Which is a transmission route of viruses?

a. Vector contact
b. Insect bites
c. Skin-to-skin contact
d. Intact skin


ANS: B
Some viruses can be transmitted by insect bites, through blood and body fluids of animals and humans, the fecal-oral route, or through direct contact with nonintact skin or mucous membranes.

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On a standard reticulocyte preparation with new methylene blue, 100 cells are counted containing blue-stained granulofilamentous material. The red blood count is 3.22 ยด 1012/L, and the hematocrit is 30%. Calculate the absolute reticulocyte count

a. 0.32 x 1012/L b. 3.2 x 1012/L c. 32.2 x 1012/L d. 0.99 x 1012/L

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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is associated with:

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In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?

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