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Health: The Basics, 12e (Donatelle)
Chapter 13 Protecting Against Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
1) Disease-causing agents are called
A) pathogens.
B) antibodies.
C) carcinogens.
D) infectious microorganisms.
Skill: Remembering
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
2) The bubonic plague is an example of a(n)
A) pandemic.
B) autoimmune disease.
C) epidemic.
D) treatable infection.
Skill: Understanding
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
3) All of the following must happen for a disease to occur EXCEPT
A) the host must be susceptible.
B) an agent must transmit a disease.
C) the environment must promote it.
D) the host must never have had the disease before.
Skill: Understanding
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
4) You want to decrease your risk of developing an infectious disease. Which of the following
factors is within your individual control?
A) heredity
B) nutritional status
C) environmental conditions
D) age
Skill: Applying
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
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5) All of the following behaviors will compromise your immune system’s ability to fight
infections EXCEPT
A) not getting enough sleep.
B) eating junk food.
C) excessive alcohol consumption.
D) exercising regularly.
Skill: Applying
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
6) Greg frequently gets cold sores (caused by HSV-1). He recently noticed that his left eye had a
painful lesion, and he immediately made an appointment with his doctor. Greg’s eye most likely
became infected with the herpes virus when he touched his mouth and shortly afterward rubbed
his eye, which is transmission via
A) autoinoculation.
B) direct contact.
C) indirect contact.
D) irritation.
Skill: Applying
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
7) A substance that triggers an immune response is a(n)
A) pathogen.
B) antigen.
C) antibody.
D) toxin.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Your Body’s Defenses against Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.2
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8) Every time you eat something that contains yellow dye, you wheeze and get a rash. The dye
must be an
A) antibody.
B) antigen.
C) enzyme.
D) immunoglobulin.
Skill: Applying
Section: Your Body’s Defenses against Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.2
9) Key factors in mounting an immune response include all of the following EXCEPT
A) antibodies.
B) macrophages.
C) lymphocytes.
D) red blood cells.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Defenses against Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.2
10) A rise in body temperature that occurs to destroy invading cells is a(n)
A) fever.
B) autoimmune disease.
C) sign of hypertension.
D) allergic reaction.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Defenses against Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.2
11) When the body is invaded by antigens, the immune system forms substances called
A) antibodies.
B) macrophages.
C) lymphocytes.
D) helper cells.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Defenses against Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.2
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12) Which of the following is NOT a bacterial infection or caused by a bacterial infection?
A) tuberculosis
B) Lyme disease
C) meningitis
D) influenza
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
13) Which of the following is typically due to a staphylococcal infection?
A) scarlet fever
B) pneumonia
C) acne
D) lyme disease
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
14) You woke up this morning with the worst headache of your life, and you feel nauseous. Your
neck feels so stiff that you can hardly nod your head. Your roommate says your skin is very hot
and you probably have a fever. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) You drank too much and your roommate should make you quit whining and get out of bed.
B) You studied so much last night that you developed a tension headache. Your roommate
should let you rest.
C) You are experiencing an aura associated with a migraine headache and your roommate should
allow you to turn off all the lights.
D) You have signs of meningitis. Both you and your roommate should go to the health clinic
immediately.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
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15) While in the hospital, Daniel’s grandmother developed an inflammatory condition that
involved a build-up of fluid in her lungs. His grandmother was suffering from
A) tuberculosis.
B) pneumonia.
C) emphysema.
D) influenza.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
16) What portion of the world‘s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB)?
A) one-fifth
B) one-fourth
C) one-third
D) one-half
Skill: Remembering
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
17) All of the following are key risk factors for TB EXCEPT
A) poverty.
B) HIV infection.
C) lack of access to treatment.
D) improved sanitation.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
18) All of the following are true about viruses EXCEPT
A) they are the smallest pathogens.
B) there are hundreds of viruses that cause disease.
C) they can reproduce outside of cells.
D) drug treatment is limited.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
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19) Two weeks ago your nephew came down with the chickenpox while visiting. Now you have
itchy, crusted spots on your arms and you feel terrible. You probably were infected with the
chickenpox virus when your nephew was there but did not get sick until now because of the
A) immune response.
B) incubation period.
C) inoculation period.
D) antibody activity.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
20) The common cold is always present in the population, meaning that it is
A) pandemic.
B) virulent.
