Question 1

Brucella bacteria are considered a potential agent of bioterrorism because

Accepted Answer

A)  it causes ulcerating lesions of the skin. 
B)  they are not susceptible to antibiotics. 
C)  infection causes a fever. 
D)  they easily become airborne. 
E)  it is a endospore-forming organism. 
A)  it causes ulcerating lesions of the skin. 
B)  they are not susceptible to antibiotics. 
C)  infection causes a fever. 
D)  they easily become airborne. 
E)  it is a endospore-forming organism.

Question 2

Humans are not the normal hosts for Ixodes and Xenopsylla. How, then, do humans contract Lyme disease and plague?

Accepted Answer

Humans are not the typical hosts for Ixo

Question 3

Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yersinia 
B)  anthrax 
C)  Borrelia 
D)  Spirillum 
E)  cytomegalovirus 
A)  Yersinia 
B)  anthrax 
C)  Borrelia 
D)  Spirillum 
E)  cytomegalovirus

Question 4

The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  microbial fermentation. 
B)  endocarditis 
C)  hyaluronidase. 
D)  necrotizing exotoxins. 
E)  proteolytic enzymes. 
A)  microbial fermentation. 
B)  endocarditis 
C)  hyaluronidase. 
D)  necrotizing exotoxins. 
E)  proteolytic enzymes.

Question 5

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Francisella  gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus 
B)  Rickettsia  intracellular parasite 
C)  Brucella  gram-negative aerobic rods 
D)  Bacillus  gram-positive endospore-forming rods 
E)  None of the pairs is mismatched. 
A)  Francisella  gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus 
B)  Rickettsia  intracellular parasite 
C)  Brucella  gram-negative aerobic rods 
D)  Bacillus  gram-positive endospore-forming rods 
E)  None of the pairs is mismatched.

Question 6

Arthropods can serve as a reservoir for all of the following diseases EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow fever. 
B)  plague. 
C)  epidemic typhus. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  brucellosis. 
A)  yellow fever. 
B)  plague. 
C)  epidemic typhus. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  brucellosis.

Question 7

All forms of typhus are associated with arthropod vectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following leads to all the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  breakage of capillaries 
B)  presence of antirickettsial antibodies 
C)  bacterial growth in endothelial cells 
D)  blockage of capillaries 
E)  subcutaneous hemorrhaging 
A)  breakage of capillaries 
B)  presence of antirickettsial antibodies 
C)  bacterial growth in endothelial cells 
D)  blockage of capillaries 
E)  subcutaneous hemorrhaging

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a zoonosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  puerperal sepsis 
B)  brucellosis 
C)  Hantavirus infection 
D)  anthrax 
E)  tularemia 
A)  puerperal sepsis 
B)  brucellosis 
C)  Hantavirus infection 
D)  anthrax 
E)  tularemia

Question 10

A predisposing factor for infection by Clostridium perfringens is

Accepted Answer

A)  debridement. 
B)  an infected finger. 
C)  gangrene. 
D)  hyperbaric treatment. 
E)  burns. 
A)  debridement. 
B)  an infected finger. 
C)  gangrene. 
D)  hyperbaric treatment. 
E)  burns.

Question 11

You advise your pregnant friend to not adopt a new kitten from her neighbor because she could contract

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious mononucleosis. 
B)  toxoplasmosis. 
C)  listeriosis. 
D)  plague. 
E)  Brukittʹs Lymphoma. 
A)  infectious mononucleosis. 
B)  toxoplasmosis. 
C)  listeriosis. 
D)  plague. 
E)  Brukittʹs Lymphoma.

Question 12

Pathogens must be blood-borne in order to initiate sepsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is rarely fatal, even when untreated. 
B)  It is a complication of a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. 
C)  The incidence has declined in the last ten years. 
D)  It is an inflammation of the joints. 
E)  It is an inflammation of the heart. 
A)  It is rarely fatal, even when untreated. 
B)  It is a complication of a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. 
C)  The incidence has declined in the last ten years. 
D)  It is an inflammation of the joints. 
E)  It is an inflammation of the heart.

Question 14

Which of the following pairs does NOT apply to Chagasʹ disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment  nifurtimox 
B)  vector  kissing bug 
C)  reservoir  rodents 
D)  causative agent  Trypanosoma cruzi 
E)  diagnosis of acute phase  serological tests for antibodies 
A)  treatment  nifurtimox 
B)  vector  kissing bug 
C)  reservoir  rodents 
D)  causative agent  Trypanosoma cruzi 
E)  diagnosis of acute phase  serological tests for antibodies

Question 15

Which of the following is evidence that the arthritis afflicting children in Lyme, Connecticut, was due to bacterial infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  transmitted by ticks 
B)  treatable with penicillin 
C)  affected mostly children 
D)  accompanied by a rash 
E)  not contagious 
A)  transmitted by ticks 
B)  treatable with penicillin 
C)  affected mostly children 
D)  accompanied by a rash 
E)  not contagious

Question 16

Which of the following bacterial infections CANNOT be transmitted by dog or cat bites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pasteurella multocida 
B)  Bartonella henselae 
C)  Fusobacterium 
D)  Streptobacillus 
E)  None of the answers is correct; all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or cat bites. 
A)  Pasteurella multocida 
B)  Bartonella henselae 
C)  Fusobacterium 
D)  Streptobacillus 
E)  None of the answers is correct; all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or cat bites.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT typically treated with penicillin?

Accepted Answer

A)  patients at risk for rheumatic fever 
B)  rat-bite fever 
C)  serious wounds at risk for gas gangrene 
D)  tularemia 
E)  puerperal sepsis 
A)  patients at risk for rheumatic fever 
B)  rat-bite fever 
C)  serious wounds at risk for gas gangrene 
D)  tularemia 
E)  puerperal sepsis

Question 18

All viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks have been confined to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Neonatal sepsis is most commonly caused by group A streptococci.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Brucella bacteria are considered a potential agent of bioterrorism because

Humans are not the normal hosts for Ixodes and Xenopsylla. How, then, do humans contract Lyme disease and plague?

Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?

The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Arthropods can serve as a reservoir for all of the following diseases EXCEPT

All forms of typhus are associated with arthropod vectors.

Which of the following leads to all the others?

Which of the following is NOT a zoonosis?

A predisposing factor for infection by Clostridium perfringens is

You advise your pregnant friend to not adopt a new kitten from her neighbor because she could contract

Pathogens must be blood-borne in order to initiate sepsis.

Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is FALSE?

Which of the following pairs does NOT apply to Chagasʹ disease?

Which of the following is evidence that the arthritis afflicting children in Lyme, Connecticut, was due to bacterial infection?

Which of the following bacterial infections CANNOT be transmitted by dog or cat bites?

Which of the following is NOT typically treated with penicillin?

All viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks have been confined to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Neonatal sepsis is most commonly caused by group A streptococci.

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