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1
The study of diseases in populations is called ____________.
A)pathology
B)epidemiology
C)parasitology
D)hematology
2
The World Health Organization estimates that infectious disease kills approximately _______ humans worldwide each year.
A)300,000
B)3 million
C)13 million
D)36 million
3
The highest percentage of adults infected with HIV occurs in:
A)Asia
B)Oceana
C)Sub-Saharan Africa
D)Latin America
4
Identify the emerging disease:
A)rubella
B)SARS
C)Leishmaniasis
D)anthrax
5
It is recommended that one effective means of reducing MRSA infections is:
A)covering your mouth when you cough
B)not drinking after someone
C)practicing safe sex
D)washing your hands properly
6
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by
A)a bacterium.
B)a virus.
C)a protozoan
D)a prion
7
During HIV infection the immune system has been depleted and the chances of contracting another disease rises, these infections are known as:
A)secondary diseases
B)opportunistic infections
C)prions
D)parasites
8
Seventy percent of all new cases of AIDS in the United States occurs in:
A)African Americans and Hispanics
B)Native Americans
C)Asian American
D)Caucasians
9
The enzyme that allows HIV RNA to be converted into HIV DNA is called
A)integrase.
B)DNA polymerase.
C)reverse transcriptase.
D)protease.
10
Category A of an HIV infection is characterized by;
A)absence of symptoms
B)opportunistic infection
C)symptoms such as fever or fatigue
D)CD4 T cell count below 500
11
If an epidemic reaches global proportions, it is known as a _______.
A)pandemic
B)outbreak
C)transdemic
D)parademic
12
The ____________ refers to the number of HIV particles in the blood.
A)CD4 count
B)HIV load
C)viral load
D)HIV count
13
Which HIV life cycle event would occur prior to integration?
A)assembly
B)biosynthesis
C)budding
D)fusion
14
A provirus is best described as:
A)a newly formed virus particle prior to budding.
B)a virus particle immediately after being released from the host cell.
C)viral DNA integrated into a host chromosome.
D)the structure of a virus prior to entering a host cell.
15
Choose the following that is not considered an opportunistic infection in AIDS patients.
A)Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
B)Bacillus anthracis
C)Toxoplasmic encephalitis
D)Kaposi sarcoma
16
Which of the following is NOT correct?
A)Gp120 binds to CD4 receptors
B)Integrase assists HIV to enter a cell
C)HIV is a provirus after viral DNA is integrated into host DNA
D)HIV receives an envelope during budding
17
The genus for the organism that causes malaria is _________.
A)Trypanosoma
B)Leishmania
C)Plasmodium
D)Toxoplasma
18
Hospitals, nursing homes, and athletic facilities are good places to contract ___________.
A)anthrax
B)MRSA
C)Prions
D)tuberculosis
19
____________ is an example of a re-emerging disease.
A)Rabies
B)Tuberculosis
C)Rubella
D)Rabies
20
_______________ is allowing new strains of pathogens to evolve.
A)Better nutrition
B)Antibiotic resistance
C)Genetic engineering
D)Biological warfare





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