Question 1

Infection by which of the following is often confused with viral pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mycobacterium 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Blastomyces 
D)  Streptococcus 
E)  Coccidioides 
A)  Mycobacterium 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Blastomyces 
D)  Streptococcus 
E)  Coccidioides

Question 2

Which of the following requires treatment with both antibiotics and antitoxins?

Accepted Answer

A)  psittacosis 
B)  scarlet fever 
C)  tuberculosis 
D)  whooping cough 
E)  diphtheria 
A)  psittacosis 
B)  scarlet fever 
C)  tuberculosis 
D)  whooping cough 
E)  diphtheria

Question 3

Microscopic examination of a lung biopsy shows thick- walled cysts. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mycobacterium 
B)  Pneumocystis 
C)  Blastomyces 
D)  Histoplasma 
E)  Coccidioides 
A)  Mycobacterium 
B)  Pneumocystis 
C)  Blastomyces 
D)  Histoplasma 
E)  Coccidioides

Question 4

Which of the following microorganisms causes symptoms most like tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Influenzavirus 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Histoplasma 
D)  Coccidioides 
E)  Legionella 
A)  Influenzavirus 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Histoplasma 
D)  Coccidioides 
E)  Legionella

Question 5

Which one of the following produces small "fried- egg" colonies on medium containing horse serum and yeast extract?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legionella 
B)  Chlamydophila 
C)  Streptococcus 
D)  Mycobacterium 
E)  Mycoplasma 
A)  Legionella 
B)  Chlamydophila 
C)  Streptococcus 
D)  Mycobacterium 
E)  Mycoplasma

Question 6

Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its vaccine?

Accepted Answer

A)  tuberculosis - toxoid 
B)  diphtheria - toxoid 
C)  whooping cough - heat- killed bacteria 
D)  pneumococcal pneumonia - capsular polysaccharides 
E)  influenza - viruses grown in embryonated eggs 
A)  tuberculosis - toxoid 
B)  diphtheria - toxoid 
C)  whooping cough - heat- killed bacteria 
D)  pneumococcal pneumonia - capsular polysaccharides 
E)  influenza - viruses grown in embryonated eggs

Question 7

All of the following are true of the common cold EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it is transmitted via aerosols and contact. 
B)  the duration of symptoms is approximately one week. 
C)  early treatment will drastically reduce the disease symptoms. 
D)  it is caused by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. 
E)  complications include laryngitis and otitis media. 
A)  it is transmitted via aerosols and contact. 
B)  the duration of symptoms is approximately one week. 
C)  early treatment will drastically reduce the disease symptoms. 
D)  it is caused by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. 
E)  complications include laryngitis and otitis media.

Question 8

The primary victims of the influenza pandemic of 1918- 1919 were

Accepted Answer

A)  residents of Spain; therefore, it was known as the "Spanish Flu." 
B)  residents of the U.S. 
C)  infants and the elderly. 
D)  young adults. 
E)  members of the military. 
A)  residents of Spain; therefore, it was known as the "Spanish Flu." 
B)  residents of the U.S. 
C)  infants and the elderly. 
D)  young adults. 
E)  members of the military.

Question 9

A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram- positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

Accepted Answer

A)  influenza. 
B)  tuberculosis. 
C)  the common cold. 
D)  pneumococcal pneumonia. 
E)  mycoplasmal pneumonia. 
A)  influenza. 
B)  tuberculosis. 
C)  the common cold. 
D)  pneumococcal pneumonia. 
E)  mycoplasmal pneumonia.

Question 10

Most cases of sinusitis and otitis media will not resolve unless they are treated with antibiotics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
B)  Bordetella pertussis 
C)  Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
D)  Corynebacterium diphtheriae 
E)  respiratory syncytial virus 
A)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
B)  Bordetella pertussis 
C)  Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
D)  Corynebacterium diphtheriae 
E)  respiratory syncytial virus

Question 12

Which of the following is an opportunistic pathogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Histoplasma 
B)  rhinovirus 
C)  Legionella 
D)  Mycoplasma 
E)  Pneumocystis 
A)  Histoplasma 
B)  rhinovirus 
C)  Legionella 
D)  Mycoplasma 
E)  Pneumocystis

Question 13

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coxiella - Q fever 
B)  Chlamydophila - psittacosis 
C)  Burkholderia - melioidosis 
D)  Mycobacterium - whooping cough 
E)  Mycoplasma - walking pneumonia 
A)  Coxiella - Q fever 
B)  Chlamydophila - psittacosis 
C)  Burkholderia - melioidosis 
D)  Mycobacterium - whooping cough 
E)  Mycoplasma - walking pneumonia

Question 14

Legionella is transmitted by

Accepted Answer

A)  vectors. 
B)  airborne transmission. 
C)  foodborne transmission. 
D)  person- to- person contact. 
E)  fomites. 
A)  vectors. 
B)  airborne transmission. 
C)  foodborne transmission. 
D)  person- to- person contact. 
E)  fomites.

Question 15

Coccidioides immitis causes Valley fever, a disease that is endemic to the Mississippi Valley.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes atypical pneumonia, also known as "walking pneumonia."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Vaccination with the influenza vaccine confers lifelong immunity to influenza virus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  laryngitis - voice loss 
B)  sinusitis - headache and nasal mucous 
C)  pharyngitis - sore throat 
D)  epiglottitis - sore throat 
E)  otitis media - earache 
A)  laryngitis - voice loss 
B)  sinusitis - headache and nasal mucous 
C)  pharyngitis - sore throat 
D)  epiglottitis - sore throat 
E)  otitis media - earache

Question 19

Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Q fever. 
B)  melioidosis. 
C)  histoplasmosis. 
D)  blastomycosis. 
E)  coccidioidomycosis. 
A)  Q fever. 
B)  melioidosis. 
C)  histoplasmosis. 
D)  blastomycosis. 
E)  coccidioidomycosis.

Question 20

Pneumonia is diagnosed by the presence of fluid (dark shadows in an X- ray image) in the alveoli. Given that pneumonia usually is caused by a microorganism, what causes the fluid accumulation? Name a bacterium, a virus, a fungus, a protozoan, and a helminth that can cause pneumonia.

Accepted Answer

The fluid accumulation in the alveoli in

Exam 24: Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

Infection by which of the following is often confused with viral pneumonia?

Which of the following requires treatment with both antibiotics and antitoxins?

Microscopic examination of a lung biopsy shows thick- walled cysts. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Which of the following microorganisms causes symptoms most like tuberculosis?

Which one of the following produces small "fried- egg" colonies on medium containing horse serum and yeast extract?

Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its vaccine?

All of the following are true of the common cold EXCEPT

The primary victims of the influenza pandemic of 1918- 1919 were

A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram- positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

Most cases of sinusitis and otitis media will not resolve unless they are treated with antibiotics.

Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages?

Which of the following is an opportunistic pathogen?

Which of the following is mismatched?

Legionella is transmitted by

Coccidioides immitis causes Valley fever, a disease that is endemic to the Mississippi Valley.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes atypical pneumonia, also known as "walking pneumonia."

Vaccination with the influenza vaccine confers lifelong immunity to influenza virus.

Which of the following is mismatched?

Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

Pneumonia is diagnosed by the presence of fluid (dark shadows in an X- ray image) in the alveoli. Given that pneumonia usually is caused by a microorganism, what causes the fluid accumulation? Name a bacterium, a virus, a fungus, a protozoan, and a helminth that can cause pneumonia.

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