A) can be destroyed by autoclaving for 1 hour B) is reduced after formaldehyde treatment C) can be retained in buried brains left for 3 years in soil D) two of the above A) can be destroyed by autoclaving for 1 hour B) is reduced after formaldehyde treatment C) can be retained in buried brains left for 3 years in soil D) two of the above

Exam 24: Diseases of the Nervous System

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A college freshman presents to student health services with a pounding headache,fever,neck rigidity and nausea. The cerebrospinal fluid is purulent with numerous white blood cells and a culture reveals Neisseria meningitidis. What are the possible complications? What makes college students at risk? How can it be prevented?

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One complication is Waterhous-Friderichsen syndrome where the meningicocci causes sepsis and death occurs due to massive hemorrhaging in the adrenal glands. More minor hemorrhaging can lead to the petechial skin rashes or loss of fingers or toes. College students are at risk due to overtiring (lowered immunity)and overcrowding (allows for epidemic transmission). It can be prevented by vaccination.

African sleeping sickness is caused by

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The most sensitive method for detecting rabies is

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about JC virus?

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The most common cause of meningitis in adults is

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Health care workers should watch for undiagnosed Hansen's disease among

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While over 90% of populations that live in closed environments (such as military bases,dormitories and day-care centers)are carriers,only 1 of 1000 carriers will have meningitis. This statement refers to

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What do kuru,scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease all have in common?

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Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except

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All of the following statements about rabies are true except

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_______ is the only bacterial species known to destroy peripheral nerve cells.

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a complication of

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Which of the following refers to the clinical form of leprosy that causes a loss of skin pigment and sensation?

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Which one of the following is not a neurotropic viral disease

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Prions infectivity

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Which of the following is a cellular component of the immune system that protects the brain?

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Hib vaccine has limited

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The most common domestic rabid animals in the United States are

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Which of the following viral encephalitis infections is not caused by a Togavirus?

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Humans are naturally protected against nagana,a tsetse-fly-bourne cattle disease . What has been found to serve the protective role?

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Exam 24: Diseases of the Nervous System

African sleeping sickness is caused by

The most sensitive method for detecting rabies is

Which of the following statements is incorrect about JC virus?

The most common cause of meningitis in adults is

Health care workers should watch for undiagnosed Hansen's disease among

While over 90% of populations that live in closed environments (such as military bases,dormitories and day-care centers)are carriers,only 1 of 1000 carriers will have meningitis. This statement refers to

What do kuru,scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease all have in common?

Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except

All of the following statements about rabies are true except

_______ is the only bacterial species known to destroy peripheral nerve cells.

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a complication of

Which of the following refers to the clinical form of leprosy that causes a loss of skin pigment and sensation?

Which one of the following is not a neurotropic viral disease

Prions infectivity

Which of the following is a cellular component of the immune system that protects the brain?

Hib vaccine has limited

The most common domestic rabid animals in the United States are

Which of the following viral encephalitis infections is not caused by a Togavirus?

Humans are naturally protected against nagana,a tsetse-fly-bourne cattle disease . What has been found to serve the protective role?

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