VTPB 221 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers With Complete Quizzes
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VTPB 221 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers With Complete Quizzes
(T/F) Monkeys are the primary reservoirs for monkey pox virus ANS False
Commensal microorganisms (microbiota) are present in: ANS Mouth, gut, respiratory tract, skin
The primary cells involved in the adaptive (acquired)...
VTPB 221 Final Exam Review Questions And Answers
With Complete Quizzes
(T/F) Monkeys are the primary reservoirs for monkey pox virus ANS False
Commensal microorganisms (microbiota) are present in: ANS Mouth, gut, respiratory tract, skin
The primary cells involved in the adaptive (acquired) immune system are: ANS T cells and B
cells
Adaptive immunity against viral infections includes: ANS Both humoral and cell mediated
immunity
The first infectious disease of humans to be eradicated from the world using vaccination was:
ANS Smallpox
A very rare adverse event associated with some vaccines that results in neurological damage is:
ANS Guillian Barre Syndrome
Our human ancestors first migrated out of Africa ANS 70,000 to 100,000 years ago
Our human ancestors most likely migrated out of Africa because of the following reasons ANS
Drought and food security, human conflict, diseases, population growth and crowding
The following plants were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent ANS Wheat and Rye
Ancient Egyptian public health practices include: ANS Promotion of bathing, sleeping under
mosquito nets, public health insurance and sick leave, "Houses of light" served as hospitals
The Romans invested in public health infrastructure such as ANS Aqueducts to bring water to
cities, Sewers to dispose of human waste, public baths in cities, hospitals
,The approximate annual global population growth is: ANS 1.1%
Rinderpest attacks which organ system of the body. ANS Digestive system
How many people are believed to have died due to starvation and disease during the Irish potato
famine ANS 1 million
In what areas of the world is population growth still climbing at an alarming rate. ANS Africa
Rinderpest infected livestock may have been introduced into Ethiopia in the late 1800s by Italians
intentionally to weaken the Ethiopian peoples resolve to remain independent and not become a
colony of Italy. ANS True
Factors that lead to emerging diseases: ANS Populations are displaced by natural disasters or
man made disasters (like wars), disease agent changes or new vectors are introduced, spread from
one person to another through direct contact, water, blood insects and animals, spread in health care
settings like drug resistant bacteria
Who developed the first effective measles vaccine? ANS John Enders
Which is the etiologic agent that causes Malaria. ANS Plasmodium
Which of the following is related to the fever characteristic of malaria ANS Parasites bursting out
of the red blood cells
Which of the following is the best definition of "Miasma Theory". ANS A poisonous vapor or
bad air caused disease
Which is the vector of malaria? ANS Anopheles mosquito
, What aspect of the disease malaria was discovered by the French military physician Charles Laveran
while working in Algeria. ANS That the pathogen attached and attacked the red blood cells
Which of the following species of Plasmodium is considered the "killer" or cause of "cerebral
malaria?" ANS Plasmodium falciparum
Which of the following categories of pathogens always need a living host cell to replicate? ANS
Virus
Who was the first to experimentally prove that germs come from the environment? ANS Louis
Pasteur
(T/F) You plan to go on a TAMU study abroad the summer of 2021 to Ghana in Africa. Should you
seek a malaria prophylactic (preventative) medication from your physician before your travel there?
ANS True
Joseph Lister used carbolic acid to: ANS Disinfect wounds
Koch's postulates are used to: ANS Prove that a disease is caused by a specific germ
(T/F) Malaria is the disease first seen by British medical doctors in Tanzania. In the Swahili
language, it means the illness that causes malaise. ANS False
During colonial times rinderpest was an important disease of cattle in the US colonies. ANS
False
(T/F) During the Renaissance the use of the scientific method included close observation and
documentation with extensive notes. ANS True
(T/F) Leeuwenkoek was a Dutch lens grinder who is credited for developing the first microscope in
the 1600's. ANS True
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