Exam 1

Question 1

What is name of E. Coli?

Answer 1

Escherichia Coli

Question 2

Characteristics of E. Coli?

Answer 2

Facultative anaerobe, cannot grow well in temperature > 44.5 C, Tolerant of pH 4 to 5, Resistant to antibiotics, sensitive to radiation

Question 3

Morphology of E. coli

Answer 3

gram- negative, non endospore forming bacilli

Question 4

is E coli gram- negative or gram positive?

Answer 4

Gram negative

Question 5

Do anyone bodies work on E. coli?

Answer 5

No, it is resistant to antibiotics

Question 6

Motility of E. Coli?

Answer 6

Flagella

Question 7

Reservoirs of E. Coli?

Answer 7

Humans, cattle, other livestock

Question 8

Transmission of E. coli?

Answer 8

Fecal – Oral

Question 9

Signs and Symptoms of E coli?

Answer 9

1-2 of non bloody diarrhea and cramps, then 4-10 days of bloody diarrhea

incubation period of 3-4 days

Question 10

Prevent and Control E. Coli?

Answer 10

Wash hands, cook meat, don’t drink unpasteurized milk, or water from pools, lakes river

Question 11

Smallpox Etiology:

Answer 11

Variola Virus, Enveloped, large brick shape, small linear, double stranded DNA genome

Question 12

Is small pox genome Large or small?

Answer 12

Small

Question 13

Is small pox genome DNA or RNA?

Answer 13

DNA

Question 14

Is small pox genome DNA Single Stranded or Double stranded?

Answer 14

Double stranded

Question 15

Transmission:

Answer 15

reservoir is humans, gets transmitted by human to human

Question 16

incubation of smallpox is

Answer 16

12-14 days. you get a rash on day 4; small red spots

Question 17

Patient has fever, malaise, small red spots on tongue and cheek. Identify disease

Answer 17

Small pox

Question 18

how to prevent disease

Answer 18

must get vaccinated

Question 19

What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Answer 19

Tuberculosis

Question 20

Ediology of Tuberculosis?

Answer 20

Acid- fast, unusual, waxy coating, nonmotile, Facilitative intracelluar

Question 21

Reservoir of tuberculosis?

Answer 21

Huumans

Question 22

There are two types of cases of tuberculosis:

Answer 22

Latent, and active

Question 23

signs and symptoms of tuberculosis?

Answer 23

Cough, fever, weight loss, nights sweats, *chest pains is key

Question 24

transmission of tuberculosis?

Answer 24

inhalation if airborne droplets, need prolonged exposure to have it be transmitted

Question 25

which disease is the leading cause for death from bacterial infectious diseases?

Answer 25

tuberculosis

Question 26

Tetanus is also known as?

Answer 26

Lockjaw

Question 27

Clostridium tetani is known as?

Answer 27

Tetanus