C) endemic.
D) epidemic.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
21) Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between getting a chill and
contracting a cold?
A) A chill may indirectly increase a person’s risk for getting a cold by lowering the immune
system’s resistance.
B) Getting a chill will cause a person to get a cold.
C) Getting a chill has no relationship whatsoever to contracting a cold.
D) Getting a chill may actually decrease the incidence, duration, and severity of a cold.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
22) Hepatitis B can lead to
A) liver cancer.
B) kidney disease.
C) heart disease.
D) skin cancer.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
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23) Which of the following statements is correct about hepatitis B infections worldwide?
A) They are increasing but are not a major health problem.
B) They are increasing and are a major health problem.
C) They are declining and not a major health problem.
D) They are declining but are still a major health problem.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
24) Which of the following is a small form of toxin-producing bacteria carried by ticks that
causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
A) ehrlichiosis
B) rickettsia
C) Lyme disease
D) tuberculosis
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
25) Symptoms of viral hepatitis include all of the following EXCEPT
A) excessive appetite.
B) fever and headache.
C) nausea and vomiting.
D) dark yellow urine.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
26) Ray went on a missionary trip to a developing country. While there, he enjoyed cultural
celebrations that gave him the opportunity to sample a wide range of locally grown foods. He
had to return home when he contracted hepatitis. Ray most likely has
A) hepatitis A.
B) hepatitis B.
C) hepatitis C.
D) hepatitis D.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
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27) Last summer, Mallory began a sexual relationship with a man she later discovered was a user
of IV drugs. Now Mallory has hepatitis. Which type is she most likely to have?
A) hepatitis A
B) hepatitis B
C) hepatitis C
D) hepatitis D
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
28) All of the following are recommended for avoiding contracting or spreading a respiratory
infection EXCEPT
A) coughing or sneezing into a tissue or your sleeve.
B) washing hands often with hot, soapy water.
C) keeping your hands away from your face.
D) going to work while sick as long as you take medication.
Skill: Applying
Section: The Process of Infection
Learning Outcome: 13.1
29) Candi was mortified when her doctor told her that she had a protozoal disease. She probably
had
A) candidiasis.
B) trichomoniasis.
C) parasitic worms.
D) rickettsia.
Skill: Applying
Section: Common Types of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Learning Outcome: 13.5
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30) After a relaxing week of backpacking and camping in the woods, during which you enjoyed
drinking cool water from a creek, you have returned to school. Since you got back, you are
experiencing abdominal cramps that won’t go away. This condition is probably not the result of
schoolwork overload, but rather something you picked up during your camping trip. You likely
have
A) malaria.
B) trichomoniasis.
C) giardiasis.
D) fungi.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
31) A self-replicating protein-based agent that is thought to cause mad cow disease is a type of
A) virus.
B) fungi.
C) protozoan.
D) prion.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
32) You cannot believe that you seem to have come down with the flu while vacationing at a
peaceful resort on a lake. The only downside to the beautiful location is having to constantly
apply mosquito repellant to fend off the annoying bugs. The illness you most likely have is
A) Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
B) hantavirus.
C) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
D) West Nile virus.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
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33) Garrett became very ill with an E.coli infection while living on his grandfather’s dairy farm
last summer. He could have been infected in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A) eating undercooked ground beef.
B) drinking unpasteurized milk.
C) swimming in a sewage-contaminated creek.
D) a mosquito bite.
Skill: Applying
Section: Types of Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
Learning Outcome: 13.3
34) When Maria‘s boyfriend returned from the health clinic, he told her he had been diagnosed
with gonorrhea. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Maria should take lots of vitamins and eat a healthy diet to prevent infection.
B) Maria does not need to worry about contracting an STI because she was checked last year.
C) Maria does not need to worry because she does not have any gonorrhea symptoms.
D) Maria should go to the clinic to get tested for gonorrhea and treated if she has it.
Skill: Applying
Section: Common Types of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Learning Outcome: 13.5
35) Sierra, now 31, has been trying to get pregnant since she got married 4 years ago. Her doctor
suspects that their infertility problem was likely caused by her history of PID from the most
commonly reported STI. During her early 20s, Sierra had contracted
A) herpes simplex.
B) gonorrhea.
C) chlamydia.
D) HIV/AIDS.
Skill: Applying
Section: Common Types of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Learning Outcome: 13.5