Question 1

Rhinoviruses

Accepted Answer

A) are sensitive to penicillin. 
B) are capable of causing infection only in an immunosuppressed individual. 
C) cause the common cold. 
D) are gram-positive. 
A) are sensitive to penicillin. 
B) are capable of causing infection only in an immunosuppressed individual. 
C) cause the common cold. 
D) are gram-positive.

Question 2

Herpes varicella-zoster may lay dormant in the nerves for many years; when awakened in later life,it causes

Accepted Answer

A) "the great pox." 
B) shingles. 
C) tinea capitis. 
D) smallpox. 
A) "the great pox." 
B) shingles. 
C) tinea capitis. 
D) smallpox.

Question 3

Which of the following is most descriptive of syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A) Is a luetic infection 
B) Caused by a virus 
C) Is a sexually transmitted disease 
D) Both A and B are correct 
A) Is a luetic infection 
B) Caused by a virus 
C) Is a sexually transmitted disease 
D) Both A and B are correct

Question 4

Which of the following lives in the intestinal tract and lays its eggs in the perianal area,causing severe pruritus?

Accepted Answer

A) Clostridium tetani 
B) Pinworms 
C) Salmonella typhi 
D) Candida albicans 
A) Clostridium tetani 
B) Pinworms 
C) Salmonella typhi 
D) Candida albicans

Question 5

Which of the following is most related to the rusty nail infection?

Accepted Answer

A) Clostridium 
B) Mycotic 
C) Viral 
D) Parasitic 
A) Clostridium 
B) Mycotic 
C) Viral 
D) Parasitic

Question 6

Biting flies,fleas,and ticks

Accepted Answer

A) most often cause systemic infections. 
B) are best described as ectoparasites. 
C) are classified as helminths. 
D) cause mycotic infections. 
A) most often cause systemic infections. 
B) are best described as ectoparasites. 
C) are classified as helminths. 
D) cause mycotic infections.

Question 7

Iron deficiency anemia is endemic in low economic areas of a city,meaning

Accepted Answer

A) most of the population has iron deficiency anemia. 
B) the iron deficiency anemia is untreatable. 
C) the iron deficiency anemia has been eradicated. 
D) the iron deficiency anemia always exists in small numbers in the community. 
A) most of the population has iron deficiency anemia. 
B) the iron deficiency anemia is untreatable. 
C) the iron deficiency anemia has been eradicated. 
D) the iron deficiency anemia always exists in small numbers in the community.

Question 8

The puerperal fever described by Dr.Semmelweiss is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) a localized infection. 
B) age-related degenerative disease. 
C) nosocomial infection. 
D) pandemic. 
A) a localized infection. 
B) age-related degenerative disease. 
C) nosocomial infection. 
D) pandemic.

Question 9

Tinea is most related to

Accepted Answer

A) ringworm. 
B) tetanus. 
C) systemic infection. 
D) treatment with anthelmintics. 
A) ringworm. 
B) tetanus. 
C) systemic infection. 
D) treatment with anthelmintics.

Question 10

Infections such as athlete's foot and ringworm are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) systemic. 
B) mycotic. 
C) parasitic. 
D) bacterial. 
A) systemic. 
B) mycotic. 
C) parasitic. 
D) bacterial.

Question 11

Which of the following refers to a process that destroys all living organisms?

Accepted Answer

A) Nosocomial 
B) Commensal 
C) Sterilization 
D) Colonization 
A) Nosocomial 
B) Commensal 
C) Sterilization 
D) Colonization

Question 12

Rickettsiae require a living host for their survival and are therefore considered to be

Accepted Answer

A) pathogenic. 
B) parasitic. 
C) fungal. 
D) communicable. 
A) pathogenic. 
B) parasitic. 
C) fungal. 
D) communicable.

Question 13

Bacteria

Accepted Answer

A) include cocci,bacilli,and curved rods. 
B) are not part of the normal flora of the intestines. 
C) cause mycotic infections. 
D) include mold and yeast. 
A) include cocci,bacilli,and curved rods. 
B) are not part of the normal flora of the intestines. 
C) cause mycotic infections. 
D) include mold and yeast.

Question 14

The tick associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever is referred to as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) arthropod vector. 
B) causative organism. 
C) spirochete. 
D) fungus. 
A) arthropod vector. 
B) causative organism. 
C) spirochete. 
D) fungus.

Question 15

Which of the following requires another living host for its continued existence?

Accepted Answer

A) Arthropod 
B) Pathogen 
C) Parasite 
D) Bacterium 
A) Arthropod 
B) Pathogen 
C) Parasite 
D) Bacterium

Question 16

Which group is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Ringworm,mycotic infection,treatment by anthelmintic drug 
B) Syphilis,lues,Treponema pallidum 
C) Gonorrhea,Neisseria,virus 
D) Trichinae,filariasis,helminthes,penicillin 
A) Ringworm,mycotic infection,treatment by anthelmintic drug 
B) Syphilis,lues,Treponema pallidum 
C) Gonorrhea,Neisseria,virus 
D) Trichinae,filariasis,helminthes,penicillin

Question 17

The acid-fast bacillus is

Accepted Answer

A) most often spread through droplet infection. 
B) eradicated by a single dose of penicillin. 
C) pathogenic only in humans. 
D) most often diagnosed by a urine culture. 
A) most often spread through droplet infection. 
B) eradicated by a single dose of penicillin. 
C) pathogenic only in humans. 
D) most often diagnosed by a urine culture.

Question 18

Typhoid Mary harbored the Salmonella pathogen in her

Accepted Answer

A) urine (kidneys). 
B) respiratory secretions (lungs). 
C) nasal secretions (nose). 
D) bile (gallbladder). 
A) urine (kidneys). 
B) respiratory secretions (lungs). 
C) nasal secretions (nose). 
D) bile (gallbladder).

Question 19

Ectoparasites are most likely to cause

Accepted Answer

A) itching and discomfort. 
B) high fever. 
C) paralysis. 
D) loss of consciousness. 
A) itching and discomfort. 
B) high fever. 
C) paralysis. 
D) loss of consciousness.

Exam 5: Microbiology Basics

Rhinoviruses

Herpes varicella-zoster may lay dormant in the nerves for many years; when awakened in later life,it causes

Which of the following is most descriptive of syphilis?

Which of the following lives in the intestinal tract and lays its eggs in the perianal area,causing severe pruritus?

Which of the following is most related to the rusty nail infection?

Biting flies,fleas,and ticks

Iron deficiency anemia is endemic in low economic areas of a city,meaning

The puerperal fever described by Dr.Semmelweiss is best described as

Tinea is most related to

Infections such as athlete's foot and ringworm are referred to as

Which of the following refers to a process that destroys all living organisms?

Rickettsiae require a living host for their survival and are therefore considered to be

Bacteria

The tick associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever is referred to as a(n)

Which of the following requires another living host for its continued existence?

Which group is correct?

The acid-fast bacillus is

Typhoid Mary harbored the Salmonella pathogen in her

Ectoparasites are most likely to cause

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