VTPB 221 TAMU Great Diseases Study Guide Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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VTPB 221 TAMU Great Diseases Study Guide Exam 1 Questions And Answers
The theory of spontaneous generation was advocated and defended by: ANS Needham
With the development of the scientific methods, during the Renaissance , the theory of spontaneous generation came under attack. Who was the fir...
VTPB 221 TAMU Great Diseases Study Guide Exam 1
Questions And Answers
The theory of spontaneous generation was advocated and defended by: ANS Needham
With the development of the scientific methods, during the Renaissance , the theory of spontaneous
generation came under attack. Who was the first scientist who tried to prove the invalidity of
spontaneous generation theory? ANS Franscesco Redi
Who was behind the scientific thought about contagious diseases that was culminated and was
concluded with De contagione et contagiosis morbis et curatione? ANS Girolamo Fracastoro
The idea that some diseases are caused by and spread by contagions was proposed by: ANS
Fracastoro
The critics of Spallanzani's experiment believed that air needed to enter the flask in order for life to
be created from nonliving materials, and Spallanzani's experiiment did not allow air to enter the
flasks of sterile broth. Louis Pasteur, however, was able to allow air to enter the flask of sterile broth.
He performed the same type of experiment as Spallanzani, except: ANS He used specifically
formed flasks with long curved necks
All of the following statements about bacteria are true except: ANS Bacteria possess nuclei that
contain both DNA and RNA
All of the following are true about the characteristics of viruses except: ANS Their genome is
composed of both DNA and RNA
All of the following are true of bacteria: ANS They can be treated with antibiotics, the host
involves the humoral immune system in resting bacterial infection, they are able to grow on non-
living media
During early Mankind (Humanoids) era, diseases and plagues were speculated to be rare because of
all the following factors except: ANS The cooler climate of the ice age helped to kill the
microbes which may cause diseases in Mankind
,The "Four Humor Theory" was developed and propagated by: ANS The Greek physician
Hippocrates
In the study of history medicine, researchers often checked old medical manuscripts. All of the
following are ancient medical manuscripts EXCEPT: ANS Magna Carta
Who was the Greek doctor who was later revered as a god? ANS Asclepius
In the study of the history of medicine, researchers often relied on examining the skeletons found in
mass graves for tell tale signs of certain specific diseases, e.g., Saber shin is usually associated with:
ANS Syphilis
An epidemic is a term used when: ANS When a disease has a high incidence among a human
population within a certain area and time period
An endemic is a term used when: ANS A disease continues within a human population within a
certain area and at low incidence
Little Johnny was playing with his friends. He contracted cold from one of his friends, so he started
coughing and sneezing. The coughing and sneezing is a defense mechanism of the body to get rid of
the cold-causing microbe thus they are part of the immune system. This sort of immunity is
considered: ANS Innate immunity
Your skin and mucous membranes act as a natural barriers against the invasion of most microbes. So
this sort of immunity is considered: ANS Innate immunity
What is the main defense pathway against intracellular organisms: ANS Cell-mediated immunity
The main specific immune response of the host against intracellular bacteria and/or viruses is:
ANS Cellular Immune Response
, Antibodies are considered part of the: ANS Humoral Immunity System
Secreted antibiotics are considered part of: ANS Innate Immune System
What specific defense pathway defends us against extracellular organisms: ANS Humoral
Immunity
The contagion/germ theory was strongly supported and advocated by: ANS Robert Koch
An epizootic is a term used when: ANS When a disease has a high incidence among an animal
population within a certain area and time
T cells are employed by the body to defend us against: ANS Virus infections
Who discovered that microbes cause diseases, stained microbes with dye, set the criteria to prove that
every disease was caused by a different germ and this postulate holds till now? ANS Robert
Koch
Your skin and mucous membranes act as natural barriers against the invasion of most microbes. So
this sort of immunity is considered: ANS Innate Immunity
The period of time between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the appearance of
symptoms of the disease it causes is called? ANS The incubation period
Kokowawa is an infectious disease. It is caused by the virus of the family wawae. The kokowawa
virus was found to reside in raccoons and oppossums. Little Tommy was in a camping trip when he
was bitten by a flea. Two days later, he had a fever, flue-like symptoms, and skin rash. The laboratory
results confirmed that he is suffering from Kokowawa disease. Two weeks later, he was cured. As a
smart Aggie who took the Great Diseases of the world you were able to determine that the kokowawa
disease is: ANS Zoonosis
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