Answer Choices:
A. The patient’s serum contains endotoxin.*
B. The patient’s serum contains exotoxin.
C. The patient’s serum does not contain endotoxin.
D. No conclusion can be reached because the LAL test is not used for detection of toxins.
Answer:
A
Question: ___ can cause vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, and chemotaxis.
Answer Choices:
A. Cytokines
B. Leukotrienes
C. Prostaglandins
D. Histamine
Answer:
D. Histamine
Question: Part of the antibody-mediated immunity which ___ was part of cell-mediated immunity.
Answer Choices:
A. does not exist
B. monoclonal antibodies
C. T cells
D. Antibodies, antigens
E. Neutrophils, monocytes
Answer:
C. T cells
Question: A(n) ________ is a biological poison produced by certain pathogens.
Answer:
toxin
Question: A Pap test can detect early signs of
Answer Choices:
a. a prolapsed uterus.
b. cervical cancer.
c. HIV infection.
d. infertility.
Answer:
b
Question: All contacts with a pathogen will result in infection.
Answer:
False
Question: ________ are anatomic locations where pathogens can pass into host tissue.
Answer:
Portals of entry
Question: Which of the following is a common secondary fungal disease?
Answer Choices:
A. giardiasis
B. histoplasmosis
C. oral thrush*
Answer:
C
Question: Which is the transmission mechanism for West Nile Virus?
Answer Choices:
A. body-fluid contact
B. droplets
C. fomite
D. vector*
Answer:
D
Question: ________ pathogens always cause disease.
Answer:
Primary
Question: ________ are molecules, receptors, or surface structures necessary for attachment to a host cell.
Answer:
Adhesins
Question: Which researcher required that surgeons should use a 5% carbolic acid solution to clean surgical tools as a way to prevent the spread of disease?
Answer Choices:
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Robert Koch
C. Joseph Lister*
D. John Snow
Answer:
C