Health 21 Chapter 16

A disease causing organism is called at what?
a. vector
b. host
c. pathogen
d. lymphoid

What is a host?
a. the vehicle that carries the pathogen
b. a person or population that comes in contact with a pathogen
c. a person who has a party for friends and family
d. the intermediate resevoir where the pathogen lives

A biological or physical vehicle that carries an agent to a host describes a what?
a. vector
b. host
c. pathogen
d. lymphocyte

The tiniest and toughest pathogens are what?
a. bacteria
b. heminthes
c. protozoa
d. viruses

Which of the following viruses lives permanently in the cells and flares up periodically?
a. adenoviruses
b. herpes viruses
c. papilloma viruses
d. filoviruses

Which virus may be a contrututing factor in the development of cervical cancer?
a. adenoviruses
b. herpes viruses
c. papilloma viruses
d. slow viruses

Huma immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is considered which type of virus?
a. retrovirus
b. slow virus
c. herpes virus
d. filovirus

Which of the following statements about the treatment of viruses is not true?
a. antibiotics have not effect on viruses
b. it is difficult to find drugs that will kill a virus and not your cell
c. antiviral drugs can completely eradicate viral infections
d. antiviral drugs are most effective when taken before an infection develops

Simple one-celled organisms that are the most powerful pathogens are what?
a. bacteria
b. viruses
c. fungi
d. protozoa

Which of the following is not a bacteria disease?
a. tetanus
b. herpes simplex
c. gonorrhea
d. scarlet fever

Organisms that lack chlorophyll and consist of reproductive spores and threadlike fibers represent what?
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. heminthes
d. viruses

Since fungal infections are of a certain type of microorganism, areas o fhte that can be infected include all but which of the following?
a. stomach
b. scalp
c. groin
d. toes and feet

Simgle-celled microscopic animals that realease enzymes or toxing that destroy cells are called what?
a. helminthes
b. fungi
c. protozoa
d. viruses

Protozoal infection may lead to ht edevelopmen t of all the following conditions except?
a. giardiasis
b. smallpox
c. amoebic dysentery
d. malaria

Small parasitic worms that attack specific tissues or organs are known as what?
a. viruses
b. fungi
c. protozoa
d. helminthes

All of the following are major forms of disease transmission except?
a. plants
b. water
c. food
d. animals

All of the following diseases are primarily spread by animals or insects except?
a. yellow fever
b. lyme disease
c. AIDS
d. malaria

The time between a pathogen invasion and the development of the first symptoms is called the what?
a. primary infection
b. incubation period
c. prodromal period
d. recovery period

During which stage of the infection process is an individual highly contagious?
a. initial exposer
b. incubation period
c. prodromal period
d. recovery period

All of the following groups are among the most vulnerable to infectious illnesses except?
a. smokers
b. children
c. those who use alcohol
d. the elderly

what is the function of human lymphatic system?
a. destroys viruses that invade the body
b. filter out impurities from the body
c. provides immunity against disease
d. develops the immune system

Which of the following are small cell masses where protective cells are stored?
a. macrophages
b. lymph nodes
c. abscesses
d. passive cells

Any substance that the white blood cells recognize as foreign is known as what?
a. antigen
b. gomma globulin
c. B cell
d. lymph nodes

Immunity produced by the injection of gamma globulin is known as what?
a. active immunity
b. cell-mediated immunity
c. passive immunity
d. clinical immunity

Hypersensitivity to a substance in one's diet or environment is called what?
a. allergy
b. asthma attack
c. cytokine reaction
d. antigen

When the immune system fails to recognize its own body tissue and begins to attack it, it is known as what?
a. immunity deficiency
b. allergy
c. autoimmune disorder
d. alarm reaction

Which of the following is not a vaccine recommended for college students?
a.MMR
b. zoster
c. Tdap vaccine
d. polio vaccine

All of the following are effective strategies for preventing the common cold, except?
a. avoid stress overload
b. take mega doses of vitamins
c. frequently was hands
d. replace toothbrush regularly

an annual flu shot is recommended for?
a. everyone older 6 months
b. children 10-15 years old
c. adult 18-65 years old
d. adult 65 and older

what is H1N1?
a. is an influenza type-A virus
b. is commonly knows as "bird flu"
c. had no known vaccine
d. tagets young adults

The hallmark symptoms of meningitis include all of the following except?
a. neck stiffness
b. headchace
c. fever
d. blurry vision

who should not get vaccinated for meningitis?
a. military women
b. pregnant women
c. all children when they turn 11 or 12 years old
d. college freshmen living in dorms

a pandemic refers to  what?
a. sudden rise in a disease
b. larger then usual number of individuals becoming ill
c. disease outbreak that is only viral in nature
d. wide distribution over several or many countries

for which type of hepatitis is there no vaccine available?
a. hepatitis A
b. hepatitis B
c. hepatitis C
d. hepatitis delta

does Chronic fatigue syndrome have a cure?
a. affects men more than women
b. is characterized by intense headaches and blurry vision
c. has no known cure
d. improves with bed rest

a type of sking infection spread by direct skin-to-skin contact is what?
a. mononucleosis
b. tuberculosis
c. herpes glodiatorum
d. toxic shock syndrom

all of the following are true statements concerning mononucleosis except?
a. a blood test can determine if an individual has mononucleosis
b. symptoms of mono include sore throat, headache, and fever
c. major symptoms of mono may last three weeks
d. mononucleosis is most common among the elderly

strep throat can be treated with what?
a. can be treated with antibiotics
b. is caused by the hepatitis A virus
c. can take to three days to diagnose
d. is a trivial threat

toxic shock syndrome has been assiciated witht the use of what?
a. condoms
b. a diaphragm
c. high-absorbency tampons
d. the cervical cap

the bacterium becoming most resistant to antibiotic treatments, such as penicillin, is known as what?
a. staphylococcus aureus
b. clostridium perfringens
c. strep A
d. herpes zoster

Who is not at high risk for contracting MRSA?
a. people who were recently vaccinated for the flu
b. elderly indivuduals
c. newborn babies
d. athletes who participate in contact sports

A bacterial infection called lyme disease is spread by what?
a. raccoons
b. ticks
c. mosquitoes
d. dogs

which biological agent is not considered by terrorist for the mass destruction of people?
a. anthrax
b. botulism
c. smallpox
d. herpes

all of the following are common viginal infections except?
a. staphulococcus aureus
b. candidiasis
c. baterial vaginosis
d. trichomoniasis

all of the following may contribute to urinary tract infections except?
a. pregnancy
b tight clothing
c. bike riding
d. taking bubble baths