Sic Questions 3 Flashcards
- The effects of misfolded confirmation of prions are ______.
(A) Resistance to proteases
(B) Becoming insoluble
(C) Inducing the misfolding of native proteins
(D) Both A and B
(E) All of the above
E
- As a microbiology student, you decided to give out candy moderately low in sugar for Halloween this year because ___________________.
(A) Oral cavity bacteria ferment sugars into lactic acid
(B) High sugar intake promotes dental caries
(C) Sugars like sucrose directly break down ooth enamel
(D) You want to scare the Trick-or-Treaters away
(E) A and B
e
- Which body site contains antimicrobial peptides and oily secretions known as sebum that shape the resident microbiome?
(A) Oral cavity
(B) Skin
(C) GI tract
(D) Mucosal tissue
(E) None of the above
b
Which of the following have a microbiome most similar to the stomach?
a) Large intestines
b) Oral cavity
c) small intestines
d) rectum
e) all are the same
C
Which of the following is a method of active artifical immunity?
a) Injection of antibodies
b) Vaccination
c) Voluntary methods
d) Quarantining
e) none of the above
B
What is the designation of a virus in your blood?
a) Systemic Viremia
b) systemic bacteremia
c) Mama mia, here I go again
d) Systemic Virulence
e) None of the above
a
- When Dr. Erwin was a freshman, he contracted this pathogen. The mortality for this disease is extremely low, morbidity very high, it is caused by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and is considered a direct-contact disease and infects your B-cells. This viral disease is ______.
(A) Staphylococcal
(B) Hepatitis
(C) Mononucleosis
(D) Gastric Ulcers
(E) None of the above
C
what of the following is a factor in disease emergence?
Human demographics and behavior, increased sanitation, loss of health standards
1 and 3
Malaria is common in some parts of africa and at low incidence. What disease classification would it be considered
endemic
What is an active artificial immunity?
Vaccination
