Exam 33: Person-To-Person Microbial Diseases

Which of the following is TRUE about tuberculosis?

The pink- red rash of scarlet fever may be caused by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins A, B, C, and E, which are coded for on a lysogenic bacteriophage.

Nongonococcal urethritis may be caused by the protozoan________ .

The immune response is as important as or even more important than antibiotics in the elimination of Bordetella pertussis from the body.

The pseudomembrane of diphtheria is composed primarily of ________and________ .

Chickenpox, caused by a herpesvirus, results in a systemic papular rash that quickly heals.

About 25% of patients with untreated diphtheria develop________ , which is due to the effect of diphtheria toxin on the heart muscle.

Both Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae are frequently isolated from the upper respiratory tracts of healthy adults.

Whooping cough is frequently observed in

Which of the following statements apply to diphtheria?

A patient with AIDS often dies of a variety of infections caused by opportunistic microorganisms.

Most of the early cases of toxic shock syndrome in women were associated with use of highly absorbent tampons.

The inflammatory response to Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection results in the production of a lesion called a(n)________ .

Isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) affects the synthesis of

The causative agent of Hansen's disease is _________.

Which organism causes the highest number of sexually transmitted diseases each year?

How is three- dimensional modeling helping to create drugs to prevent viruses from causing the common cold?

The presence of gram- positive diplococci in a sputum sample most likely indicates an infection of

Individuals who have active cases of tuberculosis may spread the disease simply by________or ________near uninfected individuals.

Despite the availability of chemotherapy for treating gonorrhea, the incidence of this disease remains high because