QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS EXAMS

1.  In order for microbes to cause an  "Infectious Disease", they must
A. enter the host          B. spread and multiply    
C. damage the host tissues       D. all of the above
 

2.  The number of new cases of a disease occurring in a population in a particular period of time is called
A. prevalence    B. incidence    C. pathogenicity    D. susceptible rate

3.  Simple single cells that have no nucleus and are easily killed by antibiotics are
A. bacteria     B. viruses     C. fungi     D. protozoa

4.  Eighty-six percent of the new cases of sexually transmitted diseases occur in the age group of
A. 15-19    B. 15-29    C. 21-35    D. 29-40

5.  The sexually transmitted infection that is caused by bacteria that possess protein projections that permit it to attach to mucous membranes is:
A. syphilis    B. gonorrhea    C. chlamydia    D. trichomonas

6.  The function of lysozyme is to
A.  bind antigen and present it to the T cell
B.  lower the pH of the skin
C.  punch holes in bacterial cell walls
D.  induce the inflammation response

7.  Any form of tissue damage in the body will produce
A.  the immune response    B. diapedesis of white blood cells
C.  the inflammatory response D. phagocytic responses of cells

8.  Cilia
A. are a part of the body's specific defenses
B. keep mucus moving and air passages clear
C. destroy bacteria by breaking them open
D. produce lysozyme
E. phagocytize invading microbes

9. The class of immunoglobulin that is synthesized first in the immune response
A.  IgG     B. IgM     C. IgA.    D. IgD    E. IgE

10. The class of immunoglobulin that attaches to B cells
A.  IgG     B. IgM     C. IgA.    D. IgD    E. IgE