Tuberculosis Quiz for Nursing Students
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How are TB germs put into the air?

  • When a person with TB disease coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings (correct)
  • Through physical contact with an infected person
  • Through contaminated food or water
  • Through airborne pollen
  • What is the primary infectious agent causing tuberculosis?

  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Mycobacterium leprae
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (correct)
  • Mycobacterium avium
  • What is the term for becoming infected with TB germs but not showing symptoms?

  • Active TB infection
  • Latent TB infection (correct)
  • Acute TB infection
  • Chronic TB infection
  • Which part of the body can TB also affect, besides the lung parenchyma?

    <p>Meninges</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the primary infectious agent, M. tuberculosis?

    <p>Slow-growing and sensitive to heat and ultraviolet</p> Signup and view all the answers

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