Exam 22: Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Streptococcus form ________ , polysaccharides that enable bacteria to adhere to the tooth surface.

Which of the following correctly matches the oral cavity disease with the organism responsible?

Dental caries are most effectively controlled by:

Which Hepatitis virus only causes severe disease when there is a coinfection with Hepatitis B?

Your 14-month old daughter is fussy when you bring her home from daycare.When you change her diaper you are shocked to find diarrhea with blood and mucus.Which pathogen might she have and why did you reach that diagnosis?

Which of the following hepatitis viruses would be most likely to be transmitted due to contaminated water?

Feces are composed about 50% by weight and volume of bacteria. Most of these are species of ________.

Salmonella _________ ,a common cause of food poisoning,is found in many animals including poultry.

Which pathogen is correctly matched with the symptoms it causes?

Which hepatitis decrease in reported cases in the United States since 1990 is not due to the introduction of a vaccine?

All of the following refers to typhoid fever except:

Taxonomically,Salmonella has been broken down into 2000 different _______ ,depending on the antigens on their surface.

Hookworms include:

Which gastrointestinal bacterial disease causes systemic symptoms without diarrhea?

What is the relationship between plaque and tartar?

Echinococcus granulosus is characterized by all of the following except:

Which disease is not always treated with antibiotics because the drugs seem to induce carrier states in the gallbladder?