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Microbiology250 fina
The final for microbiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Malaria is transmitted by: | anopheles mosquitos |
| A vaccine: | completes the afferent branch of the immune response |
| The sexually transmitted disease agent is: | Herpes simplex type 2 |
| Tinea pedis (athletes foot) can be caused by: | Trichophyton species epidermophyton species |
| Delayed-type hypersensitivity T-cells are: | CD4+ T-cells |
| Which are cytotoxic lymphocytes: | CD8+ T-cells |
| Histoplasma capsulatum is a(n): | systemic mycosis |
| An intestinal parasite often associated with cats and fetal damage in humans is: | Toxoplasma gondii |
| Oral thrush is caused by: | Candida albicans |
| Coccidioides immitis infections are limited to what region of the United States: | Southwestern United States (sonoran zone) |
| Yeast vaginitis is caused by: | Candida albicans |
| Most fungi: | feed on dead and decaying material |
| Schistosoma species go through a developmental stage in: | Water snails |
| The organism that causes Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome is: | Neisseria meningitidis |
| Tinea cruris: | fungal infection of the crotch |
| Inea corporis: | fungal infection of the body |
| At body temperature (98.6F or 37C) many pathogenic fungi are often: | yeasts |
| Premunition is: | innate resistance to disease |
| A mixed infection occurs when: | two or more organisms are involved in the infection |
| The organism that causes ricewater stools (massive diarrhea) is: | Vibrio cholerae |
| Autumnal fever (leptospirosis) is caused by: | Leptospira interogans |
| The basic molecules of life are: | nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids |
| Antibody-enhanced phagocytosis is called: | opsonization |
| The antibody class that causes anaphylactic (type 1) hypersensitivity is: | IgE |
| Conjugation | genes moved through a sex pilus "bacterial sex" |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is: | transmitted by ticks extremely virulent in the Bitteroot Valley |
| Which of the following helps make a molecule a good immunogen: | large mass and complexity |
| The complete virus particle is called: | a viron |
| Cells which can initiate the inflammatory response are: | mast cells |
| Giardia lamblia causes | steatorrhoea |
| Flossing helps prevent: | cavities |
| Shingles is associated with: | Varicella-Zoster virus |
| Koplik's spots are absolutely diagnostic (pathognomonic) for: | measles |
| Which of the following is(are) a sexually transmitted disease agent(s): | Neisseria gonorrhoeae Treponema pallidum |
| A common gun bacteria is: | Escherichia coli |
| The agent/organism that expresses considerable antigenic variation is: | Trypanosoma brucei |
| Coccidioides immitis generally causes: | lung infections |
| Lockjaw (tetanus) is caused by: | Clostridium tetani |
| Organisms which have internal organelles such as a nucleus are called: | eukaryotes |
| Antibody covering viral receptor molecules is called: | neutralization |
| The antibody class associate with immune complex disease (type 3 hypersensitivity) is: | IgG |
| Escherichia coli H7:0157 is associated with: | Undercooked meat |
| Scarlet fever and necrotizing faciitis are caused by: | streptococcus pyogens |
| Which of the following is transmitted by the fecal/oral route: | polio |
| The antibody class found on mucosal surfaces is: | IgA |
| A molecule that mediate inflammation is: | histamine |
| Humans at highest risk for death by infectious diseases are: | great great grandmothers |
| Antibiotics that bind to polymerases and gyrases: | disrupt cell wall synthesis |
| Histoplasma capsulatum generally causes: | a lung infection |
| Cells that process and deliver immunogens to T-cells and B-cells are: | Macrophage |
| Gas gangrene and food poisoning can be caused by: | Clostridium perfringens |
| The spore-forming bacterium is: | streptococcus pyogenes |
| When bacteria are growing in the blood, this is called: | viremia |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae is: | Gram-positive |
| Immune tolerance is: | a specific non-response to self antigens |
| The causative agent of endemic typhus is: | Rickettsia typhi |
| Which is a dermatophyte (cutaneous mycosis): | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| The virus that causes cold sores (fever blisters) is: | Herpes simplex type I virus |
| The branch of the immune response that leads up to an immune response is called: | the afferent branch |
| The organism that causes whooping cough is: | Bordetella pertussis |
| An example of natural passive immunity is: | ingestion of colostrum (early breast milk) |
| The first anti-cancer vaccine (Gardasil) is directed against: | Human papilloma virus |
| The immune response is characterized by: | specificity and memory |
| A good way to prevent transmission of staphylococcus aureus is: | wash hands |
| The vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in children, though not used in the United States, is: | Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain BCG |
| The causative agent yeast vaginitis is: | Candida albicans |
| Sporothrix shenkii is usually acquired by: | puncture wounds and cuts |
| An outer membrane component found only in Gram negative bacteria is: | exotoxin |
| The process of out cells ingesting foreign material is called: | Phagocytosis |
| The virus that cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is: | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| Tinea barbae: | fungal infection of the beard |
| The organism associated with glomerular nephritis and rheumatic fever is: | streptococcus pyogenes |
| Leprosy is caused by: | Mycobacterium leprae |
| Influenza is transmitted by which route? | respiratory |
| Prions are thought to be: | infectious proteins |
| Entamoeba histolytica causes: | violet dysentery |
| Fungi generally can produce: | a chitin cell wall spores |
| Tinea capitis | a fungal infection of the head |
| Proper food preparation and storage helps prevent disease caused by: | Salmonella typhimurium |
| Transformation is: | genes moved by way of naked DNA |
| Antibodies are produced by: | Thymus-derived lymphocytes |
| The organism that causes spinal meningitis is: | Neisseria meningitis |
| A thin, spiral shaped bacterium is called: | spirochete |
| The organism associated with TOXIC food poisoning is: | staphylococcus aureus |
| Cells which ingest and kill (hopefully) foreign material are: | phagocytes |
| The organism associated with toxic shock syndrome is: | staphylococcus aureus |
| A good way to avoid infection with salmonella typhimurium is to: | properly prepare and store food |
| Inflammation is a response to: | pain |
| The causative agent of hard chancre and syphilitic roseola is: | Treponema pallidum |
| Viruses: | are obligate intracellular parasites |
| Rubella vaccination is essential to prevent | birth defects |
| A cell wall component found only in a gram positive bacteria is: | Endotoxin |
| "Tropical ulcer" is caused by: | Plasmodium species |
| Septic sore throat, cellulitis and "blood poisoning" are associated with | Streptococcus pyogens |
| Most "tinea" infections can be treated with | various topical "imidazoles" or tolnaftate |
| Inflammation of the liver is called: | hepatitis |
| Bacterial transformation is: | the uptake of viral DNA |
| Allergy occurs when: | your immune response damages your tissue as part of its normal operation |
| Fungi: | are prokaryotes |
| In microbiology, a vector i: | an animal that transmits disease agents |
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