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1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tuberculosis infection?
a. An individual could become infected by standing next to an infected person who is coughing. b. A TB diagnosis can be rapidly confirmed because the organism that causes this disease grows quickly. c.Treatment requires a minimum of 6 months of antibiotic therapy. d. The adaptive immune response is mostly cell mediated, because Mycobacterium tuberculosis lives and reproduces inside macrophages.
2. Which description of melioidosis is correct?
a It is a bacterial disease that is caused by a gram-positive rod and transmitted via inhalation of pathogens that grow in pigeon droppings. b The disease, if untreated, has a high mortality rate but is easily treated using antibiotics. c It is a zoonotic disease that is associated with certain types of birds, such as parakeets. d The disease may appear as pneumonia, as septic shock, or as abscesses that resemble necrotizing fasciitis. The organism is commonly found in soil.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tuberculosis infection?
a. An individual could become infected by standing next to an infected person who is coughing. |
b. A TB diagnosis can be rapidly confirmed because the organism that causes this disease grows quickly. |
c.Treatment requires a minimum of 6 months of antibiotic therapy. |
d. The adaptive immune response is mostly cell mediated, because Mycobacterium tuberculosis lives and reproduces inside macrophages. |
2. Which description of melioidosis is correct?
a It is a bacterial disease that is caused by a gram-positive rod and transmitted via inhalation of pathogens that grow in pigeon droppings. |
b The disease, if untreated, has a high mortality rate but is easily treated using antibiotics. |
c It is a zoonotic disease that is associated with certain types of birds, such as parakeets. |
d The disease may appear as pneumonia, as septic shock, or as abscesses that resemble necrotizing fasciitis. The organism is commonly found in soil. |
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