Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a recognized form of anthrax?

Accepted Answer

A) cutaneous 
B) inhalationial 
C) septic 
D) gastrointestinal 
E) None of the answers are correct;all of these are recognized forms of anthrax. 
A) cutaneous 
B) inhalationial 
C) septic 
D) gastrointestinal 
E) None of the answers are correct;all of these are recognized forms of anthrax.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is caused by Francisella tularensis. 
B) The most common reservoir is rabbits. 
C) It may be transmitted by arthropods. 
D) It may be transmitted by direct contact. 
E) It occurs only in California. 
A) It is caused by Francisella tularensis. 
B) The most common reservoir is rabbits. 
C) It may be transmitted by arthropods. 
D) It may be transmitted by direct contact. 
E) It occurs only in California.

Question 3

Which is NOT true regarding Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Accepted Answer

A) It is also known as tick-borne typhus. 
B) It is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. 
C) It is most common in the Rocky Mountain region. 
D) The organism passes from one generation of Dermacentor to the next. 
E) The macular rash is sometimes mistaken for measles. 
A) It is also known as tick-borne typhus. 
B) It is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. 
C) It is most common in the Rocky Mountain region. 
D) The organism passes from one generation of Dermacentor to the next. 
E) The macular rash is sometimes mistaken for measles.

Question 4

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) Rickettsia - intracellular parasite 
B) Brucella - gram-negative aerobic rods 
C) Francisella - gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus 
D) Bacillus - gram-positive endospore-forming rods 
E) None of the pairs is mismatched. 
A) Rickettsia - intracellular parasite 
B) Brucella - gram-negative aerobic rods 
C) Francisella - gram-positive facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic bacillus 
D) Bacillus - gram-positive endospore-forming rods 
E) None of the pairs is mismatched.

Question 5

Pathogens must be blood-borne in order to initiate sepsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Scrapings from a patient's rash reveal cercariae.The disease is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) Lyme disease. 
B) Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 
C) relapsing fever. 
D) swimmer's itch. 
E) Chagas' disease. 
A) Lyme disease. 
B) Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 
C) relapsing fever. 
D) swimmer's itch. 
E) Chagas' disease.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen transmitted by the bite of an animal?

Accepted Answer

A) Pasteurella multocida 
B) Streptobacillus 
C) Bartonella henselae 
D) Plasmodium vivax 
E) None of the answers is correct;all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or cat bites. 
A) Pasteurella multocida 
B) Streptobacillus 
C) Bartonella henselae 
D) Plasmodium vivax 
E) None of the answers is correct;all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or cat bites.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk?

Accepted Answer

A) toxoplasmosis 
B) anthrax 
C) brucellosis 
D) listeriosis 
E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk. 
A) toxoplasmosis 
B) anthrax 
C) brucellosis 
D) listeriosis 
E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk.

Question 9

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is commonly the result of infections initially focused on the oral cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about schistosomiasis is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The cercariae penetrate human skin. 
B) The symptoms are caused by immune reactions to the eggs shed in the human host. 
C) The intermediate host is an aquatic snail. 
D) It is caused by a roundworm. 
E) The female lives in a groove that runs down the body of the male. 
A) The cercariae penetrate human skin. 
B) The symptoms are caused by immune reactions to the eggs shed in the human host. 
C) The intermediate host is an aquatic snail. 
D) It is caused by a roundworm. 
E) The female lives in a groove that runs down the body of the male.

Question 11

Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted to humans from domestic cats?

Accepted Answer

A) toxoplasmosis 
B) plague 
C) Chagas' disease 
D) Bartonella 
E) None of the answers is correct;all of these diseases can be transmitted to humans from domestic cats. 
A) toxoplasmosis 
B) plague 
C) Chagas' disease 
D) Bartonella 
E) None of the answers is correct;all of these diseases can be transmitted to humans from domestic cats.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a complication of a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. 
B) It is an inflammation of the heart. 
C) It is an inflammation of the joints. 
D) Once resolved,a patient rarely experiences a reoccurrence. 
E) The incidence has declined in the last ten years. 
A) It is a complication of a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. 
B) It is an inflammation of the heart. 
C) It is an inflammation of the joints. 
D) Once resolved,a patient rarely experiences a reoccurrence. 
E) The incidence has declined in the last ten years.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT caused by a bacterium?

