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bio midterm 3rd
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Infections caused by members of the genus Salmonnella are primarily transmitted by | ingestion |
| The portal of entry of Salmonella typhi is | mouth |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum is an infection caused by a species of bacteria which is a member of the genus | Neisseria |
| Endospore formation is characteristic of the members of the genus | clostridium |
| Lockjaw is the common name for the disease | tetanus |
| Gas gangrene and tissue gas is caused by | Clostridium perfringens |
| Local skin abscesses are infections usually casued by members of the genus | staphylococcus |
| Pertussia is a disease that is commonly called | whooping cough |
| Rabbit fever is the common name for the disease | tularemia |
| Puerperal sepsis is commonly referred to as | childbed fever |
| Which of the following organism is an exotoxin producer | clostridium perfringens |
| The causative agent of the infection called septic sore throat is | streptococcus pyogenes |
| Which of the following diseases may be caused by the organism responsible for infection entering the body through the unbroken skin | Tularemia |
| Endospore formation is a characteristic of | bacillus anthracis |
| Streptococcus pyogene is responsible for the infectious disease | rheumatic fever |
| Silver nitrate prophylaxis was once used for the control of | ophthalmia neonatorum |
| The portal of entry of streptococcus pneumoniae is the | nose and mouth |
| Which of the following organisms is capable of forming capsules when living as parasites | streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Which of the following does not play a part in the transmission of salmonellosis | respiratory discharges |
| Septic sore throat is caused by | coccus |
| The disease known as puerperal sepsis occurs in the | female reproductive tract |
| Which structure functions to protect the organism and to enhance its virulence | capsule |
| Those bacteria that may be capable of forming spores are called | bacilli |
| Those bacteria that are spherical in shape are called | cocci |
| Rod shaped bacteria are called | bacilli |
| Spherical shaped bacteria that form grape like clusters are called | staphylococci |
| Spore formation is characteristic of only a few species of | bacilli |
| Spores are mostly likely to for when | the conditions for reproduction are not favorable |
| The presence of a capsule may affect a bacterium by | increasing virulence |
| The bacterial spore is called an endospore because | it is formed within the cell |
| The size of bacteria is measured in a special unit called | a micrometer |
| Spore forming bacteria under unfavorable conditions are called | sporulating |
| Spore formation is characterized as | a protective device |
| Spore formation occurs in response to | unsuitable living conditions |
| What is the most common mode of transmission for gonorrhea | sexual conduct |
| Which is not a viral disease | epidemic parotitis |
| Which is lease likely to be a viral disease | bubonic plague |
| Which of the following is casued by a member of the genus staphylococcus | food poisoning |
| Which of the following is a mode of direct disease transmission | droplet spray |
| Which of these transmit disease by biting the host | biological vectors |
| Which of the following would most likely transmit typhoid fever as a mechanical vector | housefly |
| Congenital disease transmission occurs through the | placenta |
| The prefix “staphylo” referes to an organism’s tendency to | occur in grape like cluster |
| Which of the following structures interfere most with phagocytosis | capsules |
| A highly communicable disease which is easily spread directly from person to person is considered | contagious |
| The spread of microorganisms from host to host by food milk and water is what mode of transmission | indirect contact |
| Which of the following is capable of producing an enterotoxin that will cause food poisoning | staphylococcus |
| Where are spores formed | within the cell cytoplasm |
| The word streptococcus describes | a spherical cell arranged in chains |
| Staphylococcus aureus causes | nosocomial infection |
| Yesinia pestis causes | plague |
| Clostridium perfringens causes | tissue gas |
| What disease is caused by Francisella turlarensis | rabbit feve |
| What disease is caused by bacillus anthracis | anthrax |
| Another name for the disease lockjaw is | tetanus |
| Acne, boils, and pus formation on the skin is most commonly casued by | straphylococcus aureus |
