Module 3 - Infectious Disease, STIs, & HIV

The Triad of Infectious Disease is composed of the following components, except...?

• Host

• Agent (Pathogen)

• Environment

• Disease Course

RSV, influenza, COVID-19, and chickenpox are all _____ agents of infectious disease?

• Viruses

• Prions

• Bacteria

• Fungi

What type of agent of infectious disease is described as "opportunistic?"

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Protozoa

• Prions

What type of transmission does a pathogen utilize when entering a host through the oral cavity/GI tract?

• Ingestion

• Inhalation

• Direct contact

• Penetration

Nosocomial infections are infections that occur in the community (T or F)?

• True

• False

During what stage in the disease course do symptoms of infection become very clear (not initial point of signs/symptoms)?

• Acute phase

• Convalescent phase

• Prodromal phase

• Resolution phase

What phase during the disease course is considered a "window" in time following infection but prior to the start of signs/symptoms?

• Incubation phase

• Prodromal phase

• Acute phase

• Convalescent phase

What factors promote a pathogen's degree of pathogenicity, or virulence (select all that apply)?

• Toxins

• Adhesion factors

• Evasive factors

• Inversion factors

What signs of infection differ from signs of inflammation (select all that apply)?

• Discoloration, swelling, heat, & pain

• Yellow-green purulent exudate

• Unpleasant smell

• Delayed healing

Sometimes, the body’s microflora overgrows and it is assumed that vaginal sex can bring this on. What two infections are a result of this overgrowth?

• Candidiasis (yeast) and Bacterial vaginosis (bacteria)

• Candidiasis (bacteria) and Bacterial vaginosis (yeast)

• HSV (viral) and Gonorrhea (bacteria)

• HPV (viral) and Gonorrhea (bacteria)