Question 1

The acid pH in the vagina is predominantly due to ______ fermenting the _____ present in vaginal cells.

Accepted Answer

A) Staphylococcus,glycogen 
B) Escherichia,glucose 
C) Staphylococcus,starch 
D) Lactobacillus,glycogen 
A) Staphylococcus,glycogen 
B) Escherichia,glucose 
C) Staphylococcus,starch 
D) Lactobacillus,glycogen D

Question 2

Which is the causative agent in 80% of UTIs

Accepted Answer

A) Escherichia coli 
B) Chlamydia trachomatis 
C) Staphylococcus 
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
A) Escherichia coli 
B) Chlamydia trachomatis 
C) Staphylococcus 
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa A

Question 3

Gonorrhea and syphilis share which of the following properties

Accepted Answer

A) Both may be diagnosed by direct culture of the pathogen 
B) Both pathogens are spirochetes 
C) Both may be passed to a newborn (either during gestation or at birth) 
D) Two of these 
A) Both may be diagnosed by direct culture of the pathogen 
B) Both pathogens are spirochetes 
C) Both may be passed to a newborn (either during gestation or at birth) 
D) Two of these C

Question 4

Glomerulonephritis is caused by cross-reacting antibodies produced in response to the bacterial pathogen _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Escherichia coli 
B) Staphylococcus aureus 
C) Streptococcus mutans 
D) Streptococcus pyogenes 
A) Escherichia coli 
B) Staphylococcus aureus 
C) Streptococcus mutans 
D) Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 5

Dysuria means:

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the volume of urine produced 
B) blood in the urine 
C) discolored urine 
D) pain on urination 
A) an increase in the volume of urine produced 
B) blood in the urine 
C) discolored urine 
D) pain on urination

Question 6

The strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer _____.

Accepted Answer

A) are the same strains that cause external genital warts 
B) also cause cold sores 
C) are different from the strains that cause external gential warts 
D) two of these 
A) are the same strains that cause external genital warts 
B) also cause cold sores 
C) are different from the strains that cause external gential warts 
D) two of these

Question 7

Genital herpes can be acquired:

Accepted Answer

A) by kissing gingivostomatitis lesions of the mouth 
B) during sexual contact with a partner infected with HSV-2 
C) by oral sex - often with HSV-1 
D) two of these choices 
A) by kissing gingivostomatitis lesions of the mouth 
B) during sexual contact with a partner infected with HSV-2 
C) by oral sex - often with HSV-1 
D) two of these choices

Question 8

All of the following defense mechanisms are present in the urogenital system except:

Accepted Answer

A) normal flora competing with opportunists 
B) sphincter muscles 
C) flushing action of fluids 
D) high pH 
A) normal flora competing with opportunists 
B) sphincter muscles 
C) flushing action of fluids 
D) high pH

Question 9

Which of the following groups has the most problem with UTIs

Accepted Answer

A) females,infants 
B) males,infants 
C) females,over 60 years 
D) males,adults 
A) females,infants 
B) males,infants 
C) females,over 60 years 
D) males,adults

Question 10

A person with fever blisters from HSV 1 _____.

Accepted Answer

A) is still susceptible to herpes simplex virus type 2 which causes genital herpes 
B) will always have herpes virus in the ganglia of their sensory nerves 
C) cannot shed the virus when asymptomatic 
D) two of these choices 
A) is still susceptible to herpes simplex virus type 2 which causes genital herpes 
B) will always have herpes virus in the ganglia of their sensory nerves 
C) cannot shed the virus when asymptomatic 
D) two of these choices

Question 11

Which is a true statement about fetal and infant CMV infections

Accepted Answer

A) CMV can only be contracted during birth as it doesn't cross the placenta. 
B) Maternal antibodies can cross the placenta to inactivate CMV virus. 
C) Infections contracted after birth,have more permanent defects than those before birth. 
D) Two of these. 
A) CMV can only be contracted during birth as it doesn't cross the placenta. 
B) Maternal antibodies can cross the placenta to inactivate CMV virus. 
C) Infections contracted after birth,have more permanent defects than those before birth. 
D) Two of these.