| An inflammation of the middle ear caused by streptococcus pneumoniae is | otitis media |
| The entrance into a host by means of a deep puncure wound may cause | tetanus |
| A synonymous term for rabbit fever is | tularemia |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum is caused by | neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Septic sore throat is the most common infection caused by this Genus | Streptococcus |
| A pus forming microorganism that causes a common std | neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Rheumatic fever ( with potential heart valve damage is caused by | Streptococcus pyogenes |
| The primary virulence factor for Neisseria gonorrhoeae | fimbriae |
| The primary mode of transmission for staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes is | direct |
| The organism that is also know as group a bet hemolytic streptococcus (gas) | streptococcus pyogenes |
| The most common infection caused by staphylococcus aureus | skin abscess |
| Gonoccoccus is another bane for | neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| The portal of entry for streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitides is the | respiratory tract |
| Which of the following is the causative agent for strep throat | beta hemolytic group a streptococcus |
| Which of the following is the causative agent of epidemic meningitis | meningococcus |
| What is another name for puerperal sepsis | childbirth fever |
| What is the most common infection caused by staphylococcus aureus | skin abscess |
| What is the name of the organism that causes ophthalmia neonatorum | gonococcus |
| Nodules at the location of certain joints ( the elbow, for example) and Sydenham’s chorea are two potential signs for | rheumatic fever |
| What is the primary virulence factor for pneumococcus | capsule |
| What is a primary virulence factor gonococcus | Phili/fimbriae |
| What is the primary mode of transmission for gonococcus | std – direct contact |
| What is the primary portal of entry for meningococcus | respiratory tract |
| Salmonella typhi is the causative agent of which of the following disease | typhoid fever |
| Escherichia coli is the causative agent of hemorrhagic colitis. What is a complication associated with this condition | HUS |
| What is the most common mode of transmission for shigellosis | indirect – ingestion |
| What is a nosocomial infection caused by proteus mirabilis and pseudomonas aeruginosa | secondary infection of burn wounds |
| What is a characteristic that we discussed about klebsiella pneumoniae | Ability to translocate to the lungs |
| What is a characteristic that we discussed about pseudomonas aeruginosa | blue green pus formation |
| What is a primary virulence factor for klebsiella pneumoniae | capsule |
| What is a primary virulence factor for pseudomonas aeruginosa | resistance to antibiotics |
| What is a primary mode of transmission for salmonella typhi | indirect contact – ingestion |
| What is the most common portal of entry for Escherichia coli | digestive tract |
| Whooping cough is the common name for | pertussis |
| A description that could apply to anthrax and tularemia | zoonotic disease |
| Haemophilus influenzae is usually transmitted by | droplet transmission |
| The causative agent of bubonic plague | yersinia pestis |
| Organism transmitted by a rate flea | yersinia pestis |
| One of the signs of this disease is flaccid paralysis and the neurotoxin that causes this condition is | botulinin |
| The organism that causes rabbit fever | francisella tularensis |
| The disease the progresses as follows 1, wound or disease causes the blood supply to be interrupted 2, tissue death 3, bacteria multiply, ferment, and produce gases swelling the muscle tissue 4, bacteria produces toxins and enzymes (extremely invasive) | gas gangrene |
| The most common mode of transmission for tetanus | Indirect contact transmission |
| Clostridium organism require what type of conditions | anaerobic |
| What is the mode of transmission for salmonella, shigella and Escherichia organisms | indirect contact |
| What is the primary virulence factor for klebsiella pneumoniae | capsule |
| What is a common type of infection caused by proteus and pseudomonas organisms | urinary tract infections |
| Which of the following organism commonly causes gastroenterstis | Escherichia coli |
| What is the shape of all of the organisms we studies in this unit | rod d spiral |
| Which of the following organisms causes typhoid fever | salmonella typhi |
| Which of the following organisms has the ability to translocate to lungs | klebsiella pneumoniae |
| What is the most common portal of entry for Escherichia coli | digestive tract |
