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25 • Review Questions 1089<br />

• Toxoplasmosis is a widespread protozoal<br />

infection that can cause serious infections in the<br />

immunocompromised and in developing<br />

fetuses. Domestic cats are the definitive host.<br />

• Babesiosis is a generally asymptomatic<br />

infection of red blood cells that can causes<br />

malaria-like symptoms in elderly,<br />

immunocompromised, or asplenic patients.<br />

• Chagas disease is a tropical disease transmitted<br />

by triatomine bugs. The trypanosome infects<br />

heart, neural tissues, monocytes, and<br />

phagocytes, often remaining latent for many<br />

REVIEW QUESTIONS<br />

Multiple Choice<br />

1. Which term refers to an inflammation of the<br />

blood vessels?<br />

A. lymphangitis<br />

B. endocarditis<br />

C. pericarditis<br />

D. vasculitis<br />

2. Which of the following is located in the<br />

interstitial spaces within tissues and releases<br />

nutrients, immune factors, and oxygen to those<br />

tissues?<br />

A. lymphatics<br />

B. arterioles<br />

C. capillaries<br />

D. veins<br />

3. Which of these conditions results in the<br />

formation of a bubo?<br />

A. lymphangitis<br />

B. lymphadenitis<br />

C. ischemia<br />

D. vasculitis<br />

4. Which of the following is where are most<br />

microbes filtered out of the fluids that<br />

accumulate in the body tissues?<br />

A. spleen<br />

B. lymph nodes<br />

C. pericardium<br />

D. blood capillaries<br />

5. Which of the following diseases is caused by a<br />

spirochete?<br />

A. tularemia<br />

B. relapsing fever<br />

C. rheumatic fever<br />

D. Rocky Mountain spotted fever<br />

years before causing serious and sometimes<br />

fatal damage to the digestive system and heart.<br />

• Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan<br />

Leishmania and is transmitted by sand flies.<br />

Symptoms are generally mild, but serious cases<br />

may cause organ damage, anemia, and loss of<br />

immune competence.<br />

• Schistosomiasis is caused by a fluke<br />

transmitted by snails. The fluke moves<br />

throughout the body in the blood stream and<br />

chronically infects various tissues, leading to<br />

organ damage.<br />

6. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by<br />

body lice?<br />

A. tularemia<br />

B. bubonic plague<br />

C. murine typhus<br />

D. epidemic typhus<br />

7. What disease is most associated with Clostridium<br />

perfringens?<br />

A. endocarditis<br />

B. osteomyelitis<br />

C. gas gangrene<br />

D. rat bite fever<br />

8. Which bacterial pathogen causes plague?<br />

A. Yersinia pestis<br />

B. Bacillus moniliformis<br />

C. Bartonella quintana<br />

D. Rickettsia rickettsii<br />

9. Which of the following viruses is most<br />

widespread in the human population?<br />

A. human immunodeficiency virus<br />

B. Ebola virus<br />

C. Epstein-Barr virus<br />

D. hantavirus<br />

10. Which of these viruses is spread through mouse<br />

urine or feces?<br />

A. Epstein-Barr<br />

B. hantavirus<br />

C. human immunodeficiency virus<br />

D. cytomegalovirus

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