Micro Exam 02 Chapters

Chapter 17 & 18 - Nclex & Bloom A

The term immunologically privileged means that

the CNS can only mount a partial immune response when faced with an immunologic

challenge.

An infectious disease team is analyzing the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases,

including those transmitted by arthropods. All of the following are arboviral diseases,

except:

polio

For which disease processes are immunizations available as a method of prevention?

Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis

Which pathogen has evolved to make its rodent host less avoidant of cats?

Toxoplasma gondii

What cellular structure do several of the organisms that cause meningitis share?

capsule

Which of the following organisms is anaerobic?

Clostridium

Which disease is caused by an infectious agent that carries no nucleic acid?

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

The normal gut microbiota in adults, but not infants, inhibit the growth of which pathogen?

Clostridium botulinum

Subacute encephalitis can be caused by

Toxoplasma gondii.

Mosquito eradication could change the epidemiology of

two of these. (Zika & West Nile)

A patient has been diagnosed with inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, secondary to a bacterial infection. What is the term for this condition?

endocarditis

After returning from international travel, a 4-year-old female is diagnosed with falciparum malaria. All of the following complications may be associated with this disease, except

peptic ulcer.

An RN works at a clinic for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He provides education about AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs). Which of the following are characterized as ADIs?

Kaposi’s sarcoma, Tuberculosis (caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis), HIV encephalopathy

A patient presents to his primary care provider with a tick bite, surrounded by an erythematic rash. He has been experiencing fever, lethargy, and headache. The nurse provides education for the patient regarding Lyme disease. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates a proper understanding of the teaching?

“If the disease progresses, I may develop a facial droop.”

Early lesions in Rocky Mountain spotted fever may resemble the rash of

measles.

Which of the following microbes have evolved an intracellular lifestyle?

Coxiella burnetii

Which of the following is a G+ bacterium?

Staphylococcus aureus

Which of the following diseases is characterized by the formation of a biofilm?

endocarditis

Which of the following diseases is caused by a retrovirus?

HIV

The bite of a tick can cause

all of these.

Normal biota found in the oral cavity are most likely to cause

subacute endocarditis.

Lyme disease is most likely to occur in

Connecticut.