Exam 22: Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

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Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis designated as (BCG/MDR/XDR) strains are resistant in vitro to three or more antitubercular drugs in addition to isoniazid and rifampin. (Be sure to use uppercase letters in your answer.)

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Question 61

Inflammation of the pharynx with pus-filled abscesses and swollen tonsils is known as

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Question 62

Ornithosis, a disease of birds that can be transmitted to humans, is caused by

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Question 63

Neutrophils are inhibited from gathering at the site of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis by what virulence factor of the pathogen?

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Question 64

Which of the following is part of the upper respiratory system?

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Question 65

A woman who breeds parrots develops a fever and cough, and begins to have difficulty breathing. Small Gram-negative bacteria are detected inside cells of a sputum sample. Which of the following diseases is she likely to have contracted?

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Question 66

Exposure to large accumulations of bird dropping may result in which of the following mycoses?

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Question 67

A type of pneumonia in which the alveoli and bronchioles become filled with pus is (emphysema/empyema/pleurisy).

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Question 68

A key diagnostic sign of diphtheria is the presence of the (pseudomembrane/pharyngitis/rash/tubercle).

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Question 69

Which of the following is a common cause of otitis media?

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Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis designated as (BCG/MDR/XDR) strains are resistant in vitro to three or more antitubercular drugs in addition to isoniazid and rifampin. (Be sure to use uppercase letters in your answer.)

Inflammation of the pharynx with pus-filled abscesses and swollen tonsils is known as

Ornithosis, a disease of birds that can be transmitted to humans, is caused by

Neutrophils are inhibited from gathering at the site of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis by what virulence factor of the pathogen?

Which of the following is part of the upper respiratory system?

A woman who breeds parrots develops a fever and cough, and begins to have difficulty breathing. Small Gram-negative bacteria are detected inside cells of a sputum sample. Which of the following diseases is she likely to have contracted?

Exposure to large accumulations of bird dropping may result in which of the following mycoses?

A type of pneumonia in which the alveoli and bronchioles become filled with pus is (emphysema/empyema/pleurisy).

A key diagnostic sign of diphtheria is the presence of the (pseudomembrane/pharyngitis/rash/tubercle).

Which of the following is a common cause of otitis media?

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