An Introduction to Human Disease, Seventh Edition

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1: An example of indirect disease transmission would be catching a virus through:
	A: shaking hands
	B: getting sneezed upon
	C: drinking contaminated water
	D: kissing

2: Immunization is effective against disease because it
	A: alters the pathogen's genome
	B: kills all disease vectors
	C: renders the population nonsusceptible
	D: none of the above

3: Isolation of infected individuals is often ineffective because:
	A: diseases are impossible to contain
	B: individuals resist quarantine
	C: infected individuals are often unrecognized
	D: infectivity is long-lived

4: Regulation and inspection of food preparation is an example of which strategy of disease control?
	A: immunization
	B: identification and isolation
	C: control of indirect transmission
	D: none of the above

5: Effectively controlling a disease primarily requries a knowledge of:
	A: the disease's cause
	B: the disease's outcome
	C: other health risks facing the population
	D: the method of transmission
	E: A and D

6: Syphilis progresses from chancre sores to fatal cardiac lesions in a matter of weeks.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

7: Congenital syphilis
	A: is preventable
	B: may cause fetal death
	C: can transfer from mother to child
	D: all of the above

8: Gohorrhea mainly affects
	A: mucous membranes
	B: digestive tract
	C: musculoskeletal system
	D: heart valves

9: Herpes is curable with medication
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Herpes may be diagnosed through all of the following EXCEPT
	A: clinical features
	B: cultures from lesions
	C: presence of antibodies
	D: biopsy
	E: smears revealing inclusions

11: Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: AIDS attacks the immune system through:
	A: destroying the thymus
	B: causing lesions in the bone marrow
	C: destroying T lymphocytes
	D: destroying NK lymphocytes

13: AIDS victims are susceptible to widespread infection from organisms that pose no threat to healthy persons.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: All of the following groups are at an elevated risk for AIDS EXCEPT:
	A: homosexual males
	B: homosexual females
	C: intravenous drug users
	D: hemophiliacs
	E: children born to infected mothers

15: Blood donation by individuals considered to be at an elevated risk for AIDS is banned because:
	A: infected blood can be impossible to detect
	B: health risks to the donor
	C: risk of infection of nurses
	D: danger to donation equipment

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