Question 1

Protozoa are associated with all of the following illnesses except

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A)  giardiasis.
B)  amoebic dysentery.
C)  histoplasmosis.
D)  malaria.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The fungus that causes yeast infections is called

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A)  Histoplasma capsulatum.
B)  Candida albicans.
C)  Coccidioides immitis.
D)  dermatophyte fungus.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

HIV causes the most infectious disease deaths per year worldwide.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A vaccine is available for a common cause of pneumonia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Whooping cough is a respiratory illness cause by the bacterium

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A)  Escherichia coli.
B)  staphylococcus.
C)  Bordetella pertussis.
D)  streptococcus.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A common bacterium found on the skin in healthy people but capable of causing infection if it enters the body is

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A)  streptococcus.
B)  staphylococcus.
C)  Escherichia coli.
D)  a spirochete.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

When the body responds to a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous pathogen and mounts an immune response,this response is called

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A)  passive immunity.
B)  active immunity.
C)  pathogenesis.
D)  an allergic reaction.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Examples of autoimmune disease include

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A)  systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
B)  rheumatoid arthritis and HIV.
C)  cancer and systemic lupus erythematosus.
D)  allergies and HIV.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The fungus that causes yeast infections is called

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HIV causes the most infectious disease deaths per year worldwide.

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Whooping cough is a respiratory illness cause by the bacterium

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A common bacterium found on the skin in healthy people but capable of causing infection if it enters the body is

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When the body responds to a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous pathogen and mounts an immune response,this response is called

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A vaccine is available for a common cause of pneumonia.

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Examples of autoimmune disease include

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Protozoa are associated with all of the following illnesses except

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Exam 17: Immunity and Infection

The fungus that causes yeast infections is called

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HIV causes the most infectious disease deaths per year worldwide.

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Whooping cough is a respiratory illness cause by the bacterium

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A common bacterium found on the skin in healthy people but capable of causing infection if it enters the body is

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When the body responds to a relatively harmless substance as a dangerous pathogen and mounts an immune response,this response is called

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A vaccine is available for a common cause of pneumonia.

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Examples of autoimmune disease include

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Protozoa are associated with all of the following illnesses except

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