Question 1

Bacillus anthracis produces all the following virulence factors, except

Accepted Answer

A)  lethal factor. 
B)  lipopolysaccharide. 
C)  glutamic acid. 
D)  edema factor. 
A)  lethal factor. 
B)  lipopolysaccharide. 
C)  glutamic acid. 
D)  edema factor. B

Question 2

All of the following organisms cause cat-scratch disease in humans, except

Accepted Answer

A)  Bartonella henselae. 
B)  Bartonella clarridgeiae. 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi. 
D)  Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii. 
A)  Bartonella henselae. 
B)  Bartonella clarridgeiae. 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi. 
D)  Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii. C

Question 3

How do humans often become infected with leptospirosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directly from animal urine 
B)  Directly from animal feces 
C)  Directly from animal blood 
D)  Directly from animal saliva 
A)  Directly from animal urine 
B)  Directly from animal feces 
C)  Directly from animal blood 
D)  Directly from animal saliva A

Question 4

Even though this organism is part of the canine and feline normal oral biota, most infections occur in patients that have had a splenectomy, have cancer, or abuse drugs. What organism is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 
B)  Capnocytophaga canimorsus 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
A)  Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 
B)  Capnocytophaga canimorsus 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 5

Bacillus anthracis is a natural pathogen for what types of animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Felines 
D)  Voles 
A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Felines 
D)  Voles

Question 6

What finding is characteristic of early Lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photosensitivity and headache 
B)  Fever and septic arthritis 
C)  Bull's-eye rash and flulike symptoms 
D)  Petechiae and endocarditis 
A)  Photosensitivity and headache 
B)  Fever and septic arthritis 
C)  Bull's-eye rash and flulike symptoms 
D)  Petechiae and endocarditis

Question 7

Pathogens within the family Anaplasmataceae infect which cell type in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lymphocytes 
B)  Epithelial cells 
C)  Erythrocytes 
D)  Phagocytes 
A)  Lymphocytes 
B)  Epithelial cells 
C)  Erythrocytes 
D)  Phagocytes

Question 8

What disease is transmitted by Ixodes dammini?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plague 
B)  Lyme disease 
C)  Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D)  Colorado tick fever 
A)  Plague 
B)  Lyme disease 
C)  Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D)  Colorado tick fever

Question 9

If you are bitten by a dog, which of the following organisms is most likely to cause an infection at the site of the bite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Pasteurella multocida 
A)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Pasteurella multocida

Question 10

Zoonotic infections that spread from animal to human, then cannot be transmitted directly to other humans, include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  West Nile virus. 
B)  Lyme disease. 
C)  influenza. 
D)  bubonic plague. 
A)  West Nile virus. 
B)  Lyme disease. 
C)  influenza. 
D)  bubonic plague.

Question 11

Zoonotic infections that spread from animal to human and then can be transmitted human to human, include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  human immunodeficiency virus. 
B)  tularemia. 
C)  Ebola virus. 
D)  severe acute respiratory syndrome. 
A)  human immunodeficiency virus. 
B)  tularemia. 
C)  Ebola virus. 
D)  severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Question 12

What are the natural hosts for the plague-causing organism, Yersinia pestis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birds 
B)  Deer 
C)  Monkeys 
D)  Rats 
A)  Birds 
B)  Deer 
C)  Monkeys 
D)  Rats

Question 13

What is the most common form of anthrax?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inhalation 
B)  Cutaneous 
C)  Gastrointestinal 
D)  Septicemic 
A)  Inhalation 
B)  Cutaneous 
C)  Gastrointestinal 
D)  Septicemic

Question 14

What is the classic symptom of bubonic plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  Painful swollen lymph nodes 
B)  Febrile illness 
C)  Rash on the trunk and limbs 
D)  Septic shock 
A)  Painful swollen lymph nodes 
B)  Febrile illness 
C)  Rash on the trunk and limbs 
D)  Septic shock

Question 15

What is another name for brucellosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glanders 
B)  Anthrax 
C)  Lyme disease 
D)  Undulant fever 
A)  Glanders 
B)  Anthrax 
C)  Lyme disease 
D)  Undulant fever

Question 16

All of the following symptoms are among common presentations in tularemia, except

Accepted Answer

A)  ulceroglandular 
B)  oropharyngeal 
C)  cholera-like 
D)  typhoidal 
A)  ulceroglandular 
B)  oropharyngeal 
C)  cholera-like 
D)  typhoidal

Question 17

What is a zoonotic infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infection that can naturally spread from animals to humans 
B)  An infection that occurs from being in close contact with humans, such as college dorms or military barracks 
C)  An infection acquired at any health care facility, especially hospitals 
D)  An infection acquired in the community 
A)  An infection that can naturally spread from animals to humans 
B)  An infection that occurs from being in close contact with humans, such as college dorms or military barracks 
C)  An infection acquired at any health care facility, especially hospitals 
D)  An infection acquired in the community

Question 18

Rickettsial organisms, which cause disease in humans, are transmitted by which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthropod vectors 
B)  Aerosols 
C)  Fomite contact 
D)  Contact with body fluids 
A)  Arthropod vectors 
B)  Aerosols 
C)  Fomite contact 
D)  Contact with body fluids

Question 19

Patients who develop Weil's syndrome have all the following symptoms, except

Accepted Answer

A)  hemolysis. 
B)  jaundice. 
C)  congestive heart failure. 
D)  renal failure. 
A)  hemolysis. 
B)  jaundice. 
C)  congestive heart failure. 
D)  renal failure.

Question 20

What disease is known as the woolsorter's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glanders 
B)  Venezuelan equine encephalitis 
C)  West Nile disease 
D)  Anthrax 
A)  Glanders 
B)  Venezuelan equine encephalitis 
C)  West Nile disease 
D)  Anthrax

Exam 40: Zoonotic Diseases

Bacillus anthracis produces all the following virulence factors, except

All of the following organisms cause cat-scratch disease in humans, except

How do humans often become infected with leptospirosis?

Even though this organism is part of the canine and feline normal oral biota, most infections occur in patients that have had a splenectomy, have cancer, or abuse drugs. What organism is this?

Bacillus anthracis is a natural pathogen for what types of animals?

What finding is characteristic of early Lyme disease?

Pathogens within the family Anaplasmataceae infect which cell type in humans?

What disease is transmitted by Ixodes dammini?

If you are bitten by a dog, which of the following organisms is most likely to cause an infection at the site of the bite?

Zoonotic infections that spread from animal to human, then cannot be transmitted directly to other humans, include all the following, except

Zoonotic infections that spread from animal to human and then can be transmitted human to human, include all the following, except

What are the natural hosts for the plague-causing organism, Yersinia pestis?

What is the most common form of anthrax?

What is the classic symptom of bubonic plague?

What is another name for brucellosis?

All of the following symptoms are among common presentations in tularemia, except

What is a zoonotic infection?

Rickettsial organisms, which cause disease in humans, are transmitted by which of the following methods?

Patients who develop Weil's syndrome have all the following symptoms, except

What disease is known as the woolsorter's disease?

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