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In a Medieval version of biological warfare , at what eastern trading station were dead plague
victims lobbed over the city walls by forces besieging the city? - correct answer Kaffa
The commander of the British Forces in America , Sir Jeffrey Amherst , relied on using blankets
that had been used by patients of which disease to kill many native Americans who helped the
French? - correct answer Smallpox
What University was ordered by its country's ruler to investigate the cause of the plague? -
correct answer The University of Paris
" Salvarsan", one of the earliest anti-syphilitic drugs , was discovered by ? - correct answer Paul
Ehrlich
In the mid 19th century , different theories arose to explain the cause of cholera. These
theories were I) the miasma theory , II) the poison theory, III) The contagion/germ theory. The
MIASMA theory was strongly supported and advocated by: - correct answer Max Von
Petterkofer
How is the Choler-causing pathogen spread? - correct answer Faecal-oral route by
contaminated food , water , or fomites
The bacterium most associated with tuberculosis in AIDS patient is : - correct answer
Mycobacterium avium
The earliest written record of malaria symptoms can be traced back to: - correct answer The
classic Chinese Nile Chang
The Impetus behind the passage of the " 1893 Immigration Act" , by the US congress, was the
outbreak of which of the following disease among the East European immigrants? - correct
answer Cholera
The Cholera Riots 1830-1831 , were the riots of the urban population against the anti-cholera
measures undertaken by the government , too place in which country? - correct answer Russia
The recommendation for yearly vaccination against influenza may be the result of ? - correct
answer Antigenic DRIFT among strains of the influenza agent.
The " Colombian Exchange" refers to the exchange of plants and animals between the old world
and new world as result of Christopher Columbus discovery of the Americans. For example ,
tomatoes , maize , tobacco , potatoes were introduced to Europe while pigs and horses were
introduced to the Americas. Among these exchanges were microbe-causing diseases , which
lead to the development of " Colombian Exchange". The latter term was used intensively in the
discussion of the origin of which of the following disease? - correct answer Syphilis
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According to the movie Influenza , all of the following statements about Hemagglutinin and
Neuraminidase are true EXCEPT: - correct answer Influenza viruses are classified into Type A , B
and C based on the combination of the H and N.
All of the following factors made the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 unique Except: - correct
answer Its Chronic course
The causative agent of the Cholera is a______ - correct answer Bacterium
Rinderpest is an important disease in : - correct answer Cattle
The main specific immune response of the host against extracellular bacteria in : - correct
answer Humoral ( antibody) immune response
"Bubonic" is only one form of plague: The disease also manifested itself in other variations,
including one from that was airbone and spread via coughing , sneezing and breathing. What is
the term for this variety of plague? - correct answer Pneumonic
The main specific immune response of the host against intracellular bacteria ( bacteria that do
invade the host cell) and / or viruses is : - correct answer Cellular immune response
In 1920 , a weak strain of the mycobacterium was developed and used in preparing a vaccine .
This vaccine is known as: - correct answer Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine
When a disease continues within a animal population within a certain area and at a low
incidence it is called: - correct answer Enzootic
The " Puritan " heritage in Boston, Massachusetts was one of the major obstacles against the
application of " variolation" among the population. Which of the following figures helped to
introduce " Variolation" on a large scale? - correct answer Cotton Mather
According to the movie Influenza 1918 , the initial reaction(s) of the central/local authorities
was/were: - correct answer Denial of any danger
The following statements about" vaccination" are true EXCEPT: - correct answer It was
popularized to western culture , from Turkey , by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
Syphilitic patients undergo different clinical stages , chancres are associated with: - correct
answer primary syphilis
All of the following statements about the bacteria are true except: - correct answer Under
appropriate conditions they can develop viruses.
Which of the following describes the classic three demons of malaria? - correct answer the
clinical signs that occur when the pathogen bursts out of the red blood cell
During the 18th century , scientists were debating the mode of transmission of syphilis and
whether it was transmitted by the miasma or by sexual contact , John Hunter was capable of
, FINAL EXAM VTPB 221 ( PRACTICE + Actual Qs)
proving that syphilis is sexually transmitted by: - correct answer Infecting himself with the
discharge from a patient
Miasma is the name for : - correct answer A theory that poisonous air exhaled by decaying
vegetable matter, especially by swamps cause diseases.
The Tuskegee experiment was conducted to: - correct answer To study the natural history of
syphilis in Afro-Americans
The outbreak of foot and mouth disease ( which affect animal only ) in the United Kingdom is
described as : - correct answer Epizootic
Rinderprest was introduced into Africa in the late 1800's with: - correct answer BOTH, Italian
troops invading what is now Eritrea and cattle imported to feed colonial troups
According to the movie The Plague, Who were the people who wandered between cities
whipping themselves for their sins? - correct answer The flagellants
Although the " Tuberculin" produced by Koch could not be used as a human vaccine , it is
mainly used in: - correct answer In the skin test ( Mantoux) diagnosis of TB
The Native American populations declined precipitously in size following European conquest
and colonization. The consensus attributes this Native American depopulation in large part to
the introduction of Old World disease. Which of the following disease is on the top of these
disease and allegedly introduced by Hernan Cortez? - correct answer Small Pox
In 1796, Edward Jenner scratched the arm of the local child with a needle inoculated with: -
correct answer Cowpox virus
The causative agent of the late potato blight is : - correct answer Phytophthora Infestans
The disease Rinderpest is caused by a : - correct answer Virus
Antigenic SHIFT of the influenza virus is usually associated with which type of the influenza
virus? - correct answer Type A influenza virus
The disease tuberculosis is caused by a - correct answer Bacterium
Charles Louis-Alphonse Laveran - correct answer Was the first to DISCOVER the plasmodia
causing malaria while he was working in Algeria
Which of the following statements better describe gene RE-ASSORTMENT associated with the
influenza virus? - correct answer It is associated with the antigen SHIFT of Type A influenza
virus.
The Dutch merchant , Van Leeuwenhoek was considered the first microbiologist in the true
sense because: - correct answer He was first to visualize and study microbes using a simple
lens microscope and described it to the Royal Society
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