An Introduction to Human Disease, Seventh Edition

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Which is NOT a classification of animal parasite?
	A: protozoa
	B: metazoa
	C: arthropod
	D: anthropod

2: What is NOT a method of transmission for malaria?
	A: Drinking contaminated water
	B: Sharing hypodermic syringes
	C: Blood transfusion
	D: Mosquitos

3: Babesiosis is particularly dangerous for individuals lacking a:
	A: liver
	B: lung
	C: kidney
	D: spleen
	E: thymus

4: Severe amebiasis can cause ________ in the liver.
	A: necrosis
	B: abscesses
	C: hemhorrages
	D: tumors

5: Trichomonads are a sexually transmitted parasite.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

6: Giardia is transmitted
	A: sexually
	B: through droplets of wataer vapor
	C: through ticks
	D: in contaminated water

7: To avoid toxoplasma, pregnant women should not handle cat feces.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

8: There is currently no specific treatment for cryptosporidia, making it particularly dangerous for people already infected with:
	A: gout
	B: AIDS
	C: pancreitis
	D: gastris

9: Cryptosporidia can be eliminated from water through:
	A: chlorination
	B: filtration
	C: fluoridation
	D: none of the above

10: The roundworm that is typically transmitted through undercooked pork is:
	A: pinworms
	B: trichinella
	C: ascaris
	D: tapeworms

11: Ascaris worms can move from the pulmonary system to the:
	A: nervous system
	B: biliary system
	C: digestive system
	D: urinary tract

12: Tapeworms commonly are located in the:
	A: kidney
	B: brain
	C: arteries
	D: intestine

13: Flukes are a widespread public health issue in Western Canada
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: Scabies is caused by a thick, fleshy worm that burrows in the intestinal lining.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Crab louse infestation responds to:
	A: antibiotics
	B: antivirals
	C: antiparasitics
	D: antifungals

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