecticide
B)   eliminating standing water
C)   taking prophylactic drugs
D)   using genetically engineered mosquitoes
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

A common cardiovascular/lymphatic system disease in AIDS patients is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Burkitt's lymphoma
B)   cytomegalovirus
C)   acute endocarditis
D)   brucellosis
E)   ehrlichiosisF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

The causative agent in a case of sepsis can be isolated by _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   inoculating blood agar with a sample of the patient's blood
B)   sending a blood sample to the CDC laboratories in Atlanta
C)   performing a Kirby-Bauer assay on a sample of the patient's blood
D)   centrifugation of the blood to separate cells and plasmaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Lyme disease involves ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   early symptoms of fever, headache, and stiff neck
B)   crippling polyarthritis, cardiovascular issues, and neurological problems
C)   people exposed to wooded or forested areas
D)   treatment with antimicrobials
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, dengue fever, and tularemia are all infectious diseases of the cardiovascular system. What feature do they have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   The causative agent of each of these diseases is a bacterium.
B)   They are all endemic in the mountain states in the western United States.
C)   People with immune deﬁciencies are especially susceptible to these diseases.
D)   They are all transmitted by arthropod vectors.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the structure of blood vessels is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blood vessels are often found in parallel with lymphatic vessels.
B)   Capillaries have only a single layer of endothelium, rendering them fragile and leaky during an infection with a hemorrhagic fever virus.
C)   Connective tissue and muscle ﬁbers are found in the layers of tissue surrounding both arteries and veins.
D)   In contrast to veins, arteries have higher blood pressure, more tissue layers, and are thinner vessels.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The heart wall has three layers. In order from the outer layer to the inner layer, they are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium
B)   myocardium, endocardium, and epicardium
C)   endocardium, epicardium, and myocardium
D)   epicardium, myocardium, and endocardiumE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Humans should be routinely vaccinated against Lyme disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anthrax is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a zoonosis
B)   transmitted by contact, inhalation, or ingestion
C)   a disease that, in humans, can cause a rapidly fatal toxemia and septicemia
D)   only seen sporadically in the United States
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 20: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

The causative agent of Lyme disease is ______.

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The heart wall has three layers. In order from the outer layer to the inner layer, they are ______.

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Humans should be routinely vaccinated against Lyme disease.

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Rifampin is the drug of choice for malaria.

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The cyclic bouts of fever and chills in malaria are caused by _______.

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The causative agent in a case of sepsis can be isolated by _______.

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The presence of viruses in the blood is called ______.

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Control of rodent populations is important for preventing ______.

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Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, dengue fever, and tularemia are all infectious diseases of the cardiovascular system. What feature do they have in common?

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Most cases of sepsis are caused by ______.

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In severe cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the enlarged lesions of the rash can become necrotic and predispose the patient to gangrene of toes and ?ngertips.

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Anthrax is ______.

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Which of the following statements regarding the structure of blood vessels is incorrect?

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Which drug interferes with the action of an HIV enzyme needed for ﬁnal assembly and maturation of the virus?

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Malaria may be prevented by ________.

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Lyme disease involves ______.

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Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis include _______.

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A common cardiovascular/lymphatic system disease in AIDS patients is ______.

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The causative agent of Lyme disease is ______.

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The heart wall has three layers. In order from the outer layer to the inner layer, they are ______.

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Humans should be routinely vaccinated against Lyme disease.

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Rifampin is the drug of choice for malaria.

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The cyclic bouts of fever and chills in malaria are caused by _______.

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Control of rodent populations is important for preventing ______.

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Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, dengue fever, and tularemia are all infectious diseases of the cardiovascular system. What feature do they have in common?

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Most cases of sepsis are caused by ______.

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In severe cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the enlarged lesions of the rash can become necrotic and predispose the patient to gangrene of toes and ?ngertips.

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Anthrax is ______.

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