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GREAT DISEASES STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 TAMU VTPB 221 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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The theory of spontaneous generation was adv ocated and defended by: - AnswerNeedham
With the development of the scientific methods, during the Renaissance , the theory of
spontaneous generation came under attack. Who was the first scientist who tried to
prove the invalidity of spontaneous generation theory? - Answer Franscesco Redi
GREAT DISEASES STUDY GUIDE EXAM
1 TAMU VTPB 221 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who was behind the scientific thought about contagious diseases that was culminated
and was concluded with De contagione et contagiosis morbis et curatione? - Answer
Girolamo Fracastoro
The idea that some diseases are caused by and spread by contagions was proposed
by: - Answer Fracastoro
The critics of Spallanzani's experiment believed that air needed to enter the flask in
order for life to be created from nonliving materials, and Spallanzani's experiiment did
not allow air to enter the flasks of sterile broth. Louis Pasteur, however, was able to
allow air to enter the flask of sterile broth. He performed the same type of experiment as
Spallanzani, except: - Answer He used specifically formed flasks with long curved necks
All of the following statements about bacteria are true except: - Answer Bacteria
possess nuclei that contain both DNA and RNA
All of the following are true about the characteristics of viruses except: - Answer Their
genome is composed of both DNA and RNA
All of the following are true of bacteria: - Answer They can be treated with antibiotics,
the host involves the humoral immune system in resting bacterial infection, they are
able to grow on non-living media
During early Mankind (Humanoids) era, diseases and plagues were speculated to be
rare because of all the following factors except: - Answer The cooler climate of the ice
age helped to kill the microbes which may cause diseases in Mankind
,The "Four Humor Theory" was developed and propagated by: - Answer The Greek
physician Hippocrates
In the study of history medicine, researchers often checked old medical manuscripts. All
of the following are ancient medical manuscripts EXCEPT: - Answer Magna Carta
Who was the Greek doctor who was later revered as a god? - Answer Asclepius
In the study of the history of medicine, researchers often relied on examining the
skeletons found in mass graves for tell tale signs of certain specific diseases, e.g.,
Saber shin is usually associated with: - Answer Syphilis
An epidemic is a term used when: - Answer When a disease has a high incidence
among a human population within a certain area and time period
An endemic is a term used when: - Answer A disease continues within a human
population within a certain area and at low incidence
Little Johnny was playing with his friends. He contracted cold from one of his friends, so
he started coughing and sneezing. The coughing and sneezing is a defense mechanism
of the body to get rid of the cold-causing microbe thus they are part of the immune
system. This sort of immunity is considered: - Answer Innate immunity
Your skin and mucous membranes act as a natural barriers against the invasion of most
microbes. So this sort of immunity is considered: - Answer Innate immunity
What is the main defense pathway against intracellular organisms: - Answer Cell-
mediated immunity
The main specific immune response of the host against intracellular bacteria and/or
viruses is: - Answer Cellular Immune Response
Antibodies are considered part of the: - Answer Humoral Immunity System
Secreted antibiotics are considered part of: - Answer Innate Immune System
What specific defense pathway defends us against extracellular organisms: - Answer
Humoral Immunity
The contagion/germ theory was strongly supported and advocated by: - Answer Robert
Koch
An epizootic is a term used when: - Answer When a disease has a high incidence
among an animal population within a certain area and time
T cells are employed by the body to defend us against: - Answer Virus infections
, Who discovered that microbes cause diseases, stained microbes with dye, set the
criteria to prove that every disease was caused by a different germ and this postulate
holds till now? - Answer Robert Koch
Your skin and mucous membranes act as natural barriers against the invasion of most
microbes. So this sort of immunity is considered: - Answer Innate Immunity
The period of time between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the
appearance of symptoms of the disease it causes is called? - Answer The incubation
period
Kokowawa is an infectious disease. It is caused by the virus of the family wawae. The
kokowawa virus was found to reside in raccoons and oppossums. Little Tommy was in a
camping trip when he was bitten by a flea. Two days later, he had a fever, flue-like
symptoms, and skin rash. The laboratory results confirmed that he is suffering from
Kokowawa disease. Two weeks later, he was cured. As a smart Aggie who took the
Great Diseases of the world you were able to determine that the kokowawa disease is: -
Answer Zoonosis
During repeated epidemics and because of evolution pressures, the germ causing
disease becomes: - Answer Gradually weakened
Upon establishment of germs as the cause of infectious diseases, scientists advocated
the destruction of these microbes by exploiting the difference in nature of these germs
and the host. This may be achieved by having agents acting only on the germs and not
the host or what is known as "selective toxicity." The latter term was coined by: -
Answer Paul Ehrlich
The Black Death was fodder for some great literature. Which one of the following great
literary work described the plague-infested cities? - Answer The Decameron
The particular plague epidemic of the fourteenth century originated in Asia and traveled
to Europe via trade routes. Among them was what ancient trading conduit? - Answer
The Silk Road
The plague is called "bubonic" because of what symptom? - Answer Dark/black swollen
lymph nodes
Hoping that by demonstrating their humility God would have mercy on them and allow
the plague to pass them by, groups of penitents/repenters went on progressions
through towns and cities, tearing their clothes and beating themselves and each other.
What were these penitents known as? - Answer Flagellants
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