After the secondary signs of syphilis, the disease enters the latent period and is detectable only by……….test.
a) urine
b) blood
c) stool
d) all
Explanation The VDRL test is a screening test for syphilis. It measures substances (proteins), called antibodies, which your body may produce if you have come in contact with the bacteria that cause syphilis.
After the secondary signs of syphilis, the disease enters the latent period may…
a) last a person’s life
b) the bacteria may be killed by the immune system
c) it may followed by the signs of tertiary syphilis
d) all of these
Tertiary syphilis is characterized by gummas ……..
a) destructive lesion of CNS
b) destructive lesions of blood vessels
c) destructive lesions of bones and skin
d) all of these
Explanation A gumma is a soft, tumor-like growth of the tissues (granuloma) that occurs in people with syphilis.
Which of the following antibiotic is still the treatment of choice for all stages of syphilis?
a) penicillin
b) tetracycline
c) cephalosporin
d) Erythromycin
Explanation Penicillin has proven to be effective at killing Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis.
Which of the following is the most serious, deadly disease in human history?
a) gonorrhea
b) syphilis
c) AIDS
d) pneumonia
Explanation AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome
More than 20 years ago, doctors in the…. identified the first case of AIDS.
a) united kingdom
b) Russia
c) united states
d) china
Explanation In San Francisco and New York.
