patho exam 2 questions
Vaginal yeast infections are common in women who are on antibiotics because
A. the antibiotics kill the resident flora
B. the antibiotics kill the resident fungi
C. the women are immunocompromised
D. the antibiotics trigger an opportunistic infection
A
A man developed an upper respiratory infection 3 days after his sick daughter sneezed on
him. His infection had a 3 day _________________________ period.
A. convalescence
B. prodromal
C. invasion period
D. incubation
D
___________________________ are released during bacterial growth, but
______________________ are released when the bacteria die
A.exotoxins:exotoxins
B.exotoxins: endotoxins
C.endotoxins;endotoxins
D.endotoxins;exotoxins
B
A patient complains of a dry cough, body aches, and a fever. Which of the following would
you suspect is occurring?
A. influenza
B. common cold
C. a winter time bug
D. stomach flu
A
The ability of the influenza virus to spread from one individual to others and cause disease is
known as
, A. opportunistic
B. vector
C. communicability
D. virulence
C
The capacity of a microorganism to cause SEVERE disease is known as
A. opportunistic
B. virulence
C.communicability
D. vector
B
A person arrives at the clinic and reports mild tiredness and discomfort after exposure to a
family member with the flu. The nurse suspects the person is in the:
A. incubation period
B. invasion period
C. prodromal period
D. covalence period
C
The antigenicity/immunogenicity of Virus ABC is high. This means that:
A. it spreads rapidly within the population
B. it causes very severe disease
C. it changes the surface antigens frequently
D. ot provokes a string immune response
D
The hallmark clinical manifestation of an infection is
A. fever
B. malaise
C. generalized aches
D. loss of appetite
A
Vaginal yeast infections are common in women who are on antibiotics because
A. the antibiotics kill the resident flora
B. the antibiotics kill the resident fungi
C. the women are immunocompromised
D. the antibiotics trigger an opportunistic infection
A
A man developed an upper respiratory infection 3 days after his sick daughter sneezed on
him. His infection had a 3 day _________________________ period.
A. convalescence
B. prodromal
C. invasion period
D. incubation
D
___________________________ are released during bacterial growth, but
______________________ are released when the bacteria die
A.exotoxins:exotoxins
B.exotoxins: endotoxins
C.endotoxins;endotoxins
D.endotoxins;exotoxins
B
A patient complains of a dry cough, body aches, and a fever. Which of the following would
you suspect is occurring?
A. influenza
B. common cold
C. a winter time bug
D. stomach flu
A
The ability of the influenza virus to spread from one individual to others and cause disease is
known as
, A. opportunistic
B. vector
C. communicability
D. virulence
C
The capacity of a microorganism to cause SEVERE disease is known as
A. opportunistic
B. virulence
C.communicability
D. vector
B
A person arrives at the clinic and reports mild tiredness and discomfort after exposure to a
family member with the flu. The nurse suspects the person is in the:
A. incubation period
B. invasion period
C. prodromal period
D. covalence period
C
The antigenicity/immunogenicity of Virus ABC is high. This means that:
A. it spreads rapidly within the population
B. it causes very severe disease
C. it changes the surface antigens frequently
D. ot provokes a string immune response
D
The hallmark clinical manifestation of an infection is
A. fever
B. malaise
C. generalized aches
D. loss of appetite
A