| One of the signs of this disease is rigid paralysis (caused by neurotoxin) | tetanus |
| The organism that causes a type of common food poisoning | clostridium tetani |
| One of the signs of this disease is flaccid paralysis ( caused by a neurotoxin) | botulism |
| A primary virulence factor for whooping cough is | capsule and toxin production |
| A description that could apply to pertussis and haemophilus influenzae Type be meningitis | transmitted by droplet transmission |
| The deerfly can be a carrier of this organism in transmission of tularemia to the human host | francisella tularensis |
| Anthrax is a disease caused by | bacillus anthracis |
| V.cholerae are bacteria responsible for the infection called | Asiatic cholera |
| Which of the following organism has a high lipid content of the cell wall | mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Which of the following organism is the causative agent for a verneral disease | Treponema pallidum |
| Weil’s disease AKA | infectious jaundice |
| Antibodies that cause clumping of the antigenic substance are call | agglutinins |
| Which of the following disease are caused by a spiral shaped organism | syphilis |
| Syphilis is an infection caused by | Treponema pallidum |
| Which of the following is caused by Chlamydia | psittacosis |
| Which is not a viral disease | syphilis |
| Lymphogramuloma venereum is caused by a | Chlamydia |
| The causative agent of typhus fever is a | rickettsia |
| Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by | rickettisa ricketsii |
| Which of the following is caused by a rickettsia | Q fever |
| Epidemic typhus fevers are transmitted by | lice |
| Rickettisa grow only as | parasites (obligate intercellular) |
| Rock Mountain spotted fever is caused by | rickettsia |
| Q fever is cased by | rickettsia |
| Tuberculosis is an example of a | bacterial disease |
| In the name Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the first name is the | genus |
| Many bacteria possess a thick colorless gelatinous out covering called a | capsule |
| The type of lesion most closely associated with tuberculosis is the | a tubercle |
| Racial immunity is an example of | innate immunity |
| Q fever is caused by | rickettsia |
| A disease that is not transmitted from one host to another is | non communicable |
| The structure that produced motility for bacterial cells are the | flagella |
| Which of these is not typical of a bacterial spore | they are susceptible to small amounts of heat or light |
| Which of these statements is descriptive of spirochetes | spiral shaped moved with a twisting axis |
| A gelatinous envelope that surrounds a bacilii is a | capsule |
| A thin whip like organelle of bacterial motility is the | flagellum |
| Diplococci appear | in pairs |
| Chlamydia psittaci causes | parrot fever |
| Whichof of the following is most likely to enter the body through the genitourinary tract | syphilis |
| Bacteria the requires organic chemical compounds for nourishment are | heterotrophic |
| An infection that occurs after another infection is already present is | a secondary infection |
| Which of the following is an example of a formite | coffee cup |
| An organism up which a pathogen lives is | host |
| Which of these is a characteristic of rickettsial organisms | the are arthropod-borne |
| Which of these microbes is described a being comma shaped | bacillus anthracis |
| Which of the following is caused by a spirochete | Syphilis |
| Pneumococcia are encapsulated when existing in vegetative form | T |
| Lobar pneumonia may be prevented by vaccination with killed cultures of the organism that cause the disease | F |
| Gonococci can live for long period of time outside the body of the host | F |
| Skin abscesses are infections caused by staph. Aureus | T |
| The organisms responsible for tularemia may enter the body through the broken or unbroken skin | T |
| Tetanus is an infection that may be transmitted by droplet spray | F |
| The disease epidemic meningitis is caused by a member of the same genus as the causative agent for the disease gonorrhea | T |
| Most people are carrier of the disease lobar pneumonia at some time during the year | T |
| Gonorrhea is an example of an infection that may be either acute or chronic | T |
| Scarlet fever and rheumatic fever are caused by the same organism | T |
| Infections caused by salmon.. enteritidis may be transmitted by either direct or indirect contact | F |
| The etiological agents for the disease tuberculosis are capable of forming endospores | F |
| The disease anthrax is caused by a spore forming bacillus | T |
