Question 1

Which is not a form of encephalitis?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern equine 
B) St. Louis 
C) JC 
D) Venezuelan equine 
A) Eastern equine 
B) St. Louis 
C) JC 
D) Venezuelan equine

Question 2

What are all the animals that can get rabies? Which animals can transmit to humans and what determines human transmission ability? How should one treat an animal bite?

Accepted Answer

Rabies can affect all mammals, but some

Question 3

A foodborne pathogen that can cause meningitis is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
B) Staphylococcus epidermidis 
C) Listeria monocytogenes 
D) Neisseria meningitidis 
A) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
B) Staphylococcus epidermidis 
C) Listeria monocytogenes 
D) Neisseria meningitidis

Question 4

Which of the following terms refers to special thick-walled capillaries without pores in their walls?

Accepted Answer

A) ganglia 
B) meninges 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) two of these choices 
A) ganglia 
B) meninges 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) two of these choices

Question 5

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 6

Treatment for tubercular meningitis includes:

Accepted Answer

A) isoniazid 
B) penicillin 
C) tetracycline 
D) amphotericin B 
A) isoniazid 
B) penicillin 
C) tetracycline 
D) amphotericin B

Question 7

Tetanus is treated by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) antibiotic therapy 
B) antiviral therapy 
C) antitoxin therapy 
D) two of these choices 
A) antibiotic therapy 
B) antiviral therapy 
C) antitoxin therapy 
D) two of these choices

Question 8

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Botulism toxin is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) most potent toxin known 
B) released upon autolysis of cells 
C) boiling will not inactivate the toxin 
D) activated by proteolytic enzymes 
A) most potent toxin known 
B) released upon autolysis of cells 
C) boiling will not inactivate the toxin 
D) activated by proteolytic enzymes

Question 10

Hib vaccine is limited to:

Accepted Answer

A) Haemophilus meningitis 
B) Haemophilus encephalitis 
C) the number of cases of mental retardation 
D) two of these choices 
A) Haemophilus meningitis 
B) Haemophilus encephalitis 
C) the number of cases of mental retardation 
D) two of these choices

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Serum 
B) High-density lipoprotein (HDL) 
C) Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 
D) Iron 
A) Serum 
B) High-density lipoprotein (HDL) 
C) Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 
D) Iron

Question 12

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a complication of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Fungal meningitis 
B) Streptococcus meningitis 
C) viral meningitis 
D) meningococcal meningitis 
A) Fungal meningitis 
B) Streptococcus meningitis 
C) viral meningitis 
D) meningococcal meningitis

Question 13

The rabies virus enters the body through _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a skin wound 
B) a mosquito bite 
C) the placenta 
D) the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts 
A) a skin wound 
B) a mosquito bite 
C) the placenta 
D) the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts

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 these choices 
A) eye ulcerations 
B) skin ulcerations 
C) meningoencephalitis 
D) all of these choices

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) granulomatous 
B) lepromatous 
C) tuberculoid 
D) two of these choices 
A) granulomatous 
B) lepromatous 
C) tuberculoid 
D) two of these choices

Question 16

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

Exam 24: Diseases of the Nervous System

Which is not a form of encephalitis?

What are all the animals that can get rabies? Which animals can transmit to humans and what determines human transmission ability? How should one treat an animal bite?

A foodborne pathogen that can cause meningitis is _____.

Which of the following terms refers to special thick-walled capillaries without pores in their walls?

Tetanus is most common in _____.

Treatment for tubercular meningitis includes:

Tetanus is treated by _____.

All of the following are true about brain abscesses except:

Botulism toxin is characterized by all of the following except:

Hib vaccine is limited to:

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

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a complication of _____.

The rabies virus enters the body through _____.

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

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

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

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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

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