Human Disease Chapters 1-3
________ are antiviral proteins produced by some animal cells after viral infection. - correct
answer-Interferons
________ is a group of plasma proteins that assist in the destruction of foreign cells. -
correct answer-Complement
________ is an extreme immune response to an antigen. - correct
answer-Allergy/Hypersensitivity
________ is the first antibody produced - correct answer-IgM
_________ immunity develops in response to contact with an antigen. - correct
answer-Specfic
______________ are single-celled prokaryotic organisms. - correct answer-bacteria
______________ is a cancer of the immune system that is marked by the presence of
Reed-Sternberg cells. - correct answer-Hodgkins lymphoma
____________________ are infectious agents composed only of proteins. - correct
answer-Prions
_________________infections are acquired in the hospital - correct answer-nosocomial
________________diseases are known diseases that have reappeared after a significant
decline in incidence. - correct answer-reemerging
___________is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue - correct
answer-Scleroderma
_________immunity is present at birth - correct answer-Non-specific
A rigid______ surrounds and protects bacterial cells. - correct answer-cell wall
A skin rash is an example of a - correct answer-sign
A type of leukocyte that recognizes and eliminates viral infected cells and cancer cells is -
correct answer-natural killer cells
A(n)_______ disease has a sudden onset and short course. - correct answer-acute
Anaphylatic shock is a mild allergic reaction - correct answer-False
Antibiotics are effective against viruses - correct answer-false
, Antibodies provide humoral immunity - correct answer-True
Antiobiotics are effective treatments for helminths infestations - correct answer-False
Ascariasis is the most common type of roundworm infection in humans. - correct
answer-True
bacteria - correct answer-Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms and have cell
walls. They come in different shapes small size gram + or - cocci, bacilli, spirilla and vibrios.
Bacteria do not possess a____________________. - correct answer-nucleus
Bacteria reproduce by _________________________. - correct answer-binary fission
Cell-mediated immunity depends on the activities of B cells - correct answer-False
Chapter #1 What is disease? - correct answer-A disease is a deviation from normal structure
or function in the body that interrupts or modifies performance of vital functions.
Chapter #2 The body's ability to resist disease is - correct answer-immunity
chicken pox - correct answer-varicella zoster virus
Chickenpox is caused by the ____________________ virus. - correct answer-varicella
Chickenpox is transmitted by the parenteral route - correct answer-false
Cytotoxic T cells kill via phagocytosis - correct answer-False
Defense against extracellular antigens via antibodies is called - correct answer-humoral
immunity
Diseases with a rapid onset and resolution are called_________ diseases. - correct
answer-lesions
Endemic - correct answer-always occurs at low levels in a population
epidemic - correct answer-occurs in unusually large numbers over a specific area
Fever is part of specific immunity - correct answer-False
fomites - correct answer-inanimate objects that are contaminated by direct contact with the
reservoir: desk, door handle, tissue.
German measles is caused by________________________. - correct answer-rubella virus
________ are antiviral proteins produced by some animal cells after viral infection. - correct
answer-Interferons
________ is a group of plasma proteins that assist in the destruction of foreign cells. -
correct answer-Complement
________ is an extreme immune response to an antigen. - correct
answer-Allergy/Hypersensitivity
________ is the first antibody produced - correct answer-IgM
_________ immunity develops in response to contact with an antigen. - correct
answer-Specfic
______________ are single-celled prokaryotic organisms. - correct answer-bacteria
______________ is a cancer of the immune system that is marked by the presence of
Reed-Sternberg cells. - correct answer-Hodgkins lymphoma
____________________ are infectious agents composed only of proteins. - correct
answer-Prions
_________________infections are acquired in the hospital - correct answer-nosocomial
________________diseases are known diseases that have reappeared after a significant
decline in incidence. - correct answer-reemerging
___________is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue - correct
answer-Scleroderma
_________immunity is present at birth - correct answer-Non-specific
A rigid______ surrounds and protects bacterial cells. - correct answer-cell wall
A skin rash is an example of a - correct answer-sign
A type of leukocyte that recognizes and eliminates viral infected cells and cancer cells is -
correct answer-natural killer cells
A(n)_______ disease has a sudden onset and short course. - correct answer-acute
Anaphylatic shock is a mild allergic reaction - correct answer-False
Antibiotics are effective against viruses - correct answer-false
, Antibodies provide humoral immunity - correct answer-True
Antiobiotics are effective treatments for helminths infestations - correct answer-False
Ascariasis is the most common type of roundworm infection in humans. - correct
answer-True
bacteria - correct answer-Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms and have cell
walls. They come in different shapes small size gram + or - cocci, bacilli, spirilla and vibrios.
Bacteria do not possess a____________________. - correct answer-nucleus
Bacteria reproduce by _________________________. - correct answer-binary fission
Cell-mediated immunity depends on the activities of B cells - correct answer-False
Chapter #1 What is disease? - correct answer-A disease is a deviation from normal structure
or function in the body that interrupts or modifies performance of vital functions.
Chapter #2 The body's ability to resist disease is - correct answer-immunity
chicken pox - correct answer-varicella zoster virus
Chickenpox is caused by the ____________________ virus. - correct answer-varicella
Chickenpox is transmitted by the parenteral route - correct answer-false
Cytotoxic T cells kill via phagocytosis - correct answer-False
Defense against extracellular antigens via antibodies is called - correct answer-humoral
immunity
Diseases with a rapid onset and resolution are called_________ diseases. - correct
answer-lesions
Endemic - correct answer-always occurs at low levels in a population
epidemic - correct answer-occurs in unusually large numbers over a specific area
Fever is part of specific immunity - correct answer-False
fomites - correct answer-inanimate objects that are contaminated by direct contact with the
reservoir: desk, door handle, tissue.
German measles is caused by________________________. - correct answer-rubella virus
