Multiple Choice
Which microorganism is most clearly associated with an exogenous infection (acquired from outside the host rather than from the host’s normal microbiota)?
1
views
21. Principles of Disease
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Back21. Principles of Disease
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a characteristic of infectious mononucleosis?35views
- Multiple ChoiceIn the context of infectious disease, what is an opportunistic infection?2views
- Multiple ChoiceIn the context of infectious disease characteristics, a chronic infection is best characterized by which of the following?2views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a normal portal of exit for an infectious disease?40views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best defines an infectious disease?52views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following conditions is NOT considered a sign of infection?69views
- Multiple ChoiceDiseases caused by pathogens are ____________ diseases.41views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT considered a lower respiratory tract infection?38views
- Multiple ChoiceAn infectious disease is most accurately defined as:54views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms refers to the time between exposure to a pathogen and the appearance of the first symptoms of disease?36views
- Textbook Question
Support or refute the following statement: “Rubeola is common and of little concern as a childhood disease.”
518views - Textbook Question
During a lumbar puncture procedure, the nurse observed that the patient’s CSF pressure was high. However, when the analysis of the CSF sample comes back, the glucose levels are normal. The nurse would most likely suspect:
a. arboviral meningitis.
b. Neisseria meningitidis.
c. Listeria monocytogenes.
d. poliovirus.
616views - Multiple ChoiceIf an individual is a carrier of an infectious disease, he is __________.58views
- Textbook Question
Use the following choices to answer the question given below:
a. Ehrlichiosis
b. Lyme disease
c. Septic shock
d. Toxoplasmosis
e. Viral hemorrhagic fever
A patient was hospitalized because of continuing fever and progression of symptoms including headache, fatigue, and back pain. Tests for antibodies to B. burgdorferi were negative. What is your diagnosis?
605views