A Patient Is Tested for Antibodies to a Particular Infectious

question 52

Multiple Choice

A patient is tested for antibodies to a particular infectious agent and is found to be positive. What would account for the positive result in this person? 

• A) The person is currently infected with the agent AND the person was previously vaccinated against the agent.
• B) The person was previously vaccinated against the agent.
• C) The person was infected with the agent sometime in the past AND the person is currently infected with the agent.
• D) The person is currently infected with the agent, the person was infected with the agent sometime in the past, OR the person was previously vaccinated against the agent.
• E) The person was previously exposed to the infectious agent OR the person was previously vaccinated against the agent AND the person is currently infected with the agent.

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Definitions:

Declarative Memory

Declarative memory refers to the recall of specific facts and events that can be consciously verbalized.

Corticobulbar

Pertaining to neural pathways that connect the cerebral cortex to the brainstem, involved in movement control.

Corticospinal

Pertaining to the motor pathways that travel from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord, involved in voluntary movement control.

Direct Motor Pathways

Neural paths descending from the brain to the spinal cord responsible for the voluntary movement of muscles.