Ch. 20 Questions Flashcards
A unique characteristic of many isolates of Pseudomonas useful in identification is
a) fecal odor
b) fluorescent green pigment
c) drug resistance
d) motility
b) fluorescent green pigment
Human brucellosis is also known as
a) Bang disease
b) undulant fever
c) rabbit fever
d) Malta fever
b) undulant fever
Francisella tularensis has which portal(s) of entry?
a) tick bite
b) intestinal
c) respiratory
d) all of these
d) all of these
A classic symptom of pertussis is
a) labored breathing
b )paroxysmal coughing
c) convulsions
d) headache
b )paroxysmal coughing
The severe symptoms of pertussis are due to what effect(s)?
a) irritation of the glottis by the microbe
b) pneumonia
c) the destruction of the respiratory epithelium
d) blocked airways
e) both c and d are involved
e) both c and d are involved
Escherichia coli displays which antigens?
a) capsular
b) somatic
c) flagellar
d) all of these
d) all of these
Which of the following is not an opportunistic enteric bacterium?
a) Serratia
b) Klebsiella
c) Proteus
d) Shigella
d) Shigella
Which of the following is a major difference between Salmonella and Shigella infections?
a) mode of transmission
b) likelihood of septicemia
c) the portal of entry
d) presence/absence of fever and diarrhea
b) likelihood of septicemia
A complication/complications of typhoid fever is/are
a) neurological damage
b) intestinal perforation
c) liver abscesses
d) b and c
d) b and c
Shigella is transmitted by
a) food
b) flies
c) feces
d) all of these
d) all of these
The bubo of bubonic plague is a(n)
a) ulcer where the flea bite occurred
b) granuloma in the skin
c) enlarged lymph node
d) infected sebaceous gland
c) enlarged lymph node
Haemophilus influenzae is ________ and requires special ________ for growth.
a) motile, temperatures
b) encapsulated, minerals
c) intracellular, sample swabs
d) fastidious, blood factors
d) fastidious, blood factors
Which of the following is NOT associated with H. influenzae infections?
a) fever
b) flu
c) stiff neck
d) headache
b) flu
Which of the following are primarily zoonoses?
a) tularemia
b) salmonellosis
c) shigellosis
d) brucellosis
e) pasteurellosis
f) bubonic plague
ALL BUT C
________ H. influenzae aegyptius a) local abscess
________ Haemophilus influenzae b) chancroid
________ Haemophilus ducreyi c) pinkeye
________ Pasteurella multocida d) meningitis
c
d
b
a
________ Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi a) whooping cough
________ Pseudomonas aeruginosa b) typhoid fever
________ Bordetella pertussis c) Pontiac fever
________ Legionella pneumophila d) folliculitis
b
d
a
c
________ Francisella tularensis a) dysentery
________ Yersinia pestis b) bubonic plague
________ Escherichia coli O157:H7 c) gastroenteritis
________ Shigella species d) rabbit fever
________ Salmonella enterica e) hemolytic uremic syndrome
d b e a c
Which is generally not a risk factor for acquiring brucellosis?
a) caring for a patient infected with Brucella
b) drinking unpasteurized milk
c) working in a microbiology lab
d) slaughtering animals
a) caring for a patient infected with Brucella
Which of the following is NOT true concerning this case?
a) The vaccine strain of Brucella abortus does not produce easily detectable antibodies.
b) Pasteurization of milk likely would have prevented human infection.
Knowing that the vaccine strain RB51 was responsible for infection c)helped guide the choice of antibiotic.
d) Pregnant women infected with Brucella abortus are at risk of miscarriage.
d) Pregnant women infected with Brucella abortus are at risk of miscarriage.
The nurse recognizes which of the following as a category A biological agent that may be used in a terrorist attack?
a) Escherichia coli
b) Francisella tularensis
c) Klebsiella pneumoniae
d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
b) Francisella tularensis
The nurse is preparing for a well-baby check of a 2-month-old. What vaccine will likely be given during the appointment?
a) DTaP
b) hepatitis B
c) MMR
d) plague
a) DTaP
