Question 1

All of the following symptoms are the most common presentations in tularemia EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulceroglandular 
B)  Oropharyngeal 
C)  Cholera-like 
D)  Typhoidal 
A)  Ulceroglandular 
B)  Oropharyngeal 
C)  Cholera-like 
D)  Typhoidal C

Question 2

What disease is known as the woolsorter's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glanders 
B)  Venezuelan equine encephalitis 
C)  West Nile disease 
D)  Anthrax 
A)  Glanders 
B)  Venezuelan equine encephalitis 
C)  West Nile disease 
D)  Anthrax D

Question 3

What are the natural hosts for the plague-causing organism,Yersinia pestis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birds 
B)  Deer 
C)  Monkeys 
D)  Rats 
A)  Birds 
B)  Deer 
C)  Monkeys 
D)  Rats D

Question 4

Patients that develop Weil's syndrome have all the following symptoms EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemolysis 
B)  Jaundice 
C)  Congestive heart failure 
D)  Renal failure 
A)  Hemolysis 
B)  Jaundice 
C)  Congestive heart failure 
D)  Renal failure

Question 5

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae normally infects all the following animals EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cows 
B)  Swine 
C)  Poultry 
D)  Fish 
A)  Cows 
B)  Swine 
C)  Poultry 
D)  Fish

Question 6

What finding is characteristic of early Lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photosensitivity and headache 
B)  Fever and septic arthritis 
C)  Bull's eye rash and flulike symptoms 
D)  Petechiae and endocarditis 
A)  Photosensitivity and headache 
B)  Fever and septic arthritis 
C)  Bull's eye rash and flulike symptoms 
D)  Petechiae and endocarditis

Question 7

Bacillus anthracis is a pathogen for what types of animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Felines 
D)  Voles 
A)  Herbivores 
B)  Carnivores 
C)  Felines 
D)  Voles

Question 8

What disease is transmitted by Ixodes dammini?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plague 
B)  Lyme disease 
C)  Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D)  Colorado tick fever 
A)  Plague 
B)  Lyme disease 
C)  Rocky Mountain spotted fever 
D)  Colorado tick fever

Question 9

How do humans become infected with leptospirosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directly from animal urine 
B)  Directly from animal feces 
C)  Directly from animal blood 
D)  Directly from animal saliva 
A)  Directly from animal urine 
B)  Directly from animal feces 
C)  Directly from animal blood 
D)  Directly from animal saliva

Question 10

All of the following organisms cause cat scratch disease in humans EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bartonella henselae 
B)  Bartonella clarridgeiae 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
D)  Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii 
A)  Bartonella henselae 
B)  Bartonella clarridgeiae 
C)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
D)  Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii

Question 11

In the first phase of leptospirosis,humans exhibit all the following symptoms EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sudden temperature spikes 
B)  Hepatitis 
C)  Vivid pink eyes 
D)  Severe headaches 
A)  Sudden temperature spikes 
B)  Hepatitis 
C)  Vivid pink eyes 
D)  Severe headaches

Question 12

If you are bitten by a dog,what organism is most likely to cause an infection at the site of the bite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Pasteurella multocida 
A)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Pasteurella multocida

Question 13

Bacillus anthracis produces all the following virulence factors EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The lethal factor 
B)  Lipopolysaccharide 
C)  Glutamic acid 
D)  The edema factor 
A)  The lethal factor 
B)  Lipopolysaccharide 
C)  Glutamic acid 
D)  The edema factor

Question 14

What is the classic symptom of the bubonic plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  Painful buboes 
B)  Febrile illness 
C)  Rash on the trunk and limbs 
D)  Septic shock 
A)  Painful buboes 
B)  Febrile illness 
C)  Rash on the trunk and limbs 
D)  Septic shock

Question 15

What is a zoonotic infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infection that can naturally jump from animal to humans 
B)  An infection that occurs from being in close quarters with humans, such as college dorms or military barracks 
C)  An infection acquired at any health care facility, especially hospitals 
D)  An infection acquired out in the community 
A)  An infection that can naturally jump from animal to humans 
B)  An infection that occurs from being in close quarters with humans, such as college dorms or military barracks 
C)  An infection acquired at any health care facility, especially hospitals 
D)  An infection acquired out in the community

Question 16

What is the most common form of anthrax?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inhalation 
B)  Cutaneous 
C)  Gastrointestinal 
D)  Septicemic 
A)  Inhalation 
B)  Cutaneous 
C)  Gastrointestinal 
D)  Septicemic

Question 17

Zoonotic infections that jump from animal to human,then cannot be transmitted directly to other humans,include all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  West Nile virus 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Influenza 
D)  Bubonic plague 
A)  West Nile virus 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Influenza 
D)  Bubonic plague

Question 18

Even though this organism is part of the canine and feline normal oral florae,most infections occur in patients that have had a splenectomy,have cancer,or abuse drugs.What organism is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 
B)  Capnocytophaga canimorsus 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Borrelia burgdorferi 
A)  Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 
B)  Capnocytophaga canimorsus 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 19

What is another name for brucellosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glanders 
B)  Anthrax 
C)  Lyme disease 
D)  Undulant fever 
A)  Glanders 
B)  Anthrax 
C)  Lyme disease 
D)  Undulant fever

Question 20

Zoonotic infections that jump from animal to human and then can be transmitted human to human,include all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV 
B)  Tularemia 
C)  Ebola 
D)  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) 
A)  HIV 
B)  Tularemia 
C)  Ebola 
D)  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Exam 40: Zoonotic Diseases

All of the following symptoms are the most common presentations in tularemia EXCEPT:

What disease is known as the woolsorter's disease?

What are the natural hosts for the plague-causing organism,Yersinia pestis?

Patients that develop Weil's syndrome have all the following symptoms EXCEPT:

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae normally infects all the following animals EXCEPT:

What finding is characteristic of early Lyme disease?

Bacillus anthracis is a pathogen for what types of animals?

What disease is transmitted by Ixodes dammini?

How do humans become infected with leptospirosis?

All of the following organisms cause cat scratch disease in humans EXCEPT:

In the first phase of leptospirosis,humans exhibit all the following symptoms EXCEPT:

If you are bitten by a dog,what organism is most likely to cause an infection at the site of the bite?

Bacillus anthracis produces all the following virulence factors EXCEPT:

What is the classic symptom of the bubonic plague?

What is a zoonotic infection?

What is the most common form of anthrax?

Zoonotic infections that jump from animal to human,then cannot be transmitted directly to other humans,include all the following EXCEPT:

Even though this organism is part of the canine and feline normal oral florae,most infections occur in patients that have had a splenectomy,have cancer,or abuse drugs.What organism is this?

What is another name for brucellosis?

Zoonotic infections that jump from animal to human and then can be transmitted human to human,include all the following EXCEPT:

Bacterial Cell Structure, physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Host-Parasite Interaction

Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Infected Materials

Use of Colonial Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antibiotic Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio,aeromonas,plesiomonas and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

Spirochetes

Chlamydia and Rickettsia

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Other Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Agents of Bioterror

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Infections in Special Populations

Ocular Infections

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