Question 1

The symptoms of diphtheria are due to an exotoxin that blocks proteins synthesis in host cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

It is common for a normal, healthy individual to carry potentially pathogenic organisms in their upper respiratory tract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  psittacosis  Chlamydia 
B)  melioidosis  Burkholderia 
C)  whooping cough  Bordetella 
D)  Q fever  Rickettsia 
E)  epiglottitis  Haemophilus 
A)  psittacosis  Chlamydia 
B)  melioidosis  Burkholderia 
C)  whooping cough  Bordetella 
D)  Q fever  Rickettsia 
E)  epiglottitis  Haemophilus

Question 7

Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following causes opportunistic infections in AIDS patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumocystis 
B)  Mucor 
C)  Rhizopus 
D)  Aspergillus 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  Pneumocystis 
B)  Mucor 
C)  Rhizopus 
D)  Aspergillus 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT cause otitis media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
B)  Moraxella catarrhalis 
C)  Haemophilus influenzae 
D)  Coxiella burnetii 
E)  Streptococcus pneumoniae 
A)  Streptococcus pyogenes 
B)  Moraxella catarrhalis 
C)  Haemophilus influenzae 
D)  Coxiella burnetii 
E)  Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of influenza?

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle aches 
B)  fever 
C)  headache 
D)  chills 
E)  diarrhea 
A)  muscle aches 
B)  fever 
C)  headache 
D)  chills 
E)  diarrhea

Question 12

The lower respiratory tract is protected by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the ciliary escalator. 
B)  alveolar macrophages. 
C)  mucous secretions. 
D)  IgA antibodies. 
E)  competition with the normal flora of the lungs. 
A)  the ciliary escalator. 
B)  alveolar macrophages. 
C)  mucous secretions. 
D)  IgA antibodies. 
E)  competition with the normal flora of the lungs.

Question 13

The most effective means of preventing influenza is

Accepted Answer

A)  annual vaccination. 
B)  vector control. 
C)  administration of amantadine. 
D)  pasteurization of milk. 
E)  isolation of carriers. 
A)  annual vaccination. 
B)  vector control. 
C)  administration of amantadine. 
D)  pasteurization of milk. 
E)  isolation of carriers.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Risks for Q fever include contact with infected cattle and drinking unpasteurized milk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Inhalation of arthroconidia is responsible for infection by which of the following organisms?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

All of the following are used as first-line drugs for treating tuberculosis EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  ethambutol. 
B)  fluoroquinolones. 
C)  isoniazid. 
D)  rifampin. 
E)  pyrazinamide. 
A)  ethambutol. 
B)  fluoroquinolones. 
C)  isoniazid. 
D)  rifampin. 
E)  pyrazinamide.

Question 19

A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bordetella 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Corynebacterium 
D)  Mycobacterium 
E)  Burkholderia 
A)  Bordetella 
B)  Mycoplasma 
C)  Corynebacterium 
D)  Mycobacterium 
E)  Burkholderia

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

The symptoms of diphtheria are due to an exotoxin that blocks proteins synthesis in host cells.

It is common for a normal, healthy individual to carry potentially pathogenic organisms in their upper respiratory tract.

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

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

Which of the following is mismatched?

Which of the following is mismatched?

Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is mismatched?

Which of the following causes opportunistic infections in AIDS patients?

Which of the following does NOT cause otitis media?

Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of influenza?

The lower respiratory tract is protected by all of the following EXCEPT

The most effective means of preventing influenza is

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

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

Risks for Q fever include contact with infected cattle and drinking unpasteurized milk.

Inhalation of arthroconidia is responsible for infection by which of the following organisms?

All of the following are used as first-line drugs for treating tuberculosis EXCEPT

A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

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

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