Question 1

Which of the following causes signs and symptoms that mimic the infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
B)  Mycoplasma pneumonia 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. 
A)  Chlamydia trachomatis 
B)  Mycoplasma pneumonia 
C)  Treponema pallidum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Question 2

HPV

Accepted Answer

A)  infections always lead to cancer AND always integrates into the host's chromosome. 
B)  infections always lead to cancer AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types. 
C)  infections always lead to cancer AND may or may not integrate into the host's chromosome. 
D)  cannot infect newborns at birth AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types. 
E)  can integrate into the host's chromosome AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types. 
A)  infections always lead to cancer AND always integrates into the host's chromosome. 
B)  infections always lead to cancer AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types. 
C)  infections always lead to cancer AND may or may not integrate into the host's chromosome. 
D)  cannot infect newborns at birth AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types. 
E)  can integrate into the host's chromosome AND may be categorized into cancer-associated and wart-causing types.

Question 3

What changes might occur in the vagina if lactobacilli were eliminated?

Accepted Answer

A)  The acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level. 
B)  Lactobacilli often produce the hydrogen peroxide. Without it, anaerobic pathogens might cause disease. 
C)  There would be no change in the health of the woman. Other members of the normal microbiota would replace the lactobacilli, resulting in no overall change. 
D)  The acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level AND lactobacilli often produce hydrogen peroxide. Without it, anaerobic pathogens might cause disease. 
E)  There would be no change in the health of the woman. Other members of the normal microbiota would replace the lactobacilli, resulting in no overall change OR the acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level. 
A)  The acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level. 
B)  Lactobacilli often produce the hydrogen peroxide. Without it, anaerobic pathogens might cause disease. 
C)  There would be no change in the health of the woman. Other members of the normal microbiota would replace the lactobacilli, resulting in no overall change. 
D)  The acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level AND lactobacilli often produce hydrogen peroxide. Without it, anaerobic pathogens might cause disease. 
E)  There would be no change in the health of the woman. Other members of the normal microbiota would replace the lactobacilli, resulting in no overall change OR the acidic pH might change to a more neutral (and pathogen-fostering) level.

Question 4

Why is puerperal fever not regarded as a sexually transmitted infection? What spreads the disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  A physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later. 
B)  The trauma of the delivery of the placenta through the vaginal tract after the fetus introduces bacteria directly into the bloodstream, resulting in puerperal fever. 
C)  A woman's own normal fecal microbiota can occasionally cause puerperal fever if it contaminates the genitourinary tract following delivery. This can especially occur after an episiotomy procedure (cutting between the vaginal opening and the rectum). 
D)  A physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later AND a woman's own normal fecal microbiota can occasionally cause puerperal fever if it contaminates the genitourinary tract following delivery. This can especially occur after an episiotomy procedure (cutting between the vaginal opening and the rectum). 
E)  The trauma of the delivery of the placenta through the vaginal tract after the fetus introduces bacteria directly into the bloodstream, resulting in puerperal fever AND a physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later. 
A)  A physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later. 
B)  The trauma of the delivery of the placenta through the vaginal tract after the fetus introduces bacteria directly into the bloodstream, resulting in puerperal fever. 
C)  A woman's own normal fecal microbiota can occasionally cause puerperal fever if it contaminates the genitourinary tract following delivery. This can especially occur after an episiotomy procedure (cutting between the vaginal opening and the rectum). 
D)  A physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later AND a woman's own normal fecal microbiota can occasionally cause puerperal fever if it contaminates the genitourinary tract following delivery. This can especially occur after an episiotomy procedure (cutting between the vaginal opening and the rectum). 
E)  The trauma of the delivery of the placenta through the vaginal tract after the fetus introduces bacteria directly into the bloodstream, resulting in puerperal fever AND a physician that doesn't observe proper sterile technique may introduce bacteria from the environment into the genitourinary tract of a woman during delivery of a child, inducing puerperal fever several days later.

Question 5

Among the most common of the sexually transmitted viral diseases agents is

Accepted Answer

A)  human papillomavirus. 
B)  herpes simplex virus. 
C)  human immunodeficiency virus. 
D)  leptospirosis virus. 
E)  varicella zoster virus. 
A)  human papillomavirus. 
B)  herpes simplex virus. 
C)  human immunodeficiency virus. 
D)  leptospirosis virus. 
E)  varicella zoster virus.

Question 6

Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging cause of genital tract infections in men and women worldwide. The organism was discovered and identified only in the early 1980s. Rising incidence and increasing resistance to antimicrobial medications are problematic. You are asked by your nursing professor to prepare a short presentation on this emerging disease. The questions that follow are those that you anticipate that being asked by your classmates.
-Select the statement that applies to Mycoplasmas.

