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Chapter 14 Principles of Disease and Epidemiology

front 1

A cold transmitted by a facial tissue is an example of

A) direct contact.
B) droplet transmission.
C) fomite.
D) vector.
E) vehicle transmission

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fomite

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A disease in which the causative agent remains inactive for a time before producing symptoms is referred as

A) subacute
B) subclinical
C) latent
D) zoonotic
E) acute

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Latent

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A nosocomial infection is

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Acquired during the course of hospitalization

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Biological transmission differs from mechanical transmission in that biological transmission

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Involves reproduction of a pathogen in an arthropod vector prior to transmission

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Both normal and transient flora can become opportunistic pathogens.

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True

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Focal infections initially start out as

A) sepsis.
B) bacteremia.
C) local infections.
D) septicemia.
E) systemic infections.

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Local infections

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If a prodromal period exists for a certain disease, is should occur prior to

A) incubation.
B) illness.
C) decline.
D) convalescence.

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Illness

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In which of the following patterns of disease does the patient experience no signs or symptoms?

A) prodromal
B) decline
C) convalescence
D) incubation
E) incubation and convalescence

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Incubation and convalescence

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MMWR is a publication by the CDC that reports on only emerging diseases.

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False

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Pseudomonas bacteria colonized the bile duct of a patient following his liver transplant surgery. The is an example of a

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Nosocomial infection

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Reservoirs of infections are always animate object.

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False

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Symptoms of disease differ from signs of disease in that symptoms

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Are changes felt by the patient

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The CDC is located in

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Atlanta, GA

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The rise in herd immunity amongst a population can be directly attributed to

A) increased use of antibiotics.
B) improved handwashing.
C) vaccinations.
D) antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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Vaccinations

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The science that deals with when diseases occur and how they are transmitted is called

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Epidemiology

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Transient microbiota differ from normal microbiota in that transcient microbiota

A) Cause diseases.
B) Are found in a certain location on the host.
C) Are acquired by direct contact.
D) Are present for a relatively short time.
E) None of the above.

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Are present for a relatively short time

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Which of the following definitions is incorrect?

A) Acute a short-lasting primary infection
B) Inapparent infection characteristic of a carrier state
C) Chronic a disease that develops slowly and lasts for months
D) Primary infection an initial illness
E) Secondary infection a long-lasting illness

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Secondary infection: a long lasting illness

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Which of the following definitions is incorrect?

A) endemic: a disease that is constantly present in a population
B) epidemic: a disease that is endemic across the world
C) pandemic: a disease that affects a large number of people in the world in a short time
D) sporadic: a disease that affects a population occasionally
E) incidence: number of new cases of a disease

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Epidemic: a disease that is endemic across the world

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Which of the following is fomite?

A) water
B) droplets from a sneeze
C) pus
D) insects

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Insects

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Which of the following statements is False?

A) Antimicrobial therapy for hemodialysis-associated infections increases antibiotic resistance.
B) The USA100 strain accounts for most hospital-acquired MRSA.
C) The USA300 strain accounts for most community-acquired MRSA.
D) The M in MRSA stands for mannitol.
E) S. aureus is differentiated from other mannitol+ cocci by the coagulase test.

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M in MRSA stands for mannitol