2023 Flashcards
True statements about G. lamblia pathogenesis and clinical features include which of the following?
A. It does not invade tissues but remains tightly attached by means of the sucking disc to the epithelial surface in the duodenum and jejunum.
B. Children may develop chronic diarrhea, malabsorption, weight loss, and a sprue-like syndrome.
C. Occasionally, giardia may colonize the gallbladder, causing biliary colic and jaundice.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
What is the ultimate source of Streptococcus pyogenes?
A. part of the normal human flora
B. Spread of infection through droplets from the respiratory tract
C. Subclinically infected persons
D. None of the above.
C. Subclinically infected persons
In evaluating the immune status of a young girl with repeated infections, which of the following vaccines should be contraindicated?
A. BCG
B. Diphtheria toxoid
C. B. pertussis vaccine
D. None of the above.
A. BCG
Abdominal pain is associated with which of the following processes?
A. Binary fission
B. Sexual reproduction
C. Fissure binding
D. None of the above.
A. Binary fission
What type of measurement in microbial culture quantifies viable cells per unit of volume culture?
A. Cell concentration
B. Biomass density
C. Growth
D. Culture viability
A. Cell concentration
The common liver fluke, ____, inflicts tissue damage that sometimes predisposes cattle to redwater disease.
A. Schistosoma mansoni
B. Fasciola hepatica
C. Paragonimus westermani
D. Schistosoma japonicum
B. Fasciola hepatica
A friend bitten by his pet cat exhibits redness, swelling, and pain on the wound, along with a painful mass on his right inguinal area. This is compatible with Pasteurella multocida infection. He also has a low-grade fever. Which drug is the appropriate choice?
A. Penicillin G
B. Fluoroquinolone
C. Chloramphenicol
D. Streptomycin
A. Penicillin G
What vitamin deficiency is caused by Diphyllobothrium latum?
A. Rickets
B. Pernicious anemia
C. Iron-deficiency anemia
D. Scurvy
B. Pernicious anemia
Which organism causes intoxication from food ingestion, leading to flaccid paralysis by blocking acetylcholine release at synapses and NMJs?
A. Clostridium botulinum
B. Clostridium perfringens
C. Clostridium difficile
D. Clostridium tetani
A. Clostridium botulinum
The leading cause of blindness in Africa is:
A. Onchocerciasis
B. Elephantiasis
C. Calabar swelling
D. Weingarten’s syndrome
A. Onchocerciasis
Which phase of the microbial growth curve refers to the period when there is an equilibrium between cell production and cell death?
A. Death
B. Stationary
C. Lag
D. Log
B. Stationary
What is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis?
A. Loa loa
B. Trichinella spiralis
C. Wuchereria bancrofti
D. Angiostrongylus cantonensis
D. Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Infestation with the dog roundworm causing visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans:
A. Toxocariasis
B. Trichinellosis
C. Taeniasis
D. Ascariasis
A. Toxocariasis
What is the most common cause of UTI in females?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Staphylococcus saprophyticus
D. Proteus mirabilis
A. Escherichia coli
Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae:
A. Alpha hemolytic
B. Group A streptococci
C. Positive for CAMP test
D. All of the above
C. Positive for CAMP test
In which part of the body does Schistosoma japonicum reside?
A. Superior mesenteric vein
B. Gallbladder
C. Inferior mesenteric vein
D. Liver
A. Superior mesenteric vein
Immunity may be natural or acquired. Which of the following describes acquired immunity?
A. Presence of natural killer (NK) cells
B. Maternal transfer of antibody
C. Complement cascade
D. None of the above (since other choices are innate)
B. Maternal transfer of antibody
Steatorrheic or gruelly stool is due to malabsorption of fat:
A. T. vaginalis
B. T. tenax
C. T. hominis
D. G. lamblia
D. G. lamblia
Which cytokine is involved in cell activation and fever?
A. IL-1
B. IL-2
C. IL-3
D. IL-4
A. IL-1
Acute infantile diarrhea is most commonly due to infection with which of the following:
A. Astroviruses
B. Enteric adenoviruses
C. Enteroviruses
D. Rotaviruses
D. Rotaviruses
A hapten is a nonimmunogenic small protein. Which of the following statements best describes haptens?
