A(n) _______________________ groups the study populations by exposure versus nonexposure to a certain risk factor to see if either group develops the outcome in question.
a. experimental study
b. case report
c. cross-sectional study
d. correlation study
e. observational study

Diseases that the CDC collects information on through collaboration with state and local health authorities are called (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. communicable diseases.

b. reportable diseases.

c. nationally notifiable diseases.

d. investigative diseases.

e. case report illnesses.

An epidemiological study design that is commonly used for determining the efficacy of a drug therapy is a(n)

a. experimental study.

b. case report.

c. cross-sectional study.

d. correlation study.

e. observational study.

How is an opportunistic pathogen different from a pathogen?

In developed nations, which of the following are considered endemic diseases, and which are considered sporadic diseases?

Influenza: (endemic or sporadic)

Tetanus: (endemic or sporadic)

Plague: (endemic or sporadic)

Common cold: (endemic or sporadic)

Streptococcal pharyngitis: (endemic or sporadic)

Botulism: (endemic or sporadic)

Pneumonia: (endemic or sporadic)

What is a reservoir, and why can C. difficile use a fomite as an effective environmental reservoir?

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What precautions or actions would apply to an HIV/AIDS patient? Select all that apply. (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. Droplet precautions

b. Standard precautions

c. BSL-4 precautions

d. Universal precautions

e. AFB precautions

f. Isolation practices

What BSL would an airborne pathogen that causes potentially deadly, but treatable, disease be placed into? Explain your answer.