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MC 3: MIDTERMS LONG QUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes a number of symptoms occurring together and characterizing a specific disease?

a)

Disease

b)

Illness

c)

Syndrome

d)

Disorder

2.

Community-acquired pneumonia is most commonly associated with:

a)

Staphylococcus aureus

b)

Listeria monocytogenes

c)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

d)

Legionella pneumophila

3.

Whooping cough is most communicable at which of the following phases?

a)

Catarrhal phase

b)

Paroxysmal phase

c)

Convalescent phase

4.

Most common upper air way infection in children

a)

Acute epiglottitis

b)

Croup

c)

Pneumonia

d)

Bacterial tracheitis

5.

A man with chills, fever, and headache is thought to have “atypical” pneumonia. History reveals that he raises chickens and that approximately 2 weeks ago he lost a large number of them to an undiagnosed disease. The

most likely diagnosis of this man’s condition is

a)

Anthrax

b)

Q fever

c)

Leptospirosis

d)

Ornithosis (psittacosis)

6.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection upper and sometimes lower respiratory tract infections. In which of the following ages groups is RSV a very common cause of respiratory tract infections?

a)

Adolescents ages 12 to 19 years

b)

Adults ages 40 to 60 years

c)

Infants and young children

d)

Adults ages 65 years and older

7.

Rubella infection can be prevented by using Vaccine...

a)

MMR

b)

DPT

c)

IPV

d)

DTaP

8.

This is the transmission of infectious disease through air.

a)

Airborne transmission

b)

Droplet Spread

c)

Cancer

d)

Insect Bites

9.

Which of the following is a Communicable Disease?

a)

Cancer

b)

Sprain

c)

Monkeypox

d)

Backpain

10.

VACCINE

a)

When enough people in a population are immune to a disease,

b)

Staying at home voluntarily to help prevent the spread of disease.

c)

A biological preparation that provides immunity to a specific infectious agent.

11.

When enough people in a population are immune to a disease, either by recovering from a previous infection or receiving a vaccine, so that the disease no longer spreads easily

a)

Quarantine

b)

Herd immunity

c)

Lockdown

12.

Asymptomatic:

a)

A person that is not showing any signs of having a disease despite being infected.

b)

When someone contracts a disease and the precise source of the infection cannot be found.

c)

The same as an epidemic but occurring over a more limited geographic area.

13.

A disease caused by an infectious agent that can pass between humans and other animals

a)

Lockdown

b)

Quarantine

c)

Zoonotic disease

14.

Disease of upper respiratory tract

a)

sinusitis

b)

atelectasis

c)

pulmonary edema

d)

pulmonary infections

15.

Disease of lower respiratory tract

a)

pulmonary infections

b)

vocal nodule

c)

larynx

d)

sinus

16.

Consolidation involves entire lobe of lung

a)

Lobar pneumonia

b)

Bronchopneumonia

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Sinusitis

17.

What is an infectious disease?

a)

A disease that cannot be spread to others.

b)

A disease that can be spread to others.

c)

A disease that can only be spread by mosquitoes.

d)

A disease that can be caused by disinfectants.

18.

A disease caused by a pathogen/micro-organism.

a)

alcoholism

b)

lifestyle disease

c)

infectious disease

d)

appendicitis

19.

The method in which a disease is contracted or the way a person becomes infected.

a)

symptom

b)

transmission

c)

treatment

d)

prevention

20.

A disease spread through the air is called...

a)

aerosol

b)

ingestion

c)

vectors

d)

direct contact

21.

"immunity" is defined as_____

a)

an organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope.

b)

any living thing.

c)

a small organism that makes you sick.

d)

The ability of a body to resist infection.

22.

Which of the following disease is airborne or can be transferred by air?

a)

dengue fever

b)

measles

c)

sty

d)

boil

23.

Carbon dioxide is what we INHALE in our lungs

a)

false

b)

true

24.

What is the most common viral infection to cause pneumonia

a)

tuberculosis

b)

common cold

c)

influenza

d)

bronchitis

25.

Droplet contact spread by

a)

Coughing or sneezing

b)

Touching another person

c)

Contact on a soiled suface

26.

Which of the following would be classified as Upper Respiratory Tract Infections?

I. Aspiration pneumonia

II. Otitis media

III. Pharyngitis

IV. Community-acquired pneumonia

a)

I & II

b)

II & III

c)

1 & III

d)

III & IV

27.

The bacterium that commonly lives in animal and human intestines is –

a)

Bacillus anthraces

b)

Vibrio cholerae

c)

Escherichia coli

d)

Corynebacterium

28.

