Question 1

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except

Accepted Answer

A)  muscle spasms 
B)  heart damage 
C)  partial or complete flaccid paralysis 
D)  destruction of motor neurons 
A)  muscle spasms 
B)  heart damage 
C)  partial or complete flaccid paralysis 
D)  destruction of motor neurons

Question 2

All of the following statements about the nodular form of Hansen's disease are true except

Accepted Answer

A)  incubation time averages 2 - 5 years 
B)  the bacteria has a predilection for cooler parts of the human body. 
C)  severe lepromatous disease erodes bone 
D)  surgery can restore the use of extremely crippled hands and feet 
A)  incubation time averages 2 - 5 years 
B)  the bacteria has a predilection for cooler parts of the human body. 
C)  severe lepromatous disease erodes bone 
D)  surgery can restore the use of extremely crippled hands and feet

Question 3

Botulism includes

Accepted Answer

A)  food poisoning 
B)  infant botulism 
C)  wound botulism 
D)  all of the above 
A)  food poisoning 
B)  infant botulism 
C)  wound botulism 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  by the reduvid bugs also known as kissing bugs 
B)  from mosquito species 
C)  via the bite of the tsetse fly 
D)  to cattle from other livestock 
A)  by the reduvid bugs also known as kissing bugs 
B)  from mosquito species 
C)  via the bite of the tsetse fly 
D)  to cattle from other livestock

Question 5

Polyomavirus particles can be observed in the _____ cells of the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)  microglial 
B)  oligodendrocyte 
C)  sensory neuron 
D)  association neuron 
A)  microglial 
B)  oligodendrocyte 
C)  sensory neuron 
D)  association neuron

Question 6

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except

Accepted Answer

A)  reach brain from head wounds or via blood 
B)  treated either with antibiotics or surgical removal 
C)  occurs in Hansen's disease 
D)  can be detected by CAT scan 
A)  reach brain from head wounds or via blood 
B)  treated either with antibiotics or surgical removal 
C)  occurs in Hansen's disease 
D)  can be detected by CAT scan

Question 7

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  preformed toxin in food prevents release of acetylcholine 
B)  progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 
C)  paralysis and death results if not treated promptly 
D)  in wounds endospores germinate and produce toxin 
A)  preformed toxin in food prevents release of acetylcholine 
B)  progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 
C)  paralysis and death results if not treated promptly 
D)  in wounds endospores germinate and produce toxin

Question 8

Tetanus is most common in

Accepted Answer

A)  newborns 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adult athletes 
D)  older women 
A)  newborns 
B)  adolescents 
C)  young adult athletes 
D)  older women

Question 9

Which term refers to aggregates of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglia 
B)  microglial cells 
C)  blood-brain barrier 
D)  meninges 
A)  ganglia 
B)  microglial cells 
C)  blood-brain barrier 
D)  meninges

Question 10

One problem with treating Hansen's disease is

Accepted Answer

A)  antibiotics are not effective against the Mycobacterium 
B)  dapsone-resistant strains are beginning to appear 
C)  the organism is growing too rapidly for the antibiotic to work 
D)  the bacteria survive inside the microglial cells 
A)  antibiotics are not effective against the Mycobacterium 
B)  dapsone-resistant strains are beginning to appear 
C)  the organism is growing too rapidly for the antibiotic to work 
D)  the bacteria survive inside the microglial cells

Question 11

Who is affected by the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy called chronic wasting disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  sheep and cattle 
B)  elk and deer 
C)  women in Papua New Guinea 
D)  Alzheimer's patients 
A)  sheep and cattle 
B)  elk and deer 
C)  women in Papua New Guinea 
D)  Alzheimer's patients

Question 12

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by

Accepted Answer

A)  PCR 
B)  finding antibodies in the serum 
C)  lepromin skin test 
D)  two of the above 
A)  PCR 
B)  finding antibodies in the serum 
C)  lepromin skin test 
D)  two of the above

Question 13

________ can be especially dangerous to pregnant women causing abortion,stillbirth,or neonatal death.

Accepted Answer

A)  Meningococcal meningitis 
B)  Listeriosis 
C)  Streptococcal meningitis 
D)  Haemophilus meningitis 
A)  Meningococcal meningitis 
B)  Listeriosis 
C)  Streptococcal meningitis 
D)  Haemophilus meningitis

Question 14

Acanthamoeba polyphaga can accumulate on the surface of water in hot tubs. Upon infection,they cause

Accepted Answer

A)  eye ulcerations 
B)  skin ulcerations 
C)  meningoencephalitis 
D)  all of the above 
A)  eye ulcerations 
B)  skin ulcerations 
C)  meningoencephalitis 
D)  all of the above

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except

All of the following statements about the nodular form of Hansen's disease are true except

Botulism includes

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted?

Polyomavirus particles can be observed in the _____ cells of the nervous system.

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except

Tetanus is most common in

Which term refers to aggregates of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system?

One problem with treating Hansen's disease is

Who is affected by the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy called chronic wasting disease?

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by

________ can be especially dangerous to pregnant women causing abortion,stillbirth,or neonatal death.

Acanthamoeba polyphaga can accumulate on the surface of water in hot tubs. Upon infection,they cause

Scope and History of Microbiology

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Microscopy and Staining

Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Microbial Genetics

Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

Viruses

Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Sterilization and Disinfection

Antimicrobial Therapy

Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Immunology I: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Immunolgy Ii: Immunological Disorders and Tests

Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Cardiovascular, lymphatic and Systemic Disease

Environmental Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

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Exam 24: Diseases of the Nervous System

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except

All of the following statements about the nodular form of Hansen's disease are true except

Botulism includes

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted?

Polyomavirus particles can be observed in the _____ cells of the nervous system.

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except

Tetanus is most common in

Which term refers to aggregates of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system?

One problem with treating Hansen's disease is

Who is affected by the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy called chronic wasting disease?

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by

________ can be especially dangerous to pregnant women causing abortion,stillbirth,or neonatal death.

Acanthamoeba polyphaga can accumulate on the surface of water in hot tubs. Upon infection,they cause

Scope and History of Microbiology

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Microscopy and Staining

Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Microbial Genetics

Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

Viruses

Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Sterilization and Disinfection

Antimicrobial Therapy

Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Immunology I: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Immunolgy Ii: Immunological Disorders and Tests

Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Cardiovascular, lymphatic and Systemic Disease

Environmental Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

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