BackMatch the following choices to the statements in questions 9 and 10:
a. Bordetella pertussis
b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
c. Legionella pneumophila
d. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
e. none of the above
Causes the formation of a membrane across the throat.
Use the following choices to answer questions 1 through 4:
a. ehrlichiosis
b. Lyme disease
c. septic shock
d. toxoplasmosis
e. viral hemorrhagic fever
A patient presents with mental confusion, rapid breathing and heart rate, and low blood pressure. What is your diagnosis?
During a lumbar puncture procedure, the nurse observed that the patient’s CSF pressure was high. However, when the analysis of the CSF sample comes back, the glucose levels are normal. The nurse would most likely suspect: (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)
a. arboviral meningitis.
b. Neisseria meningitidis.
c. Listeria monocytogenes.
d. poliovirus.
Use the following choices to answer questions 1 through 4:
a. ehrlichiosis
b. Lyme disease
c. septic shock
d. toxoplasmosis
e. viral hemorrhagic fever
A patient was hospitalized because of continuing fever and progression of symptoms including headache, fatigue, and back pain. Tests for antibodies to B. burgdorferi were negative. What is your diagnosis?
Which of the following would be considered a sign of a disease or infection?
Diseases or infections that can be transmitted from one individuals to another are categorized as what types of diseases?
Which of the following illnesses is an example of a noncommunicable disease?
Determine if the diseases below are communicable or noncommunicable diseases.
A. Communicable Disease. B. Noncommunicable Disease.
_____ 1) Lung Cancer. _____ 3) HIV. _____ 5) Diabetes.
_____ 2) Measles. _____ 4) Stroke. _____ 6) Covid-19.
Pathogens that are very virulent are more likely to cause disease than pathogens that are less virulent (Virulence:the ability of a pathogen to cause and infection/disease). The infectious dose for Virus X is must lower than the infectious dose of Virus Y. Which virus is more virulent?
Opportunistic pathogens are least likely to infect which of the following groups of people?
Characteristics of a pathogen that promote pathogenicity are called:
Virulent pathogens are:
Which of the following pathogen characteristics may be considered virulence factor(s)?
An encapsulated bacterium can be a virulent pathogen because the capsule:
Which of the following is a true statement?