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HaneyGenPathRev-8
Question | Answer |
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What is the leading cause of death in the United States for persons younger than 35? | physical trauma |
which type of immunity means that the body has developed the ability to defend itself against a certain agent? | acquired |
Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by what virus? | HIV |
Which disease is caused by a bacterium known as Borrelia burgdorferi? | Lyme Disease |
This disease is caused by the rubeola virus. | measles |
An acute contagious disease characterized by fever and inflammation of the parotid salivary glands. | mumps |
An acute, life-threatening disease which is characterized by a membranelike coating that forms over mucous membrane surfaces, particularly along the respiratory tract | diphtheria |
traveler's diarrhea is also known as what? | gastroenteritis |
What is the treatment of celiac sprue? | gluten free diet |
Inflammation through all layers of the intestinal wall resulting in thickening of the wall and narrowing of the lumen is known as what? | Chrons Disease |
What is the leading cause of chronic pancreatitis? | alcoholism |
A blood test that can indicate prostatic cancer | PSA |
An autodigestive process that is severe and often life-threatening | acute pancreatitis |
One of the most prevalent STD's in the United States is | gonorrhea |
A fecal occult blood testing is performed to screen for what? | colorectal cancer |
A bilateral, nonprogressive, and symmetrical paralysis resulting from developmental defects of the brain or trauma at birth. | cerebral palsy |
Spina bifida, meningocele, and myelomeningocele are known as what? | neural tube defects |
A condition marked by too much cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain. | hydrocephalus |
A disease which is the obstruction and dilation of the colon with feces as a result of inadequate intestinal motility. | Hirschsprung's Disease |
What type of diet is treatment for phenylketonuria? | protein-restrictive |
True or false: the etiology for pyloric stenosis is unknown. | true |