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1
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Rod shaped bacteria are called

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bacilli

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2
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comma shaped bacteria are called

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vibrio

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3
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long whip-like appendages used for swimming are called

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flagella

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4
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separating persons of having a disease from healthy people is known as

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isolation

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5
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T or F? Most microorganisms cause disease

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Correct answer is False

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T or F? Viral infections can be treated with a variety of antibiotics

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Correct answer is False

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7
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An example of a disease transmitted vertically is

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opthalmia neonatorum

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T or F? Viruses are not considered living organisms because they do not independently grow; metabolize or reproduce

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Correct answer is True

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9
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Structure formed by nacteria and packaged in a tough outer coat to resist destruction by harsh environments are called

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endospores

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10
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T or F? When a disease always occurs at low levels in a population; this is called a “pandemic”

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Correct answer is False

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11
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T or F? Soil is a reservoir

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Correct answer is True

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12
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The cause of disease is know as

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etiology

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13
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A disease caused by a virus is best classified as

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infectious

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14
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Which of the following is important in determining a diagnosis: Patient interview; patient history; physical examination; all of the above

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all of the above

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15
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The scientific study of disease is known as

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pathology

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16
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Symptoms and signs of a disease disappear at least temporarily during

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remission

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17
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Which diagnostic method is used to determine if a disease is hereditary? Urinalysis; MRI; family history; x ray

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family history

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18
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Humoral immunity includees

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antibodies

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19
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What offers localized protection at mucosal surfaces? IgA; TgD; IgG; IgM

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IgA

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20
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Which cells kill virus infected cells?

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cytotoxic T cells

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21
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The attraction of white blood cells to the site of inflammation is called

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chemotaxis

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22
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T lymphocytes that are capable of killing invading organisms are

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cytotoxic

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23
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Resistance of the skin to invading organisms is what immunity

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innate

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24
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Which of the following is not a sign of inflammatio? Pain; swelling; heat; fever

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fever

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25
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Which is correct about active immunity? Long lived; requires T lymphocytes; type of innate immunity; obtained with gamm globulin injections

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long lived

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26
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What produces antibodies

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Plasma Cells

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27
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T or F? Systemic lupus erythematosis is a contagious inflammatory skin disease

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Correct answer is False

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28
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Which is an autoimmune disease? AIDS; lupus erthematosus; type 1 hypersensitivity; anaphylactic shock

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lupus erythematosus

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29
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What type of hypersensitivity is produced by bee venom; foods or pollen?

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type 1

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30
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T or F? In autoimmune diseases; the body fails to recognize its own antigens

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Correct answer is False

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31
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Rh incompatibility during pregnancy is what type of hypersensitivity

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Type 2

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32
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HIV infect primarily

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helper t lymphocytes

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33
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T or F? There is a vaccine available for HIV

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Correct answer is False

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34
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T or F? HIV is a retrovirus

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Correct answer is True

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35
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with ? Cancer

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stomach

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36
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The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a

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biopsy

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37
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T or F? The five year survival rate of liver cancer is greater thatn 50%

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Correct answer is False

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38
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A definitive diagnosis of cancer is made pending the results of a

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biopsy

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39
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Neoplasia means

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new growth

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40
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T or F? Benign tumors are classified according to tissue origin

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Correct answer is True

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41
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The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammography in women over the age of

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40

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42
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T or F? Colon cancer is the most common maligancy worldwide

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Correct answer is False

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43
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The development of cancer is termed

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carciogenesis

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44
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Greater than 90% of esophageal cancer is attributed to

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tobacco use

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45
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T or F? A skin cancer of pigment producing cells is associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation

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Correct answer is True

46
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The risk for testicular cancer is greatest in men in this age ranges

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30s to 40s

47
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The most common sign/symptom of bladder cancer is

48
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the most important risk of bladder cancer in approximately 65% of males and 30% of females is

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cigarette smoking

49
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T or F? Asbestos is considered a carcinogen

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Correct answer is True

50
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T or F? The leading cause of cancer mortality is colon cancer

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Correct answer is False

51
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T or F? Having an extrac chromosome is lethal

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Correct answer is False

52
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T or F? Turner’s syndrome is a recessive gene defect

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Correct answer is False

53
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What kind of trait tends to appear in each generation

54
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Sex linked implies

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x chromosome inheritance

55
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Down syndrome is the result of

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trisomy 21

56
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The genes that cause albinism are

57
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T or F? Men have more chromosomes than women

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Correct answer is False

58
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If a person has only x type of sex chromosomes that person would be

59
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A chart showing a family genetic background is called a

