Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, while harder to treat because some antibiotics are ineffective, has a similar prognosis and recovery rate compared to nonresistant tuberculosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The most common causative agent of otitis media is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aspergillus fumigatus
B)   Haemophilus influenzae
C)   Candida albicans
D)   Corynebacterium
E)   Streptococcus pneumoniaeF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Medical professionals actually observe MDR-TB patients take their medicine through a program called DOT.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is not correct about Mycobacterium species?

Accepted Answer

A)   All species are human pathogens.
B)   Cell walls have waxy lipids.
C)   They are acid fast.
D)   Usually have a slow growth rate.
E)   They are long, slender rods.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

When the centers of tubercles break down into ________ lesions, they gradually heal by calcification that replaces normal lung tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary
B)   secondary
C)   necrotic caseous
D)   granuloma
E)   tertiaryF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Treatment for diphtheria requires only penicillin or erythromycin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Influenza virus can exhibit constant mutation of viral glycoproteins called ________, or ________, a more serious phenomenon caused by the exchange of a viral gene with that of another influenza virus strain.

Accepted Answer

A)   antigenic shift, antigenic drift
B)   antigenic drift, antigenic shift
C)   None of these are correct.D) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 9

What is the function of normal biota of the respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A)   Compete with pathogens for resources and space
B)   Microbial antagonism
C)   Provide antibodies
D)   Both compete with pathogens for resources and space and microbial antagonism are correct.
E)   Compete with pathogens for resources and space, microbial antagonism, and provide antibodies are all correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Legionella pneumophila ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is easily killed by chlorine
B)   often lives intracellularly in amoebas
C)   is transmitted through the soil
D)   always causes a severe pneumonia
E)   is a gram-positive bacteriumF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

The bright red rash and fever of scarlet fever are due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   enterotoxins
B)   hemolysins
C)   toxic shock syndrome toxin
D)   exfoliative toxin
E)   erythrogenic toxinF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening pneumonia in AIDS patients.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cryptococcus neoformans
B)   Candida albicans
C)   Malassezia furfur
D)   Pneumocystis (carinii)  jiroveci
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Inhalation of respiratory secretions is involved in the transmission of the following except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   influenza
B)   rhinitis
C)   legionella
D)   diphtheria
E)   All of the choices involve respiratory secretions.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The primary transmission route for acquiring agents of the common cold is by contact with hands and fomites contaminated with the nasal discharges of an infected person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 C)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The causative organism of whooping cough is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bordetella pertussis
B)   Streptococcus pneumoniae
C)   Haemophilus influenzae
D)   Streptococcus pyogenes
E)   Corynebacterium diphtheriaeF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aspergillis
B)   Candida albicans
C)   Haemophilus influenzae
D)   Staphylococcus aureus
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, while harder to treat because some antibiotics are ineffective, has a similar prognosis and recovery rate compared to nonresistant tuberculosis.

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Which is not correct about Mycobacterium species?

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What is the function of normal biota of the respiratory tract?

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

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The most common causative agent of otitis media is ________.

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This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening pneumonia in AIDS patients.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is ________.

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The bright red rash and fever of scarlet fever are due to ________.

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When the centers of tubercles break down into ________ lesions, they gradually heal by calcification that replaces normal lung tissue.

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Treatment for diphtheria requires only penicillin or erythromycin.

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Legionella pneumophila ________.

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Inhalation of respiratory secretions is involved in the transmission of the following except ________.

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

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Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

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Medical professionals actually observe MDR-TB patients take their medicine through a program called DOT.

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The causative organism of whooping cough is ________.

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Influenza virus can exhibit constant mutation of viral glycoproteins called , or , a more serious phenomenon caused by the exchange of a viral gene with that of another influenza virus strain.

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The primary transmission route for acquiring agents of the common cold is by contact with hands and fomites contaminated with the nasal discharges of an infected person.

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Exam 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, while harder to treat because some antibiotics are ineffective, has a similar prognosis and recovery rate compared to nonresistant tuberculosis.

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Which is not correct about Mycobacterium species?

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What is the function of normal biota of the respiratory tract?

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

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The most common causative agent of otitis media is ________.

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This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening pneumonia in AIDS patients.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is ________.

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The bright red rash and fever of scarlet fever are due to ________.

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When the centers of tubercles break down into ________ lesions, they gradually heal by calcification that replaces normal lung tissue.

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Treatment for diphtheria requires only penicillin or erythromycin.

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Legionella pneumophila ________.

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Inhalation of respiratory secretions is involved in the transmission of the following except ________.

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

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Normal biota of the upper respiratory tract include ________.

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Medical professionals actually observe MDR-TB patients take their medicine through a program called DOT.

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The causative organism of whooping cough is ________.

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Influenza virus can exhibit constant mutation of viral glycoproteins called ________, or ________, a more serious phenomenon caused by the exchange of a viral gene with that of another influenza virus strain.

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The primary transmission route for acquiring agents of the common cold is by contact with hands and fomites contaminated with the nasal discharges of an infected person.

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Influenza virus can exhibit constant mutation of viral glycoproteins called , or , a more serious phenomenon caused by the exchange of a viral gene with that of another influenza virus strain.

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