Question 1

Which of the following pertains to diphtheria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Results in meningitis
B)  Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea
C)  Can be transmitted from mother's birth canal to neonate
D)  Prevented by the DTaP immunization
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is not a virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Endotoxin
B)  Tracheal cytotoxin
C)  M protein
D)  Pertussis toxin
E)  Filamentous hemagglutininF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas,air conditioners,cooling towers,and supermarket vegetable misters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legionellosis
B)  Pertussis
C)  Brucellosis
D)  Plague
E)  Traveler's diarrheaF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Respiratory syncytial virus is a major cause of global respiratory infection outbreaks in infants 6 months of age or younger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anatomical features situated below the tonsils are considered the lower respiratory tract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People who have received the BCG immunization will generally have a negative tuberculin skin test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The enzyme associated with the influenza virus that hydrolyzes the protective mucous coating of the respiratory tract is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  catalase
B)  reverse transcriptase
C)  hyaluronidase
D)  neuraminidase
E)  kinaseF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

The tubercles formed in primary tuberculosis are caused by an influx of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neutrophils
B)  basophils
C)  mononuclear cells
D)  polymorphonuclear leukocytes
E)  antibodiesF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An induration of less than 5 mm in the Mantoux test is negative for TB.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pertussis has the following characteristics except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the disease progresses through several distinct stages
B)  the catarrhal stage has persistent,hacking coughs with "whoops"
C)  the early stage resembles a cold with nasal discharge and sneezing
D)  DTaP immunization will prevent it
E)  transmission is by droplet contactF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Symptoms of influenza include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nasal discharge,mild fever,and absence of cough
B)  fever,diarrhea,and vomiting
C)  fever,myalgia,sore throat,cough,and nasal discharge
D)  fever,sore throat,rash,and cough
E)  fever and pneumoniaF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Influenza is predominantly transmitted by the fecal-oral route.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not true of Streptococcus pyogenes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group A streptococcus
B)  Gram positive
C)  Forms spores
D)  Sensitive to bacitracin
E)  Beta hemolyticF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

A diagnosis of tuberculosis involves a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chest X-ray
B)  acid-fast stain of sputum
C)  sputum culture
D)  tuberculin skin test
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptococcus pyogenes
B)  Streptococcus pneumoniae
C)  Neisseria meningitidis
D)  alpha-hemolytic streptococci
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

Streptococcus pneumoniae is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha-hemolytic on blood agar
B)  often referred to as pneumococcus
C)  a gram-positive diplococcus with a capsule
D)  most likely to cause infection in older adults
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Pertussis outbreaks still occur in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

Which of the following is not a virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis?

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People who have received the BCG immunization will generally have a negative tuberculin skin test.

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Pertussis has the following characteristics except ________.

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Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas,air conditioners,cooling towers,and supermarket vegetable misters?

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Respiratory syncytial virus is a major cause of global respiratory infection outbreaks in infants 6 months of age or younger.

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Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

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Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

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Influenza is predominantly transmitted by the fecal-oral route.

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An induration of less than 5 mm in the Mantoux test is negative for TB.

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Symptoms of influenza include ________.

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The enzyme associated with the influenza virus that hydrolyzes the protective mucous coating of the respiratory tract is ________.

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Anatomical features situated below the tonsils are considered the lower respiratory tract.

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Pertussis outbreaks still occur in the United States.

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The tubercles formed in primary tuberculosis are caused by an influx of ________.

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Which of the following is not true of Streptococcus pyogenes?

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Which of the following pertains to diphtheria?

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A diagnosis of tuberculosis involves a(n) ________.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is ________.

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Exam 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

Which of the following is not a virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis?

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People who have received the BCG immunization will generally have a negative tuberculin skin test.

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Pertussis has the following characteristics except ________.

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Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas,air conditioners,cooling towers,and supermarket vegetable misters?

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Respiratory syncytial virus is a major cause of global respiratory infection outbreaks in infants 6 months of age or younger.

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Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

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Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

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Influenza is predominantly transmitted by the fecal-oral route.

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An induration of less than 5 mm in the Mantoux test is negative for TB.

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Symptoms of influenza include ________.

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The enzyme associated with the influenza virus that hydrolyzes the protective mucous coating of the respiratory tract is ________.

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Anatomical features situated below the tonsils are considered the lower respiratory tract.

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Pertussis outbreaks still occur in the United States.

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The tubercles formed in primary tuberculosis are caused by an influx of ________.

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Which of the following is not true of Streptococcus pyogenes?

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Which of the following pertains to diphtheria?

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A diagnosis of tuberculosis involves a(n) ________.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is ________.

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