VTPB 221 Final Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
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VTPB 221 Final Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by a long incubation period because the causal agent divides slowly. ANS False.
The host's immune system is capable, for some time, to compensate for the destructio...
VTPB 221 Final Exam Questions And Answers With
Verified Study Solutions
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by a long incubation period
because the causal agent divides slowly. ANS False.
The host's immune system is capable, for some time, to compensate for the destruction of the target
cells by partially destroying the causal agent.
Bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito ANS A student traveling to Central America could become
infected with Dengue Fever virus by what means?
who was the first person to observe live bacteria and protozoa? ANS Anton van Leeuwenhoek
From the movie A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America. Because the attenuated vaccine
was developed after the deactivated/killed vaccine, it was necessary to find a population of people
who were not vaccinated by the deactivated/killed. This population was found in the Soviet Union.
ANS True
Plasmodium falciparum is unique because it is the only malaria agent that causes clots in the brains
of its victims.
True or False ANS True
The 'Royal Experiment' was about testing variolation on some British prisoners, due to be hanged, at
Newgate prison in exchange for their freedom. ANS True
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a retro DNA virus. ANS False.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a retro RNA virus.
The Salk vaccine is an inactivated/Killed vaccine. ANS True
Variolation describes the procedure by which, the scab or pus from the scar of a patient infected with
small pox is used to inoculate a healthy persob for protection. ANS True
,Algeria played an important role in the history of malaria because it is where the causative agent was
discovered in the mosquito.
True or False ANS False
(In Algeria they found the causative agent in a soldier's blood)
Peste des petits Ruminants in sheep and goats ANS The United Nations Food And Agriculture
Organization has started a global campaign last year to eradicate what livestock disease?
the theory of spontaneous generation (living organisms evolves from nonliving organisms) was
advocated and defended by the church because ANS it confirms the concept of creation
all of the following are true about the characteristics of viruses EXCEPT ANS their genome is
composed of both DNA and RNA
Yes ANS Will the population of Africa double in the next 30 years?
The British India played an important role in the history of malaria because it is where the causative
agent was discovered in the mosquito.
True or False ANS True
The variolation techniques used by the Asians and Africans differed from that of the European
because the Africans and Asians used monkey pox virus while the European used cowpox virus.
ANS False.
This is a false statement. In varilation pus and scabs of the small pox legions are used. Thus the
variola virus is used and hence the term variolation. Monkey pox is caused by another virus.
The causative agent of AIDS attacks the CD4+ Helper T Cells. ANS True
In the study of the history of medicine, researchers often relied on examining the skeletons found in
mass graves (denoting a possibility of an epidemic) for tell tale signs of certain specific diseases, e.g.,
Equines foot is usually associated with poliomyelitis. ANS True
,Early AIDS was known as GRID which stands for Gay Related Infectious Disease. ANS False.
Early AIDS was known as GRID which stands for Gay Related Immunodeficiency Disease.
Sister Kenny became famous as the first patient used the Salk vaccine. ANS False.
Sister Kenny was an Australian nursing sister who became world famous for her revolutionary
treatment of poliomyelitis using aggressive physical therapy.
One of the factors which enabled the eradication of small pox is the fact that the reservoir for this
disease is confined to the humans ANS True
The earliest written record of malaria symptoms can be traced back to:
a. The classic Chines Nie Ching
b. In Greece where Hipprocrates related the occurrence of malaria with the time of the year where the
patient lived.
c. In the Ebers papyrus found in Egypt.
d. The Roman Empire thus malaria was dubbed "Roman Fever" and the word malaria meant "bad
air". ANS a. The classic Chinese Nie Ching
They are important diseases in Africa, all have been accidentally introduced into the US, and all are
transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes ANS What do Dengue, West Nile, and Zika have in common?
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 opossums without having any marked symptoms. little tommy
was in a camping trip when he was bitten by a flea. two days later, he had fever, flu-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 raccoons are: ANS the reservoirs of the disease
Plasmodium falciparum is the species of plasmodia that was imported to the USA during the slave
trade from the ports of West Africa.
True or False ANS True
, when a person is infected with "cholera", the body which of the following media to fight the
causative agent? ANS cellular immune response
49 million ANS How many people in the US struggle with food insecurity?
The "Pox" family of viruses are known to to infect a wide variety of animal species. The individual
strains of these viruses are named after the species whom they infect, e.g., cow pox, horse pox,
chicken pox, etc... ANS False
Cow pox is caused by vaccinia virus, chicken pox is caused by a herpes virus.
The most common mode of transmission of AIDS is exchange of body fluids either directly or
indirectly. ANS True
From the movie A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America. The March of Dimes is the name
adopted by the former National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. ANS True
The failure, till now, to produce an effective AIDS vaccine may be due to the fact that the causative
agent mutates continuously thus it is practically impossible for the body immune system to take
advantage of vaccination. ANS True
The Sabin vaccine is an attenuated live vaccine. ANS True
One of the factors which enabled the eradication of small pox is the fact that the reservoir for this
disease is confined to one animal species, the chimpanzees ANS False
As humans are the only reservoir for small pox.
Plasmodium spp that cause human malaria are classified as bacteria having a genus and species
name.
True or False ANS False
(Plasmodium spp are protozoa with genus and species name.)
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