1601-1800 Flashcards
What types) of immune response is the body capable of making when presented with a killed vaccine?
Humoral only
Who are the “typical” women who present with endometrial carcinoma?
Older, non-sexually active women (whereas young, sexually active women present with cervical carcinoma)
What type of vaccine is the MMR vaccine?
Live, attenuated vaccine
With what virus is postauricular lymphadenopathy associated?
Measles (rubella) virus
In what trimester is the fetus most vulnerable to congenital rubella syndrome?
The first trimester
What is the order of the antibodies, from first to last, in an infected patient with hepatitis?
Hepatitis Be, e, s
What is the first antigen seen in an individual with hepatitis?
Hepatitis Bs antigen (incubation period)
What antibody is an indication of low transmissibility for hepatitis?
Hepatitis Be antibody
What antibody is an indication of recurrent disease for hepatitis?
Hepatitis Be antibody
Antibodies to what hepatitis B antigen provide immunity?
Antibodies to hepatitis Bs antigen
What are the three C’s of measles?
- Cough 2. Coryza 3. Conjunctivitis
What vector is associated with malaria?
Anopheles mosquito
What is the vector for yellow fever?
Aedes mosquito
What are the only two picornaviruses that do NOT lead to aseptic meningitis?
- Rhinovirus 2. Hepatitis A virus
Are antibiotics helpful in treating a disease caused by a prion?
No. Prions are infectious proteins; thus, antibiotics are useless.
What is the only part of the virus that is “detectable” during the eclipse period of the viral growth cycle?
The viral nucleic acid .
What is the only virus to carry its own ribosomes?
Arenavirus
What is the term for the period from the onset of an infection to the appearance of the virus extracellularly?
Latent period
What is the leading cause of diarrhea in the USA?
Campylobacter jejuni
What organism would cause a patient to present with constant diarrhea after drinking mountain stream water on a camping trip?
Giardia lamblia
What parasite can cause vitamin B12 deficiencies?
Diphyllobothrium latum
What viral infection is associated with black vomit?
Yellow Fever (flavivirus)
What are the two nonspecific chemical defenses of the body?
Acidic pH and lysozymes
What are the two nonspecific physical defenses of the body?
Skin and mucus