Micro Final Practice Test 23 – Flashcards
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Arthropods can serve as a reservoir for which of the following diseases?
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Brucellosis
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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched for Gram reaction?
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Ehrlichia&gram positive
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Which of the following is NOT a zoonosis?
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puerperal sepsis
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
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francisella & gram positice facultatively anaerobic pleomorphic rods
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Which of the following is the same for both relapsing fever and udulant fever?
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vector
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Which of the following statements about toxoplasmosis is false?
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it is a severe illness in adults
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
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cat-scratch disease & malignant pustule develpoing into septicemia
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The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following except
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anaerobic environment
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Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?
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malaira
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A patient has the following symptoms: a papule, enlarged lymph nodes. Microscopic examination of the papule reveals nucleated cells in white blood cells. The patient most likely has
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leishmaniasis
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A patient complains of fever, severe muscle and joint pain, and a rash. The patient reports returning from a Caribbean vacation one week ago. Which of the following do you suspect?
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dengue
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Which of the following statements about sepsis is false?
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It usually is caused by gram positive bacteria
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Which of the following bacterial infections CANNOT be transmitted by dog or cat
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streptobacillus
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Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted to humans from domestic cats?
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Chagas' disease
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Which of the following is NOT caused by a bacterium?
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malaria
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Which of the following leads to all the others?
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Bacterial growth in endothelial cells
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A patient presents with inflammation of the heart valves, fever, malaise, and subcutaneous nodules at joints. The recommended treatment is
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anti-inflammatory drugs
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You advise your pregnant friend to give her cat away because
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she could get toxoplasmosis
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which of the following pairs is mismatched?
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encephalitis&ixodes (tick)
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Scrapings from a patient's rash reveal cercariae. The disease is most likely
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swimmer's itch
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Which of the following produces a permanent carrier state following infection?
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cytomegalovirus
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Which of the following is NOT treated with antibiotics?
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yellow fever
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Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is false?
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it is cured with penicillin
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Which of the following statements about schistosomiasis is false?
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it is caused by a roundworm
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
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puerperal sepsis & staphylococcus aureus
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A characteristic symptom of plague is
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bruises on the skin
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Which of the following is a symptom of brucellosis?
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undulant fever
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Which of the following pairs does NOT apply to Chagas' disease?
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diagnosis & serological tests for antibodies
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Which of the following is NOT controlled by a mosquito eradiction program?
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toxoplasmosis
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Which of the following pairs regarding the epidemiology of malaria is mismatched?
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treatement & antibiotics
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Which of the following statements about group B streptococci is false?
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they cause strep throat
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Human-to-human transmission of plague is usually by
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the respiratory route
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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
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pasteurella & cat scratch disease
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Which of the following is NOT treated with penicillin?
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tularemia
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Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk?
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toxoplasmosis
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A 62 year old man was hospitalized was hospitalized with an 8-day history of fever, chills, sweats, and vomitting. His temp on admission was 40 degrees C. a routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring shaped bodies in the RBCs. What treatment would you prescribe?
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mefloquine
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Which of the following statements about tularemia is false?
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it occurs only in california
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bacillus anthracis?
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produces endotoxins
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EB virus has been implicated in all of the following EXCEPT
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endocarditis
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Which of the following grows outside host cells?
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streptobacillus
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Bioweapons
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have been used for centuries
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A predisposting factor for infection by clostridium perfringens is
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gangrene
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Which of the following statements about puerperal sepsis is false?
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it is transmitted from mother to fetus
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Unsanitary and crowded conditions increase the incidence of all of the following diseases except
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rocky mountain spotted fever
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Which of the following is evidence that the anthritis afflicting children in Lyme, connecticut is due to bacterial infection?
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treatable with penicillin