Which one of the following sets includes bacterial diseases?

a)

Tetanus, tuberculosis, measles

b)

Diphtheria , leprosy, plague

c)

Cholera, typhoid, mumps

d)

Malaria, mumps, poliomyelitis

29.

It is also known as flu and caused by viruses.

a)

Common colds

b)

Influenza

c)

Myocardial Infarction

d)

Tuberculosis

30.

Pathognomonic sign of cholera is

a)

tenesmus

b)

pseudomembrane

c)

rose spots

d)

rice water stool

31.

Cholera is caused by a

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

parasite

d)

all of the above

32.

How is vibrio cholerae spread?

a)

oral fecal route

b)

airborne

c)

spoiled food

d)

bloodborne

33.

Most common treatment for vibrio cholerae?

a)

vaccine

b)

oral rehydration

c)

surgery

d)

antibiotics

34.

What are some effective ways to stop the spread of disease?

a)

vaccination

b)

proper hygene

c)

healthy diet

d)

all of the above

35.

What is the primary function of your immune system?

a)

to create organelles

b)

to protect your body from pathogens

c)

to aid in blood circulation

d)

to protect your bones and muscles

36.

White blood cells and inflammatory response is part of what line of defense?

a)

first line

b)

second line

c)

third line

d)

fourth line

37.

Adaptive immunity is faster to respond to threats and infections than the innate immune response

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes true

d)

Sometimes false

38.

The foreign particle that stimulates an immune response.

a)

Antibody

b)

Antigen

c)

Immunoglobulin

39.
Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?
a)
Fever
b)
Stomach Acid digesting
c)
White Blood Cells fighing
d)
All of these are correct
40.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
41.
 Liz notices that shortly after cutting her arm accidentally the area around the cut is turning red and feeling hot.  Which immune system defense is Liz experiencing?  
a)
inflammation
b)
white blood cell clotting
c)
skin
d)
fever
42.
Cells that ingest pathogens are
a)
plasma cells
b)
phagocytic cells
c)
helper T cells
d)
antibodies
43.

What is the body's first line of defence against infection?

a)

Physical barriers

b)

White blood cells

c)

Blood plasma

d)

Red blood cells

44.

When is passive immunity developed?

a)

After a baby's first vaccination

b)

After a baby's first bacterial infection

c)

Before birth

d)

After a baby's first dose of antibiotics

45.

What is the primary function of your immune system?

a)

to create organelles

b)

to protect your body from pathogens

c)

to aid in blood circulation

d)

to protect your bones and muscles

46.

White blood cells and inflammatory response is part of what line of defense?

a)

first line

b)

second line

c)

third line

d)

fourth line

47.

Most bacterial diseases can be treated with _______________.

a)

antibiotics

b)

carcinogens

c)

pathogens

d)

microbes

48.
The part of foreign materials that cause a response from the immune system are called _____________________.
a)
Antigens
b)
Active Immunity
c)
Antibodies
d)
Antibiotics
49.
The body detects pathogens by their...
a)
Antigens
b)
Antibodies
c)
Histamines
d)
DNA
50.
__________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.
a)
passive
b)
active
c)
cell mediated
d)
false
51.
Which is an example of passive immunity?
a)
people being vaccinated against disease
b)
people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
c)
people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
d)
people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly
52.

Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen when a person gets sick

a)

Natural Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

53.

Immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body

a)

Artificial Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Passive Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

54.

What type of disease pattern spreads rapidly over countries and continents?

a)

Outbreak

b)

Pandemic

c)

Epidemic

d)

Endemic

55.

A vaccine made from weakened pathogens is called

a)

Viral Vector Vaccine

b)

Subunit Vaccine

c)

Live-attenuated Vaccine

d)

Inactive Vaccine

56.
Which best describes the relationship between antibodies and antigens?
a)
Antibodies are specific to one antigen
b)
Antigens are produced in response to antibodies
c)
One antibody can affect several different antigens
d)
Immunity develops when an antigen destroys an antibody.
57.

Which of the following signs is not characteristic of inflammation?

a)

redness

b)

pain

c)

cold

d)

swelling

58.

The leukocyte that mainly makes up the pus in your infected wounds is called _________. (Also the most prevalent leukocyte)

a)

Eosinophil

b)

Neutrophil

c)

Monocyte

d)

Macrophage

59.

The unique immune cell that is not only created in the bone marrow, but also matures there is the

a)

b-lymphacyte

b)

t-lymphacyte

c)

memory t-cell

d)

erythrocyte

60.

The main job of helper-T cells is to

a)

alert other immune cells that there is a problem

b)

replicate new immune cells

c)

eliminate foreign pathogens

d)

remember details on antigens for future encounters

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