Question 12

Cystitis is inflammation of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) urinary bladder 
B) urethra 
C) nephron 
D) kidney 
A) urinary bladder 
B) urethra 
C) nephron 
D) kidney

Question 13

Which statement about the detection of cervical cancer is true

Accepted Answer

A) Pap smears is far more accurate than an HPV DNA test. 
B) HPV DNA test can determine if there are abnormal cells present. 
C) Vaccination against HPV will give false positives on the HPV DNA test. 
D) 60% of women with a positive HPV DNA test will show some abnormality in 5 years. 
A) Pap smears is far more accurate than an HPV DNA test. 
B) HPV DNA test can determine if there are abnormal cells present. 
C) Vaccination against HPV will give false positives on the HPV DNA test. 
D) 60% of women with a positive HPV DNA test will show some abnormality in 5 years.

Question 14

Cytomegalovirus causes _____.

Accepted Answer

A) severe disease in fetuses,neonates and immunocompromised people 
B) frothy,fishy-smelling discharge 
C) painful bleeding lesions on genitals 
D) warts on genitals and intense itching 
A) severe disease in fetuses,neonates and immunocompromised people 
B) frothy,fishy-smelling discharge 
C) painful bleeding lesions on genitals 
D) warts on genitals and intense itching

Question 15

Leptospirosis is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) it is a zoonosis 
B) humans are infected by contact with contaminated water 
C) Weil's syndrome might develop 
D) an abscess develops at the site of entry 
A) it is a zoonosis 
B) humans are infected by contact with contaminated water 
C) Weil's syndrome might develop 
D) an abscess develops at the site of entry

Question 16

Human papilloma virus causes:

Accepted Answer

A) condylomas 
B) laryngeal papilloma 
C) genital warts 
D) all of these 
A) condylomas 
B) laryngeal papilloma 
C) genital warts 
D) all of these

Question 17

Which of the following is the correct match of the disease and organism

Accepted Answer

A) Trichomonas vaginalis - bacterial vaginitis 
B) Gardnerella vaginitis - toxic shock syndrome 
C) Trichomonas vaginalis - itching and white discharge 
D) Escherichia coli - glomerulonephritis 
A) Trichomonas vaginalis - bacterial vaginitis 
B) Gardnerella vaginitis - toxic shock syndrome 
C) Trichomonas vaginalis - itching and white discharge 
D) Escherichia coli - glomerulonephritis

Question 18

Chancroid is characterized by a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) rash 
B) gumma 
C) painless chancre lesion 
D) painful chancre lesion 
A) rash 
B) gumma 
C) painless chancre lesion 
D) painful chancre lesion

Question 19

The routes of infection in prostatitis include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) by ascent through the urethra 
B) from bloodborne organisms 
C) by back-flow of contaminated urine 
D) by descent from the seminal vesicles 
A) by ascent through the urethra 
B) from bloodborne organisms 
C) by back-flow of contaminated urine 
D) by descent from the seminal vesicles

Question 20

Syphilis:

Accepted Answer

A) is often detected in the primary stage as the symptoms don't go away 
B) is easiest to treat in the tertiary stage as that is when there are the fewest organisms 
C) can be spread by kissing in the secondary stage 
D) two of these 
A) is often detected in the primary stage as the symptoms don't go away 
B) is easiest to treat in the tertiary stage as that is when there are the fewest organisms 
C) can be spread by kissing in the secondary stage 
D) two of these

Exam 21: Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The acid pH in the vagina is predominantly due to ______ fermenting the _____ present in vaginal cells.

Which is the causative agent in 80% of UTIs

Gonorrhea and syphilis share which of the following properties

Glomerulonephritis is caused by cross-reacting antibodies produced in response to the bacterial pathogen _____.

Dysuria means:

The strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer _____.

Genital herpes can be acquired:

All of the following defense mechanisms are present in the urogenital system except:

Which of the following groups has the most problem with UTIs

A person with fever blisters from HSV 1 _____.

Which is a true statement about fetal and infant CMV infections

Cystitis is inflammation of the _____.

Which statement about the detection of cervical cancer is true

Cytomegalovirus causes _____.

Leptospirosis is characterized by all of the following except:

Human papilloma virus causes:

Which of the following is the correct match of the disease and organism

Chancroid is characterized by a _____.

The routes of infection in prostatitis include all of the following except:

Syphilis:

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