Introduction Course to Porcine Immunology

SELF EVALUATION

 

1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES IS THE MOST SENSITIVE?

A) IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.
B) COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION.
C) SERONEUTRALIZATION.
D) ELISA.

2. INDIRECT ELISA IS USED FOR:

A) ANTIGEN DETECTION.
B) ANTIBODY DETECTION.
C) DETECTION OF
CYTOKINES.
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

3. WHICH OF THE PARAMETERS BELOW IS CONSIDERED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT WHEN PERFORMING A SEROPROFILE STUDY?

A) THE SAMPLES THAT MUST BE TAKEN.
B) THE ANIMALS OF THE STUDY.
C) THE AREA WHERE THE STUDY IS TO BE PERFORMED.
D) THE STUDY OBJECTIVE.

4. WHICH PARAMETER IS IMPORTANT FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF A GIVEN DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE? 

A) PREVALENCE.
B) SENSITIVIITY.
C) CONFIDENCE.
D) THE EXPIRATION DATE.

5. THE RESULTS OF WHICH OF THE TECHNIQUES BELOW HAS BEST CORRELATE WITH AN "IN VIVO" SITUATION?

A) IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.
B) IMMUNOTRANSFERENCE.
C) SERONEUTRALIZATION.
D) ELISA.

6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LEAST APPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF A SEROLOGICAL STUDY OF A FARM?

A) DIAGNOSING A DISEASE. 
B) ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE VACCINATION.
C) STUDYING NEWLY ARRIVED ANIMALS.
D) MAKING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VACCINATION PROGRAM.

SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 Course program