60
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T or F? It takes two genes to express a particular trait

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Correct answer is False

61
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? Data allows the determination of the impact and signifance of a disease for a given population

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Prevalence

62
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Cigarette smoking causes about ?% of all cancer deaths in the United States

63
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Malignant tumors

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are not encapsulated; making excision more difficult

64
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T or F? Congenital diseases can be transmitted to offspring

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Correct answer is True

65
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T or F? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acts as a coordinating authority on international public health

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Correct answer is True

66
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Treatment aims to ? A disease or reduce the severity of its signs and symptoms

67
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Hydrocephalus is a ? Disorder

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congenital

68
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infectious diseasses transmitted directly by human contact are said to be

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contagious or communicable

69
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T or F? A down syndrome child is always mentally impared to some degree

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Correct answer is True

70
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T or F? Congenital diseases can by acquired through heredity or acquired during development in the uterus

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Correct answer is True

71
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Helper t cells become activated by ? That was engulfed and digested by a phagocyte

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an antigen

72
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the hallmark symptoms of ? Are dry eyes and mouth

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sjogren’s syndrome

73
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bacteria that have spherical (round) shpes are called

74
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T or F? Scleroderma is fout times more common in women than in men

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Correct answer is True

75
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T or F? Sarcomas metastasize primarily through the blood

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Correct answer is False

76
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Disease caused by an abnormality in an individual’s genes or chromosomes

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hereditary

77
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? Is the use of xrays to form a still or moving picutre of the inside of the body

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radiography

78
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? Cause uncontrolled cell division that may result in cancer

79
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T or F? A significant disturbance in the homeostasis of the body leads to disease

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Correct answer is True

80
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T or F? Normal flora microorganisms may become harmful and become oportunistic pathogens

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Correct answer is False

81
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The delay in Type IV hypersensitivity occurs because the allergy is due to the action of

82
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Some aleles always produce their trait when inherited and are said to be

83
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marfan syndrome is an ? Disorder

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autosomal dominant

84
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T or F? AIDS indicator diseases are infections that do not normally occur in a person protected by a healthy immune system

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Correct answer is True

85
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T or F? Healthcare workers who have antibodies to HBV either from preexposure vaccination or prior infection are not at risk for contracting hepatitis B

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Correct answer is True

86
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By eliminating know ? For a disease; a person may reduce the chance of developoing that disease

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risk factors

87
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There are several different types of hypersensitivity. Type 3 is know as

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immune-complex

88
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? Are responsible for cell mediated immunity

89
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T or F? Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotic microorganisms

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Correct answer is True

90
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T or F? Vertical transmission of infectious diseases can occur either directly or indirectly

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Correct answer is False

91
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The etiology of Hodgkin’s lymphoma is

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idiopathic

92
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? Is a chronic; progressive autoimmune disease that affects the exocine glands of the body

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sjogren’s syndrome

93
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The human papillomavirus is linked to ? Cancer

94
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T or F? A chronic disease has a sudden onset and short duration

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Correct answer is False

95
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T or F? The etiology of scleroderm is idiopathic

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Correct answer is True

96
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the word ? Is dervied from Greek words that mean “to cause sufferig”

97
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? Transmission of an infectious disease occurs when an individual is infected by contact with the reservoir

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Direct horizontal

98
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The most common initial signs and symptoms of ? Are secondary raynaud’s phenomenon; thickening and tightening of the skin of the fingers; and pain in two or more joints

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scleroderma

99
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T or F? A relapse describes the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure

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Correct answer is True

100
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T or F? Helicobacter pylori increases the risk for gastric cancer

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Correct answer is True

101
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the goal of ? Treatment is to provide comfort and relieve pain

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palliative

102
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Only gametes contain 23 chromosomes; one chromosome of each pair; a condition called

103
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the predicted course and outcome of the disease is know as the

104
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T or F? Bacteria that are comma shaped are called vibrios

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Correct answer is True

105
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T or F? The first exposure to an antigen triggers cell mediated immunity

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Correct answer is False

106
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? Secrete chemicals that cause pores to form in the membrane of abnormal cells; leading to cell death

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natural killer cellls

107
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the rash associated with cutaneous lupus is commonly know as a discoid rash because the areas of the rash are

108
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rubella is caused by the rubella

109
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T or F? If a disease occurs in unusually large nummber over a specific area; it is said to be epidemic

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Correct answer is True

110
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T or F? Signs and symptoms are measures of various physiological statistics in order to assess the most basic body functions; and vary with age; sex; weight; exercise tolerance; and physical condition

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Correct answer is True

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