Pharmacy 23
33) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
D) The most prevalent strains of flu in Europe are used to make the U.S. flu vaccine.
12) Which type of immunity is the basis for vaccines and vaccination.
D) active immunity, artificially acquired
13) The use commercially prepared infant formulas instead of breast milk has been linked to which of the following?
D) all of the above
26) Which of the following statements is TRUE about anthrax?
D) all of the above
29) How is hepatitis B passed to another person?
D) all of the above
15) If a vaccine contains a dead (killed) bacterium or virus, what is it that provokes a response from the patient's immune system?
D) antigens on the bacterium surface
18) Gardasil is a ________ vaccine that contains 4 different strains of the human papillomavirus.
D) quadrivalent
21) The abbreviation MMR and the trade name drug M-M-R II are both related to the ___measles, mumps, and rubella_____ vaccine.
measles, mumps, and rubella
5) Monocytes do all of the following, EXCEPT ________.
produce endotoxins
21) All of the following, EXCEPT ________, provide short-term (temporary) immunity against a disease that the patient has already been exposed to and does not have their own antibodies for.
rabies
influenza vaccine
reformulated in february
14) Commercially produced infant formulas do not contain antibodies and so they do not provide immunity against disease.
true
15) Another name for the disease rubella is German measles.
true
17) The advantage of a combined vaccine is that several vaccines can be given as a single dose to avoid multiple injections of childhood immunizations.
true
19) Most vaccinations are given by the intramuscular route.
true
2) Immunoglobulins is another name for the body's antibodies against disease.
true
20) Most vaccines cannot be given orally because they are not absorbed from the intestines.
true
21) A vaccinated child still can occasionally get the disease they were vaccinated against.
true
23) The anthrax vaccine is important because anthrax can be used in terrorist attacks as a biological weapon.
true
24) Diphtheria is a bacterial disease that causes a gray membrane across the throat that can cause suffocation.
true
26) The Hib vaccine is related to the pathogen Haemophilus influenza type b.
true
27) A patient with chronic hepatitis B infection is a carrier of the disease and can infect others, even if they have no symptoms.
true
28) If a healthcare worker is stuck by a contaminated needle, he/she may be exposed to hepatitis B.
true
3) Bacteria contain DNA and so they are able to reproduce themselves in the tissues and blood of the body.
true
30) Herpes zoster skin lesions (shingles) are caused by the same virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) in childhood.
true
32) Gardasil is a quadrivalent vaccine that is recommended for girls and boys, ages 9 to 26, to prevent human papillomavirus infection.
true
34) Persons over age 65 need a special high-dose influenza vaccine because more inactivated viruses are needed to adequately stimulate the weaker immune system in patients of this age.
true
35) Of all of the different strains of influenza, the H5N1 strain is the most virulent.
true
33) The CDC recommends annual flu shots for all persons, beginning at 6 months of life and every year throughout life.
trye
toxoid
vaccine that contains a bacterial toxin
subunit
vaccine that contains only bacterial or viral antigens
polio
viral disease of the spinal cord
14) The word that describes the ability of a pathogen to invade a person and produce disease is the word ________.
virulent
14) The disease measles is caused by a ___virus_____.
virus
32) Which of the following statements is TRUE about HPV?
genital warts and cervical cancer
19) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines are given together as a conjugate vaccine.
18) Adults should receive a tetanus vaccine booster shot every ____10____ years.
10
29) Meningococcal meningitis can kill a person in ___24_____ hours.
24
23) The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is sponsored by ________.
??
24) Which organizations publish the recommended immunization schedules for children and adults?
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
28) Which trade names are associated with the hepatitis A vaccine?
A) Havrix, Vaqta
31) Which statement is FALSE?
B) Older persons need a low-dose version of the flu vaccine to stimulate their weaker immune systems.
25) Which name is associated with the discovery of the polio vaccine?
B) President Franklin Roosevelt
16) Which of the following common diseases is caused by a virus?
B) herpes zoster
34) A vaccine for HIV is difficult to develop because ________.
B) the virus mutates frequently
27) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
D) Hepatitis A is prevalent in underdeveloped countries in the world.
30) Prior to being employed, healthcare workers are vaccinated against hepatitis B with the trade name drug ________.
C) Recombivax HB
17) In a conjugate vaccine, a polysaccharide from the wall of a bacterium is joined to a ________ to create a vaccine.
C) protein carrier
10) Passive immunity, naturally acquired, lasts for the first few months of a newborn's life.
FALSE
5) Endotoxins are produced by certain gram-positive bacteria.
FALSE
7) Immunoglobulin A is in areas where pathogens first enter the body.
FALSE
8) Immunoglobulin M provides what is known as active immunity.
FALSE
9) Acquired immunity is part of a person's genetic makeup.
FALSE
11) In all states, pharmacists are allowed to give flu shots to adults.
TRUE
4) Cytotoxic T lymphocytes produce toxic granules to kill cells that are infected with a virus.
TRUE
6) Antibodies are produced by B lymphocytes.
TRUE
11) An example of a drug that provides passive immunity, artificially acquired, is ________.
all of the above
2) Which of the following microorganisms can be pathogens?
all of the above
22) Inserting a vaccine into the body is known as ________.
all of the above
6) What role does interferon play in the immune response?
all of the above
15) The disease tetanus is caused by a ___bacterium_____.
bacterium
1) The immune response involves a coordinated effort between which body parts?
blood and lymphatic
diphtheria
caused by a bacetrium
hepatitis A
caused by a virus
20) The abbreviation CDC stands for ___center for disease control_____.
center for disease control
16) Another name for the varicella virus is ____chickenpox____.
chickenpox
7) IgA is found in ____colostrum____, the first milk produced by breastfeeding mother.
colostrum
colostrum
contains immunogloblin a
25) The abbreviation DTaP stands for __diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis______.
diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
1) All bacteria are harmful to the body and cause disease.
false
12) At 5 years of age, a child's immune system begins to produce its own antibodies.
false
13) Vaccines stimulate the patient's immune system to develop antibodies against a disease it has never encountered.
false
16) Vaccines that contain just a single type of antigen or a single strain of one pathogen are said to be multivalent.
false
18) Thimerosal has been removed from all vaccines manufactured in the United States.
false
22) According to the World Health Organization, vaccines are currently available to present 600 different diseases.
false
25) Haemophilus influenza type b is a virus that causes severe influenza.
false
29) The hepatitis B vaccine is given after a healthcare worker has been stuck with a used needle that is contaminated with blood.
false
31) The herpes zoster vaccine is given in a series of booster shots to all children.
false
8) Immunoglobulin ____G____ is the most abundant of all of the immunoglobulins.
g
26) The abbreviation HBV stands for __hepatitis B virus______.
hepatitis b virus
7) Which antibody is produced the very first time that the body encounters a bacterium or virus?
igm
9) Which immunoglobulin can pass from the mother's blood through the placenta to the fetus?
immuno g
10) When does passive immunity, naturally acquired, occur?
in uterus
20) Which of the following vaccines is made using egg proteins that can cause an allergic reaction?
influenza
4) Each of the following is a type of lymphocyte, EXCEPT ________.
monocytes
3) Which type of white blood cell specifically engulfs and destroys bacteria?
neutrophils
igm
occurs after exposure
8) Immunoglobulin A is found in ________.
tears and saliva/mucous membrane
attenuated
weakened
pertussis
whooping cough