Accepted Answer

A) epidemic typhus 
B) tickborne typhus 
C) malaria 
D) plague 
E) relapsing fever 
A) epidemic typhus 
B) tickborne typhus 
C) malaria 
D) plague 
E) relapsing fever

Question 14

A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with an eight-day history of fever,chills,sweats,and vomiting.His temperature on admission was 40°C (104°F).A routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs.What treatment would you prescribe?

Accepted Answer

A) hyperbaric oxygen 
B) mefloquine 
C) no treatment 
D) penicillin 
E) streptomycin 
A) hyperbaric oxygen 
B) mefloquine 
C) no treatment 
D) penicillin 
E) streptomycin

Question 15

Which of the following produces a permanent carrier state following infection?

Accepted Answer

A) Borrelia 
B) cytomegalovirus 
C) Spirillum 
D) Toxoplasma 
E) Yersinia 
A) Borrelia 
B) cytomegalovirus 
C) Spirillum 
D) Toxoplasma 
E) Yersinia

Question 16

Which of the following pairs does NOT apply to Chagas' disease?

Accepted Answer

A) causative agent - Trypanosoma cruzi 
B) vector - kissing bug 
C) reservoir - rodents 
D) diagnosis of acute phase - serological tests for antibodies 
E) treatment - nifurtimox 
A) causative agent - Trypanosoma cruzi 
B) vector - kissing bug 
C) reservoir - rodents 
D) diagnosis of acute phase - serological tests for antibodies 
E) treatment - nifurtimox

Question 17

Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?

Accepted Answer

A) Borrelia 
B) cytomegalovirus 
C) Spirillum 
D) anthrax 
E) Yersinia 
A) Borrelia 
B) cytomegalovirus 
C) Spirillum 
D) anthrax 
E) Yersinia

Question 18

Yellow fever

Accepted Answer

A) is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. 
B) has a mortality rate of 5%. 
C) was eradicated from the U.S.in the early 1900s. 
D) cannot be transmitted human to human. 
E) has an effective component vaccine available. 
A) is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. 
B) has a mortality rate of 5%. 
C) was eradicated from the U.S.in the early 1900s. 
D) cannot be transmitted human to human. 
E) has an effective component vaccine available.

Question 19

All lymph that returns to the heart must pass through at least one lymph node.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following pairs regarding the epidemiology of malaria is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) vector - Ixodes 
B) etiology - Plasmodium 
C) enter liver cells - sporozoites 
D) diagnosis - presence of merozoites 
E) treatment - chloroquine when possible 
A) vector - Ixodes 
B) etiology - Plasmodium 
C) enter liver cells - sporozoites 
D) diagnosis - presence of merozoites 
E) treatment - chloroquine when possible

Exam 23: Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Which of the following is NOT a recognized form of anthrax?

Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE?

Which is NOT true regarding Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Pathogens must be blood-borne in order to initiate sepsis.

Scrapings from a patient's rash reveal cercariae.The disease is most likely

Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen transmitted by the bite of an animal?

Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk?

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is commonly the result of infections initially focused on the oral cavity.

Which of the following statements about schistosomiasis is FALSE?

Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted to humans from domestic cats?

Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT caused by a bacterium?

A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with an eight-day history of fever,chills,sweats,and vomiting.His temperature on admission was 40°C (104°F).A routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs.What treatment would you prescribe?

Which of the following produces a permanent carrier state following infection?

Which of the following pairs does NOT apply to Chagas' disease?

Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?

Yellow fever

All lymph that returns to the heart must pass through at least one lymph node.

Which of the following pairs regarding the epidemiology of malaria is mismatched?

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