Accepted Answer

A)  These bacteria have mycolic acids in their cell wall. 
B)  These bacteria are intrinsically resistant to β-lactam antibiotics. 
C)  These organisms all contain a terminal organelle. 
D)  Mycoplasmas resist the effects of β-lactam drugs by synthesizing a β-lactamase. 
E)  These organisms have a rapid generation time. 
A)  These bacteria have mycolic acids in their cell wall. 
B)  These bacteria are intrinsically resistant to β-lactam antibiotics. 
C)  These organisms all contain a terminal organelle. 
D)  Mycoplasmas resist the effects of β-lactam drugs by synthesizing a β-lactamase. 
E)  These organisms have a rapid generation time.

Question 7

Gonococci infect

Accepted Answer

A)  cows. 
B)  iguanas. 
C)  sheep. 
D)  humans. 
E)  cows AND sheep. 
A)  cows. 
B)  iguanas. 
C)  sheep. 
D)  humans. 
E)  cows AND sheep.

Question 8

Herpes simplex enhances the spread of HIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The patient is non-infectious in the third stage of syphilis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

You go for your regular Pap test and are informed by your OBGYN that you are positive for HPV16. You are surprised because you have not noticed any signs or symptoms of infection. Your doctor explains that sexually transmitted HPV strains are among the most common of the STI agents, and that while some HPV strains cause warty growths of the external and internal genitalia, other strains cause non-warty lesions of mucosal surfaces such as the uterine cervix. These strains are of concern because they are a major factor in the development of cervical cancer. You ask your doctor a number of questions regarding HPV and HPV infection.
-I know HPV is sexually transmitted, but my male partner knows he is HPV positive, so always wears a condom whenever we have sex. I am not sure how I contracted this virus. How can this be explained?

Accepted Answer

A)  Condoms prevent the transmission of bacterial pathogens but do not protect against viral diseases because viruses are small enough to get through the latex. 
B)  Condoms do not provide complete protection against HPV because the virus can be transmitted by exposure to areas not covered by the condom. 
C)  Only latex condoms prevent the transmission of HPV because there are medications in the latex that destroy viruses. Other types of condoms lack these medications. 
D)  Condoms are never an effective way of preventing transmission of viruses. People who avoid HPV infections take daily doses of antiviral medications as long as they are sexually active. 
E)  Condoms are never an effective way of preventing transmission of viruses. People who avoid HPV infections take daily doses of prophylactic antibiotics as long as they are sexually active. 
A)  Condoms prevent the transmission of bacterial pathogens but do not protect against viral diseases because viruses are small enough to get through the latex. 
B)  Condoms do not provide complete protection against HPV because the virus can be transmitted by exposure to areas not covered by the condom. 
C)  Only latex condoms prevent the transmission of HPV because there are medications in the latex that destroy viruses. Other types of condoms lack these medications. 
D)  Condoms are never an effective way of preventing transmission of viruses. People who avoid HPV infections take daily doses of antiviral medications as long as they are sexually active. 
E)  Condoms are never an effective way of preventing transmission of viruses. People who avoid HPV infections take daily doses of prophylactic antibiotics as long as they are sexually active.

Question 11

The normal microbiota of the genital tract of women is

Accepted Answer

A)  affected by estrogen levels. 
B)  dependent on the activity of Lactobacillus. 
C)  unchanging. 
D)  typically composed of Escherichia coli. 
E)  affected by estrogen levels AND dependent on the activity of Lactobacillus. 
A)  affected by estrogen levels. 
B)  dependent on the activity of Lactobacillus. 
C)  unchanging. 
D)  typically composed of Escherichia coli. 
E)  affected by estrogen levels AND dependent on the activity of Lactobacillus.

Which of the following causes signs and symptoms that mimic the infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhea?

HPV

What changes might occur in the vagina if lactobacilli were eliminated?

Why is puerperal fever not regarded as a sexually transmitted infection? What spreads the disease?

Among the most common of the sexually transmitted viral diseases agents is

Gonococci infect

Herpes simplex enhances the spread of HIV.

The patient is non-infectious in the third stage of syphilis.

The normal microbiota of the genital tract of women is

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Exam 27: Genitourinary Tract Infections

Which of the following causes signs and symptoms that mimic the infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhea?

HPV

What changes might occur in the vagina if lactobacilli were eliminated?

Why is puerperal fever not regarded as a sexually transmitted infection? What spreads the disease?

Among the most common of the sexually transmitted viral diseases agents is

Gonococci infect

Herpes simplex enhances the spread of HIV.

The patient is non-infectious in the third stage of syphilis.

The normal microbiota of the genital tract of women is

Humans and the Microbial World

The Molecules of Life

Microscopy and Cell Structure

Dynamics of Microbial Growth

Control of Microbial Growth

Microbial Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth

The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein

Bacterial Genetics

Biotechnology

Identifying and Classifying Microorganisms

The Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea

The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

The Innate Immune Response

The Adaptive Immune Response

Host-Microbe Interactions

Immunological Disorders

Applications of Immune Responses

Epidemiology

Antimicrobial Medications

Respiratory System Infections

Skin Infections

Wound Infections

Digestive System Infections

Blood and Lymphatic Infections

Nervous System Infections

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