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The urinary tract above the blader usually shows

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D. No bacteria

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The normal flora of the lower urethra may show

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Lactobacillus, Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium
E. all of the choices are correct

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The normal flora of the genital tract of women is

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E. affected by estrogen levels AND dependent on the activity of Lactobacillus

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A disease in which the urinary system is infected from the bloodstream is known as

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D. leptospirosis

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Leptospirosis is often contracted

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C. from contaminated animal urine

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Pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis are at risk for

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D. having a premature baby

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The genital tract infection characterized by an unpleasent odor and an increase in clue cells

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D. bacteria vaginosis

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Among the major causes of vulvovaginal candidiasis is/are

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E. intense antibacterial treatment, disruption of normal flora AND the use of oral contraceptives

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Staphlococcus aureus is the causative agent of

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C. toxic shock syndrome

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Toxic shock syndrome

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B. is due to exotoxins produced by S. aureus

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The incubation period of gonorrhea is approximately

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A. 2-5 days

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Gonococci are parasites of

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D. humans

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Gonococci selectively attached to certian epithelial cells by

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A. pili

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Untreated gonorreha in males may lead to

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sterility, urinary tract infections, prostactics abscesses, orchitis
E. all of the choices are correct

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A frequent complication of untreated gonorrhea in a women is

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A. pelvic inflammatory disease

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The treatment of neonates with drops of erythromycin directly into the eyes is to prevent

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D. ophthlmia neonatroum

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Which of the following mimics the infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhea?

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A. C.trachomatis

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The disease that results from Chlamydia trachomatis attaching to sperm and then possibly ascending into the fllopian tubes is

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C. pelvic inflammatory disease

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The infection form of Chlamydia trachomatis is a(n)

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B. elementary body

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The causative agent of syphilis is

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D. Treponemapallidum

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Treponemapallidum is similar in shape to

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C. Leptospirainterrorgans

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Which of the following manifest itself in three clinical stages?

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B. syphilis

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The presence of a hard chancre in primary syphilis is representive of the body's

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A. intense inflammtory response

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During which stages of syphilis is the patient non-infectious

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C. third

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Which of the diseases is a gumma formed?

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C. tertiary syphilis

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It has been estimated that 99% of the intestinal bacteria are

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D. obligate anaerobes

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The methanogens

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E. are part of the Archaea AND oxidize hydrogen gas to produce methane

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Methanogens often grow in association with

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D. chemoorganotrophs

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Comparatively greater energy is released when

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C.nitrate is the final electron acceptor

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Hydrogen sulfide

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E. All of the choices are correct

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Endospores

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E. are a dormant form of a bacterium AND are formed by members of medically relevent groups of bacteria

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Lactic acid bacteria such as Streptococci

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B. are obligate fermenters

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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C. is a beta hemolytic

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The lactobacilli, in their role as normal flora of the vagina, help the vagina resist infection by contributing to

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B. acidity of the vagina

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Which of the following colonize the vagina during childbearing years?

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C. Lactobacilli

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Which of the following contains bacteriochlorophyll?

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E. Chromatium, Thiospirillum, Thidictyon

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Propionibacterium

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E. produces propionic acid AND is responsible for the wholes is swiss cheese

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A pacticular characteristic of disease-causing Streptococcus is;

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B. beta-hemolysis

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Clostridium, Lactobacillus, and Propionibacterium all

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E. oxidize organic compounds AND use organic compounds as terminal electron acceptors

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Which of the following are reffered to as mononuclear phagocytes?

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D. monocytes and macrophages

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The life span of tissue macrophages appears to be in the order of

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D. weeks to months

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The leukocyte described as having a small amount of cytoplasm surrounding a round nucleus is the

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A. lymphocyte

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The leukocyte responsible for adaptive immunity is the

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A. lymphocyte

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The "voices" of a cell are

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C. cytokines

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Skin and mucous membranes

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E. are the first line of innate immunity, act as physical barriers to infection AND contain antimicrobial secretions

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Interferons, complement, lysozyme, and lactoferrin are all examples of

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A. specific antimicrobial factors;

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Normal flora

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E. are the organisms that typically reside on your body AND protect against infection by pathogens

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Complement

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E. may be activated through three pathways, disrupts the cytoplasmic membrane of invading bacteria and foreign cells AND is a group of blood protien

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The complement pathway that requires antibodies to be activated is the

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B. classical pathway

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A group of interacting serum proteins that provide a nonspecific defense mechanism is

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A. complement

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The complement pathway that is activated by manna binding lectins is the

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D. lectins pathways

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The complment pathway that is activated by binding of C3bto cell surfaces is the

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B. alternate pathway

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The key molecule upon which all complement pathways converge is

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C. c3

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C3a and C5a are involved in

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E. inflamation AND enhancement of phagocytosis

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C3b is involved in

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A. opsonization

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The compelx resulting from complement activity that leads to cell lysis;is the

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C. membrane attack complex

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The immunoglobulin that is important in hypersensitivity reactions is

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D. IgE

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T cells and B cells are manufactured in the

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A. bone marrow

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T cells mature in the

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B. thymus

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The cells that actually screte antibodies are

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A. plasma cells

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CD4 cells are often

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A. T-helper cells

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CD8 cells are often

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C. T cytotoxic cells

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