| Gonorrhea and ophathalmia neonatorum are diseases caused by the same organism | T |
| Asiatic cholera is a disease caused by an organism named Vibrio cholerae | T |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis are encapsulated bacteria | F |
| Puncture wounds are in danger of producing gas gangrene because they provide anaerobic conditions and dead tissue for the growth of the organism that cause the infection | T |
| Tetanus and gas gangrene are considered to be non communicable infections | T |
| Botulism is a form of food intoxication | T |
| Clostridium perfringens produces a powerful exotoxin | T |
| The most common type of plagues is the pneumonic variety | F |
| Syphilis may be transmitted through the placenta to the unborn child | T |
| Gonorrhea may be transmitted through the placenta to the unborn child | F |
| Direct contact is the most common mode of transmission for enteric infections | F |
| Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative agent for boils | T |
| The organism causing turberculosis may live in dried sputum for a considerable length of time | T |
| Puerperal fever is an infection that occurs only in females | F |
| Scarlet fever may be transmitted by mosquitoes | T |
| The genus Staphylococcus contain both pathogenic and non pathogenic species | |
| All members if the genus Neisseria a pathogenic to humans | |
| Some streptococci are capable of forming endospores | |
| Stretococcus pyogenes may be the causative agent for scarlet fever, rheumative fever gonnorrahea and puerperal fever | |
| Beta hemolytic Group A | Streptocococcus (GAS) |
| Strepthroat | Septic Sore throat |
| Strepthroat | Pharyngitis |
| Strptococcus pneumonia | pneumococcas |
| Neisseria meningitides | meningococcus |
| Shigellosis | bacillary dysentery |
| Pertussis | whooping cough |
| Tularemia | rabbit fever |
| vibrio cholera | epdemic cholera |
| lyme disease | lyme borreliosis |
| Campylobacterois | campylobcaterois gastroenteritis |
| Psittacosis | parrot fever |
| Psittacosis | ornithosis |
| puerperal sepsis | childbirth fever |
| sydeham chorea | vitus dance |
| Erysipelas | St. Anthony's fire |
| Lobar pneumonia | common nosocmial infection |
| Lobar pneumonia | hospital accquired pneumonia |
| Leprosy | Hansen's disease |
| Legionnaire;s disease | legionellosis |
| Leptospirosis | infectious jaundice |
| mycoplasmal pneumonia | primary atypical pneumonia |
| mycoplasmal pneumonia | walking pneumonia |
| epidemic typhus | louse borne typhus |
| clostridium perfringens | wellchi |
| Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax |
| Bordetella pertussis | Pertussis AKA Whooping cough |
| Borrelia burgdorferi | Lyme disease AKA Lyme Borreliosis |
| Campylobacter jejuni | Campylobacteriosis |
| Chlamydia psittaci | Psittacosis AKA Parrot fever AKA ornithosis |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | Inclusion conjunctivitis |
| Clostridium botulinum | Food borne botulism |
| Clostridium perfingens | Gas gangrene |
| Clostridium tetani | Tetanus AKA Lockjaw |
| Corynebacterium diphtheria | Diphtheria |
| Coxiella burnetii | Q fever |
| Escherichia coli | Gastroenteritis |
| Francisella tularensis | Tularemia AKA Rabbit Fever |
| Haemophilus influenza | Bacterial influenzal meningitis |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | Lobar pneumonia |
| Legionella pneumophila | Legionnaire's disease AKA Legionellosis |
| Leptospira interrongans | Leptospirosis AKA infectious jaundice |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Listeriosis AKA listeria |
| Mycobacterium avium | TB in AIDS patients |
| Mycobacterium leprae | Leprosy AKA Hansen's disease |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Tuberculosis |
| Mycoplasma pneumonia | Mycoplasmal pneumonia |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea |
| Neisseria meningitides | Epidemic Meningitis |
| Proteus mirabilis | Secondary infection of burn wounds |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Burn wound 2nd infection |
| Rickettsia prowazekii | Epidemic typhus Aka louse borne typhus |
| Rickettsia rickettsia | Rockey Mountain Spotted Fever AKA tickborn typhus |
| Rickettsia typhi | Endemic murine typhus AKA fleaborne typhus |
| Salmonella typhi | Typhoid fever |
| Shigella dysenteriae | Shigellosis |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Skin Abscess |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | Lobar pneumonia |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | Strep Throat |
| Treponema pallidum | Syphilis |
| Vibrio cholera | Asiatic cholera AKA Epdemic cholera |
| Yersinia pestis | Bubonic plague |
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