Question 1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to many antimicrobics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which disease involves transmission by aerosolized water from whirlpool spas, air conditioners, cooling towers, and supermarket vegetable misters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legionellosis
B)  Pertussis
C)  Brucellosis
D)  Plague
E)  Traveler's diarrheaF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Although this bacteria is typically found in soil and water, burn wound patients are susceptible to ___infection.

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A)  Yersinia pestis
B)  Bordetella pertussis
C)  Pseudomonas
D)  E.coli 0157:H7E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has Enteroinvasive, Enterotoxigenic, Enteropathogenic, and Enterohemorrhagic strains is _____.
E.coli

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The answer of The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has...

Question 5

Pasteurization of milk helps to prevent

Accepted Answer

A)  tularemia.
B)  pertussis.
C)  Legionellosis.
D)  brucellosis.
E)  shigellosis.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Up to 70% of travel-associated gastrointestinal diseases are caused by

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A)   	enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli. 
B)   	Salmonella. 
C)   	Shigella dysenteriae. 
D)   	E. coli 0157:H7. 
E)   	enteroinvasive E. coli. F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Distinguish the four different pathogenic strains of
E.coli with regard to: a) names of the strains, b) virulence factors, and c) symptoms.

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a) The four different pathogenic strains...

Question 8

The pathogen that causes Legionnaires pneumonia also causes a milder infection called Pontiac fever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Whooping cough is transmitted via respiratory droplets.The___stage lasts 1-2 weeks, while the second stage________is when a person has severe coughing.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary, secondary
B)  catarrhal, paroxysmal
C)  incubation, convalescent
D)  Low T-cell, High macrophageE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Compare and contrast shigellosis and salmonellosis.

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Shigellosis and salmonellosis are both b...

Question 11

Escherichia coli infections

Accepted Answer

A)  are often transmitted by fecal contaminated water and food.
B)  include urinary tract infections from normal flora strains.
C)  involve enterotoxin in traveler's diarrhea.
D)  can cause an inflammatory disease similar to Shigella dysentery.
E)  All of the choices are correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is not caused by Haemophilus influenzae?

Accepted Answer

A)  bacterial meningitis
B)  influenza (flu) 
C)  otitis media
D)  bronchitis
E)  epiglottitisF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Describe the characteristics of the Enterobacteriaceae and discuss the difference between the coliforms and noncoliforms in the family.

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The Enterobacteriaceae family is a large...

Question 14

What is incorrect about pertussis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A virulence factor of B.pertussis is toxins that destroy cilia cells is produced.
B)  The source of infection is direct contact with inhaled droplets.
C)  The paroxysmal stage is characterized by persistent coughing.
D)  The number of cases is steadily decreasing since 1976.
E)  It can cause severe, life-threatening complications in babies.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes all the following, except

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A)  severe nosocomial infection in burn patients.
B)  skin rashes from contaminated hot tubs and bath sponges.
C)  diarrheal illness.
D)  external ear infection.
E)  serious infection in lung tissue of cystic fibrosis patients.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Proteus species often cause urinary tract infections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are associated with bubonic plague, except

Accepted Answer

A)  it is transmitted by human feces.
B)  it is caused by Yersinia pestis.
C)  the patient often has enlarged inguinal lymph nodes.
D)  the patient has fever, headache, nausea, weakness.
E)  it can progress to a septicemia.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Nationwide, over 100,000 patients a year die from septic shock.This is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of lipopolysaccharide in the outer membrane.
B)  lipoteichoic acid in the cell wall.
C)  a cytotoxin similar to the diphtheria toxin.
D)  coagulase.
E)  a neurotoxin similar to botulin.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

A cause of epiglottitis in children and young adults is

Accepted Answer

A)  Haemophilus influenzae.
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi.
C)  Haemophilus aegyptius.
D)  Haemophilus parainfluenzae.
E)  Haemophilus aphrophilus.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

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All of the following are associated with bubonic plague, except

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Escherichia coli infections

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Which of the following is not caused by Haemophilus influenzae?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes all the following, except

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Distinguish the four different pathogenic strains of E.coli with regard to: a) names of the strains, b) virulence factors, and c) symptoms.

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The pathogen that causes Legionnaires pneumonia also causes a milder infection called Pontiac fever.

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What is incorrect about pertussis?

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Proteus species often cause urinary tract infections.

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The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has Enteroinvasive, Enterotoxigenic, Enteropathogenic, and Enterohemorrhagic strains is _____. E.coli

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