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| A __________ disease is an infection that normally affects animals but that can be transmitted to humans. |
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| MRSA infections are typically treated with __________. |
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| Rubeola measles is caused by __________ virus. |
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| German measles and __________ are different names describing the same disease. |
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| Bacterial infections of the lung that arise secondary to viral disease are attributable in part to: |
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| the impaired muccociliary escalator due to dehydration of host |
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| Which of the following does NOT pertain to influenza disease? |
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| Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a weakened strain used to vaccinate against: |
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| Which of the following is caused by a viral pathogen? |
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| severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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| Which of the following pathogens does NOT cause diarrhea? |
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| What disease is caused without an infection? |
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| staphylococcal food poisoning |
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| Why is antibiotic treatment NOT typically prescribed for staphylococcal food poisoning? |
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a. The bacterium is a multidrug-resistant pathogen.
b. No antibiotic is useful because it’s a mixed infection.
c. No vegetative cells are involved in the disease.
d. The causative agent is a MRSA.
e. NONE OF THE ABOVE (CORRECT) |
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| Which of the following is the causative agent of pseudomembranous enterocolitis? |
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| A nationwide recall of spinach in 2006 was due to contamination by cattle water containing: |
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| Helicobacter pylori is thought to cause halitosis through: |
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| neutralizing acid pH, which allows anaerobes to grow |
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| Strains of E. coli that cause about 75% of all urinary tract infections use __________ to latch onto proteins coating the urinary tract epithelium. |
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| A chancre is the initial symptom of what disease? |
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| During secondary syphilis, the treponemes spread to the nervous and cardiovascular system; consequently: |
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| the host remains infectious with characteristic rash |
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| Which of the following is employed by Chlamydia for spread within and between hosts? |
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| rapidly replicating reticulate body |
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| Which of the following STDs can lead to sterility? |
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| Eastern equine encephalitis is transmitted to humans via __________. |
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| Regarding the neurotoxigenic disease caused by Clostridium tetani, which of the following is NOT correct? |
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| One major source of Clostridium botulinum infection in infants is __________. |
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| endospore-contaminated honey |
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| A hunter who presents with flu-like symptoms and lives in Boston has a ‘bull eye” rash on his leg. The appropriate diagnosis is __________. |
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| What do hepatitis A and B viruses have in common? |
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| Herd immunity requires that at least what percentage of the population be vaccinated? |
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| Which vaccine is recommended for administration when one becomes an adolescent? |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes produces a protein that, anchored in the cell wall and cell membrane, allows the bacterial cells to adhere firmly to the pharyngeal tissue. This protein is called |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes is a(n) |
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| beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
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| produced by Stretococcus pyogenes and damages the capillaries. |
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| A 1 year-old female was hospitalized with fever, lethargy and rash. Gram-negative, oxidase-positive cocci were cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. Her symptoms were caused by |
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| A Corynebacterium diphtheria infection is characterized by |
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| The erythrogenic toxin expressed in strains of Streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for |
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| All the following are bacterial diseases of the lower respiratory tract except |
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| pertussis (whooping cough). |
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| Which of the following is not a symptom of lethal pneumonia. |
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| increased elimination of carbon dioxide |
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| What is the agent of primary atypical pneumonia. |
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| Cases of Legionnaire's disease have been linked to bacteria which |
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| accumulate in standing water |
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| Penicillin is useless for the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia because the causative organism |
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| A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains and fluid in the alveoli. Gram-positive cocci were isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has |
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| Based on where in the body the infection occurs, which organism does not belong with the others? |
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| A child suffering from repeated bouts of a violent, high-pitched cough is brought to her physician's office. The physician is likely to diagnose infection by |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes causes all of the following diseases, except |
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| An important principal criterion for the diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis is |
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| gram-negative diplococci in spinal fluid. |
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| Which of the following is not a common cause of pneumonia? |
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| Which of these diseases can be transmitted to the fetus by an infected pregnant female? |
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| belongs to the same genus as the tubercle bacillus. |
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| The normal microbiota of the adult vagina consist primarily of |
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| a chlamydial disease of the eyes |
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| Infection due to Haemophilus ducreyi may be identified by the isolation of |
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| Gram-negative rods from the genital papules. |
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| Which of the following pairs is mismatched? |
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| Yaws-- gram negative cocci |
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| The chancre is a painless, circular, purplish ulcer associated with |
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| The similarities of organisms and symptoms have led many microbiologists to believe there is a relationship between |
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| A 25-year old male presented with fever, malaise, and a rash on his chest, arms and feet. Diagnosis was made based on serological testing. The patient then reported that he had an ulcer on his penis two months earlier. What stage of disease is the patient in? |
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| Newborn's eyes are treated with an antibiotic when |
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| Which infection is caused by S. aureus? |
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| Pimples, Sty, Boil, Carbuncles (All of the above) |
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| One of the difficulties in controlling gonorrhea is the fact that |
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| 50% of female infections may be asymptomatic. |
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| Chlamydia trachomatis causes |
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| nongonococcal urethritis. |
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| Which of the following is true of the influenza virus? |
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| The virion undergoes antigenic variations. |
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| An 8-year-old female has scabs and pus-filled vesicles on her face and throat. Three weeks earlier she had visited her grandmother who had shingles. What infection does the 8-year-old have? |
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| The etiologic agent of warts is |
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| The etiologic agent of fever blisters |
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| Herpes zoster, or shingles, is an adult disease caused by |
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| the same virus that causes chickenpox. |
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| The MMR immunization program has significantly affected the annual incidence of all the following diseases except |
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| A large, brick-shaped DNA virion is the responsible agent of |
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| All the following characteristics apply to rhinoviruses except |
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| they are DNA virues with helical symmetry |
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| . The scientific name for measles is |
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| Viruses that have spikes on their envelopes and contain both hemagglutin and neuraminidase cause |
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| The adjectives western equine, La Cross, and California all apply to |
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| forms of arboviral encephalitis |
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| If a woman has hepatitis B receive from an emergency blood transfusion, which of the following types of virus will be present? |
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| Liver inflammation is a principal symptom of a disease transmitted by contaminated food and water as well as by contact, arthropods, and sexual intercourse. This disease is |
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| All hepatitis infections are commonly associated with |
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