4) The etiologic agent of warts is

A) Papovavirus.

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B) Poxvirus.

8) Which of these is not caused by

herpesvirus?

C) Herpesvirus.

A) Chickenpox

D) Parvovirus

B) Shingles

E) None of the above.

C) Keratoconjunctivitis

Answer: A

D) Smallpox

Skill: Recall

E) None of the above

6) Which of the following pairs is

mismatched?

Answer: D

A) Pustular rash smallpox

B) Koplik spots rubella
C) Papular rash measles
D) Vesicular rash chickenpox
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Skill: Recall
7) Which of the following is not
transmitted by the respiratory route?
A) Smallpox
B) Chickenpox
C) German measles
D) Cold sore
E) None of the above
Answer: D
Skill: Analysis

Skill: Recall
9) Thrush and vaginitis are caused by
A) Herpesvirus.
B) Chlamydia trachomatis.
C) Candida albicans.
D) Staphylococcus aureus.
E) Streptococcus pyogenes.
Answer: C
Skill: Recall
10) The greatest single cause of
blindness in the world is
A) Neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia.
B) Keratoconjunctivitis.
C) Trachoma.
D) Inclusion conjunctivitis.
E) Pinkeye.
Answer: C

Skill: Recall
20) In which of the following respects
is measles similar to German measles?

D) It doesnt occur with subclinical

infections.
E) All of the above are true.

A) Rash

Answer: D

B) Etiologic agent

Skill: Recall

C) Encephalitis as a complication

23) The etiologic agent of chickenpox.

D) Congenital complications

A) Herpes simplex

E) In name only

B) Herpes zoster

Answer: E

C) HHV-6

Skill: Analysis

D) Parvovirus

21) Vaccination for rubella is

E) Poxvirus

A) Not necessary because the disease

is mild.

Answer: B
Skill: Recall

B) Not necessary if a person has had

an infection.
C) Recommended only for pregnant
women.

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D) Recommended for newborns to

prevent congenital disease.

24) The etiologic agent of fifth

disease.

E) None of the above.

A) Herpes simplex

Answer: E

B) Herpes zoster

Skill: Analysis

C) HHV-6

22) All of the following statements

about congenital rubella syndrome are
true except

D) Parvovirus

A) It is contracted in utero.
B) It may be fatal.
C) It may result in deafness, blindness,
and mental retardation.

E) Poxvirus
Answer: D
Skill: Recall
25) The etiologic agent of roseola.
A) Herpes simplex

B) Herpes zoster
C) HHV-6
D) Parvovirus
E) Poxvirus
Answer: C
Skill: Recall
26) The etiologic agent of fever
blisters.

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28) Used to treat smallpox.
A) Penicillin
B) Sulfonamide
C) Trifluridine
D) Fungicide

A) Herpes simplex

E) None of the above

B) Herpes zoster

Answer: E

C) HHV-6

Skill: Understanding

D) Parvovirus

39) A 45-year-old male has pus-filled

vesicles distributed over his back in
the upper right

E) Poxvirus
Answer: A
Skill: Recall
27) Used to treat epidemic herpetic
keratitis.

quadrant, over his right shoulder,

and upper right quadrant of his chest.
His symptoms are
most likely due to

A) Penicillin

A) Candida albicans.

B) Sulfonamide

B) Herpes simplex virus.

C) Trifluridine

C) Staphylococcus aureus.

D) Fungicide

D) Streptococcus pyogenes.

E) None of the above

E) Varicella-zoster virus.

Answer: C

Answer: E

Skill: Understanding

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