A. Haptens do not react with specific antibody.
B. Penicillin is a hapten.
C. Haptens activate T cells.
B. Penicillin is a hapten.
Previously reported carriers of Entamoeba but do not exhibit symptoms may actually have acquired this due to the close resemblance to E. histolytica
A. NOTA
B. E. coli
C. E. hartmanni
D. E. dispar
D. E. dispar
Certain viruses have been associated with birth defects; these teratogenic viruses include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Parvovirus B19
B. VZV
C. CMV
D. Rhinovirus
E. Rubella virus
D. Rhinovirus
Which of the following statements best describes immunoglobulin structure?
A. The amino acid sequence variation of the heavy chains is different than that observed in light chains.
B. On the 3D structure of Ig, there is little, if any, flexibility in the hinge region between the Fc and two Fab portions.
C. In humans, there are approximately twice as many Ig molecules with α and β chains.
A. The amino acid sequence variation of the heavy chains is different than that observed in light chains.
Confirmation of the identity of the virus may be carried out using:
A. Neutralization
B. AOTA
C. Haemadsorption-inhibition
D. Immunofluorescence test
B. AOTA
A latent, measles-like viral infection and, presumably, a defect in cellular immunity are associated with which of the following diseases?
A. Multiple sclerosis (MS)
B. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
C. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
B. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
- A 28-year-old nurse was brought to the ER because of hypotension, headache, muscle ache, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. PE revealed the presence of an erythematous rash and an intact tampon as she was menstruating at that time. Her kidney function tests were abnormal indicative of mild renal failure. Her illness is likely to be caused by which of the following?
A. A toxin that stimulates up to 10% of T cells to be non-specifically activated
B. A toxin that blocks elongation factor 2 (EP2)
C. A toxin that results in greatly increased levels of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (CAMP)
D. A toxin that degrades sphingomyelin
A. A toxin that stimulates up to 10% of T cells to be non-specifically activated
- А month-old infant came in due to 5 days cough, fever, and convulsions. The most likely organism that could cause this condition is?
A. K. pneumoniae
B. S. pneumoniae
C. H. influenzae
D. S. aureus
C. H. influenzae
- Acute phase of first infection resembles typhoid fever
A. intestinal schistosomiasis
B. Oriental schistosomiasis
C. Urinary schistosomiasis
D. Fasciola infection
A. intestinal schistosomiasis
- This part of the microbial growth curve refers to the phase when the population decreases due to cell death
A. Death
B. Lag
C. Log
D. Stationary
A. Death
- Transmitted thru oral contact:
A. Both HSV 1 and HSV 2
B. HSV I
C. None of the above
D. HSV II
B. HSV I
- Lodges in the trigeminal ganglia
A. Both HSV 1 and HSV 2
B. HSV I
C. HSV II
D. None of the above
B. HSV I
- The gold standard for the diagnosis of E. histolytica but requires 1-2 weeks to complete; involves application of electrophoresis
A. Serology
B. Colonoscopy
C. Isoenzyme Analysis
D. Microscopy
C. Isoenzyme Analysis
- Target organ of HHV 6
A. Lymphoid Tissue
B. Glands
C. None of the above
D. Neuron
A. Lymphoid Tissue
- The anterior end of a tapeworm which is used to attach to the wall of the host intestine by means of suckers and hooks is called
A. Strobili
B. Scolex
C. Parenchyma
D. Proglottid
B. Scolex
- Eggs of this tapeworm is immediately infective when passed and cannot survive more than 10 days in the external environment
A. Echinococcus granulosus
b. Diphyllobotrium latum
C. Taenia Solium
D. Hymenolepsis Nana
D. Hymenolepsis Nana
- Megakaryocytes are minimally immunoresponsive; such cells are also known as
A. Platelet
B. B-lymphocytes
C. Erythrocytes
A. Platelet
- A 20 y. 0. Indian Medical Student from India came in for fever with tender enlarged lymph node of his axillae, vomiting and diarrhea, you suspect Yersinia Pestis infection. What is the drug of cheice for this condition?
A. Streptomycin
B. Tetracycline
C. Tetracycline
D. Rifampicin
A. Streptomycin
- This is the type of measurement for microbial culture that measures the dry weight of cells per unit volume of culture
A. Biomass density
B. Culture
C. Growth
D. Cell concentration
A. Biomass density
Biomass density measures the dry weight of cells per unit volume of culture, providing an indication of the amount of microbial cells present.
- Has reservoirs
A. Both HSV 1 and HSV 2
B. HSV I
C. HSV II
D. None of the above
D. None of the above