Question 1

Which of the following statements is incorrect about JC virus

Accepted Answer

A) Antibodies are seen by age 14. 
B) Disease may be a reactivation of a latent viral infection. 
C) Leads to flaccid paralysis of respiratory muscles. 
D) JC is responsible for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. 
A) Antibodies are seen by age 14. 
B) Disease may be a reactivation of a latent viral infection. 
C) Leads to flaccid paralysis of respiratory muscles. 
D) JC is responsible for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Question 2

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 3

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) PCR 
B) finding antibodies in the serum 
C) lepromin skin test 
D) two of these choices 
A) PCR 
B) finding antibodies in the serum 
C) lepromin skin test 
D) two of these choices

Question 4

Polyomavirus particles can be observed in the _____ cells of the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) microglial 
B) oligodendrocyte 
C) sensory neuron 
D) association neuron 
A) microglial 
B) oligodendrocyte 
C) sensory neuron 
D) association neuron

Question 5

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 6

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 7

All of the following statements about the nodular form of Hansen's disease are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) incubation time averages 2 - 5 years 
B) the bacteria has a predilection for cooler parts of the human body 
C) severe lepromatous disease erodes bone 
D) surgery can restore the use of extremely crippled hands and feet 
A) incubation time averages 2 - 5 years 
B) the bacteria has a predilection for cooler parts of the human body 
C) severe lepromatous disease erodes bone 
D) surgery can restore the use of extremely crippled hands and feet

Question 8

Prions infectivity:

Accepted Answer

A) can be destroyed by autoclaving for 1 hour 
B) is reduced after formaldehyde treatment 
C) can be retained in buried brains left for 3 years in soil 
D) two of these choices 
A) can be destroyed by autoclaving for 1 hour 
B) is reduced after formaldehyde treatment 
C) can be retained in buried brains left for 3 years in soil 
D) two of these choices

Question 9

The central nervous system includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) brain 
B) spinal cord 
C) nerves that reach the tissues in limbs 
D) microglial cells 
A) brain 
B) spinal cord 
C) nerves that reach the tissues in limbs 
D) microglial cells

Question 10

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 11

African sleeping sickness is caused by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense 
B) Yersinia pestis 
C) Trypanosoma cruzi 
D) prions 
A) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense 
B) Yersinia pestis 
C) Trypanosoma cruzi 
D) prions

Question 12

________ can be especially dangerous to pregnant women causing abortion,stillbirth,or neonatal death.

Accepted Answer

A) Meningococcal meningitis 
B) Listeriosis 
C) Streptococcal meningitis 
D) Haemophilus meningitis 
A) Meningococcal meningitis 
B) Listeriosis 
C) Streptococcal meningitis 
D) Haemophilus meningitis

Question 13

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 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

Herpes meningoencephalitis usually follows _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract 
B) a generalized herpes infection 
C) a fever blister outbreak 
D) an outbreak of genital herpes 
A) a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract 
B) a generalized herpes infection 
C) a fever blister outbreak 
D) an outbreak of genital herpes

Question 16

Which of the following is a cellular component of the immune system that protects the brain

Accepted Answer

A) ganglia 
B) microglial cells 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) meninges 
A) ganglia 
B) microglial cells 
C) blood-brain barrier 
D) meninges

Question 17

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) preformed toxin in food prevents release of acetylcholine 
B) progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 
C) paralysis and death results if not treated promptly 
D) in wounds endospores germinate and produce toxin 
A) preformed toxin in food prevents release of acetylcholine 
B) progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 
C) paralysis and death results if not treated promptly 
D) in wounds endospores germinate and produce toxin

Question 18

_______ is the only bacterial species known to destroy peripheral nerve cells.

Accepted Answer

A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Herpes simplex I 
C) Clostridium tetani 
D) Mycobacterium leprae 
A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Herpes simplex I 
C) Clostridium tetani 
D) Mycobacterium leprae

Question 19

Which of the following viral encephalitis infections is not caused by a Togavirus

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern equine encephalitis 
B) St.Louis encephalitis 
C) Western equine encephalitis 
D) Venezuelan equine encephalitis 
A) Eastern equine encephalitis 
B) St.Louis encephalitis 
C) Western equine encephalitis 
D) Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Question 20

Botulism includes _____.

Accepted Answer

A) food poisoning 
B) infant botulism 
C) wound botulism 
D) all of these choices 
A) food poisoning 
B) infant botulism 
C) wound botulism 
D) all of these choices

Exam 25: Diseases of the Nervous System

Which of the following statements is incorrect about JC virus

Treatment for tubercular meningitis includes:

Hansen's disease is diagnosed by _____.

Polyomavirus particles can be observed in the _____ cells of the nervous system.

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

Hib vaccine is limited to:

All of the following statements about the nodular form of Hansen's disease are true EXCEPT:

Prions infectivity:

The central nervous system includes all of the following except:

Botulism toxin is characterized by all of the following except:

African sleeping sickness is caused by _____.

________ can be especially dangerous to pregnant women causing abortion,stillbirth,or neonatal death.

A foodborne pathogen that can cause meningitis is _____.

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

Herpes meningoencephalitis usually follows _____.

Which of the following is a cellular component of the immune system that protects the brain

Clostridium botulinum is characterized by all of the following except:

_______ is the only bacterial species known to destroy peripheral nerve cells.

Which of the following viral encephalitis infections is not caused by a Togavirus

Botulism includes _____.

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