Why is endocarditis not transmissible from person to person?

Which of the following microbes is most commonly associated with sepsis in immune-compromised individuals?

a. Borrelia burgdorferi

b. Human immunodeficiency virus

c. Zika virus

d. Candida albicans

e. Epstein-Barr virus

What virus is responsible for mononucleosis and Burkitt’s lymphoma?

a. Dengue virus

b. Yellow fever virus

c. Human immunodeficiency virus

d. Plasmodium falciparum

e. Epstein-Barr virus

What effect would AIDS have on latent coinfections?

a. None at all.

b. Latent infections may become reactivated.

c. Latent infections would turn into asymptomatic infections.

d. Opportunistic pathogens could easily be reactivated.

e. Latent infections would turn into opportunistic infections.

A reverse transcriptase antiviral medication is administered for human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV)–infected patients.

a. True

b. False

Identify the zoonotic disease:

a. HTLV lymphoma

b. Systemic candidiasis

c. Mucormycosis

d. Plague

e. Endocarditis

How does Rickettsia rickettsii damage blood vessels? (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. It blocks blood vessels and causes vessel inflammation.

b. It releases a toxin that destroys blood vessels.

c. It causes sepsis and septic shock, which damages blood vessels.

d. It avoids antibodies by binding to blood vessel surfaces.

e. It infects the epithelial cells of the vessels.

How does draining standing water reduce the incidence of malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya?

Which Plasmodium life stage infects the liver?

a. Sporozoite

b. Merozoite

c. Gametocyte

d. Sexual stage

e. Vector stage