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

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?

Accepted Answer

The possible complications of Neisseria

Question 3

What are the two vaccines developed to prevent polio? Which vaccine would be recommended for an immunocompromised child? How about in an area that is difficult to get to and where vaccine coverage is poor? Why are there still cases of polio in the United States if vaccine coverage is excellent?

Accepted Answer

The two vaccines developed to prevent po

Question 4

Which of the following statements about brain infections is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Equine encephalitis infects horses more than humans. 
B) Rabies can be transmitted by infected raccoons. 
C) Poliovirus often causes no symptoms and goes undetected in small children. 
D) Viral meningitis is usually self-limiting and nonfatal. 
A) Equine encephalitis infects horses more than humans. 
B) Rabies can be transmitted by infected raccoons. 
C) Poliovirus often causes no symptoms and goes undetected in small children. 
D) Viral meningitis is usually self-limiting and nonfatal.

Question 5

Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) organisms could be endogenous 
B) organisms can spread from pneumonia 
C) symptoms are insidious, occurring over a period of weeks 
D) organisms spread from otitis media 
A) organisms could be endogenous 
B) organisms can spread from pneumonia 
C) symptoms are insidious, occurring over a period of weeks 
D) organisms spread from otitis media

Question 6

Which one of the following is not a neutrotropic viral disease?

Accepted Answer

A) West Nile fever 
B) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 
C) Polio 
D) Rabies 
A) West Nile fever 
B) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 
C) Polio 
D) Rabies

Question 7

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 8

Herpes meningoencephalitis usually follows _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract 
B) a generalized herpes infection 
C) a fever blister outbreak 
D) an outbreak of genital herpes 
A) a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract 
B) a generalized herpes infection 
C) a fever blister outbreak 
D) an outbreak of genital herpes

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Clostridium tetani can be characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Gram-positive spore former 
B) resistant to drying, disinfection, and heat 
C) endospores are killed by boiling for 20 minutes 
D) common to soil and human intestines 
A) Gram-positive spore former 
B) resistant to drying, disinfection, and heat 
C) endospores are killed by boiling for 20 minutes 
D) common to soil and human intestines

Question 12

Tetanus neonatorum is:

Accepted Answer

A) due to tetanus acquired through the birth canal 
B) an infection of the umbilical cord 
C) a muscle spasm that has nothing to do with Clostridium 
D) an infection from Clostridium in contaminated breast milk 
A) due to tetanus acquired through the birth canal 
B) an infection of the umbilical cord 
C) a muscle spasm that has nothing to do with Clostridium 
D) an infection from Clostridium in contaminated breast milk

Question 13

All of the following are associated with prions except:

Accepted Answer

A) Chagas' disease 
B) Kuru 
C) Scrapie 
D) Mad cow disease 
A) Chagas' disease 
B) Kuru 
C) Scrapie 
D) Mad cow disease

Question 14

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

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 16

These individuals have:

Accepted Answer

A) rabies 
B) West Nile Fever 
C) tetanus 
D) polio 
E) Hansen's disease 
A) rabies 
B) West Nile Fever 
C) tetanus 
D) polio 
E) Hansen's disease

Question 17

Botulism includes _____.

Accepted Answer

A) food poisoning 
B) infant botulism 
C) wound botulism 
D) all of these choices 
A) food poisoning 
B) infant botulism 
C) wound botulism 
D) all of these choices

Question 18

Which of the following is not a viral or bacterial cause of meningitis?

Accepted Answer

A) Naegleria fowleri 
B) Haemophilus influenzae type F 
C) Treponema pallidum 
D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
A) Naegleria fowleri 
B) Haemophilus influenzae type F 
C) Treponema pallidum 
D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 19

The most common cause of meningitis in adults is:

Accepted Answer

A) Neisseria meningitidis 
B) Haemophilus influenzae type B 
C) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
D) Listeria monocytogenes 
A) Neisseria meningitidis 
B) Haemophilus influenzae type B 
C) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
D) Listeria monocytogenes

Question 20

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

Exam 24: Diseases of the Nervous System

All of the following are symptoms of poliovirus except:

What are the two vaccines developed to prevent polio? Which vaccine would be recommended for an immunocompromised child? How about in an area that is difficult to get to and where vaccine coverage is poor? Why are there still cases of polio in the United States if vaccine coverage is excellent?

Which of the following statements about brain infections is false?

Acute meningitis is consistent with all of the following except:

Which one of the following is not a neutrotropic viral disease?

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

Herpes meningoencephalitis usually follows _____.

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except:

How is African sleeping sickness transmitted?

Clostridium tetani can be characterized by all of the following except:

Tetanus neonatorum is:

All of the following are associated with prions except:

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by _____.

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

These individuals have:

Botulism includes _____.

Which of the following is not a viral or bacterial cause of meningitis?

The most common cause of meningitis in adults is:

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

Scope and History of Microbiology

Fundamentals of Chemistry

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Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

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An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

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Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

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Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Immunology I: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

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