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1
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Bacteria that thrive best at high temperatures, between 40 and 70c?
A. Cryophiles
B. Psychrophiles
C. Thermophiles
D. Mesophiles
A

C. Thermophiles

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Bacteria that can grow as saprophytes and as parasites?
A. Facultative
B. Obligate
C. Facultative saprophytes
D. Obligate parasites
A

A. Faculatative

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What structure is found in bacteria, but not in Mycoplasmas?
A. Nucleus
B. Cell membrane
C. Cell wall
D. DNA & RNA
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C. Cell wall

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Identify the disease caused by bacteria that have a bacillus shape and form spores?
A. Syphilis
B. Lyme disease
C. Gonorrhea
D. Anthrax
A

D. Anthrax

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How do viruses reproduce?
A. Are enclosed in a protein coat called a capsule
B. Have DNA & RNA
C. Are smaller than bacteria but larger than mycoplasmas
D. Are only capable of the reproducing inside living cells

A

D. Are only capable of the reproducing inside living cells

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Two modes of direct disease transmission?

  1. Food & water
  2. Physical contact
  3. Aerosol
  4. Mechanical vectors

A. 1&2
B. 2,3,&4
C. 2&3
D. 3&4

A

C. 2&3
Physical contact
Aerosol

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Match the species with the lesions associated with the diseases they cause:

  1. Staphylococcus aureus
  2. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  3. Borrelia burgdorferi
  4. Pseudomembrane
  5. Boils, furucles, and carbuncles
  6. Bull’s eye shaped rash
A

(1 w 5)
(2 w 4)
(3 w 6)

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Spore formation, capsule formation, toxin formation and pill are including in microbial properties that enhance virulence. Which of the following species has strains that form capsules, and strains that do not, but only the strains that form capsules are virulent?
A. Streptococcus pneumoniae
B. Streptococcus pyogenes
C. Klebsiella pneumoniae
D. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
A

A. Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Malaria is transmitted by a/an?
A. Biological vector
B. Mechanical vector
C. Fomite
D. Aerosol droplet
A

A. Biological vector

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Two diseases caused by the same etiological agent?
A. Tetanus and botulism
B. Gas gangrene and puerperal sepsis
C. Gonorrhea and Opthalmia neonatorum
D. Enteric fever and cholera
A

C. Gonorrhea and Opthalmia neonatorum

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Match the species with their shape:

  1. Clostridium perfringens
  2. Treponema pallidum
  3. Nesisseria gonorrhoea
  4. Bacillus
  5. Spirochete
  6. Coccus
A

(1 with 4) (2 with 5) (3 with 6)

  1. Clostridium perfringens= 4. Bacillus
  2. Treponema pallidum= 5. Spirochete
  3. Nesisseria gonorrhoea= 6. Coccus
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Destruction or removal of harmful organisms?
A. Sterilization
B. Disinfection
C. Antisepsis
D. 2nd degree sterilization
A

B. Disinfection

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Intestinal bacteria that help the host digest food are existing in a state of with the host
A. Commensalism
B. Parasitism
C. Antagonism
D. Mutualism
A

D. Mutualism

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis has the ability to survive conditions of dehydration and has some resistance to embalming fluid because?
A. It forms spores
B. It has a waxy cell wall
C. It has a tough capsid
D. It is motile, and can evade adverse conditions

A

B. It has a waxy cell wall

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Endotoxins are associated with?

  1. Gram negative bacteria
  2. Fever
  3. Neisseria maningitides
  4. Gram positive bacteria
A
  1. Gram negative bacteria,
  2. Fever,
  3. Neisseria Meningitides
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Treponema Pallidum?

  1. Is transmitted sexually,
  2. Causes syphilis, a disease that takes place in stages,
  3. Causes a lesion called a gumma,
  4. Causes a lesion called a chancre
A
  • All of them
    1. Is transmitted sexually, Causes syphilis,
    2. a disease that takes place in stages,
    3. Causes a lesion called a gumma,
    4. Causes a lesion called a chancre
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A person who gets an infectious disease, recovers, has this immunity?
A. Artificial active acquired
B. Artificial passive acquired
C. Natural active acquired
D. Artificial active acquired
A

C. Natural active acquired

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Antibodies?

  1. Are also known as immunoglobulins,
  2. Are created by the body to interact with specific antigens,
  3. Are one facet of humoral immunity,
  4. Are created by B lymphocytes
A
  • All of them
    1. Are also known as immunoglobulins,
    2. Are created by the body to interact with specific antigens,
    3. Are one facet of humoral immunity,
    4. Are created by B lymphocytes
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Two diseases caused by the same etiological agent?
A. Shingles and chicken pox
B. Shingles and polio
C. Influenza and coryza
D. Chicken pox and smallpox
A

A. Shingles and chicken pox

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Disease-causing microorganisms transferred from a dead body to the embalmer?

  1. Exogenous,
  2. Endogenous,
  3. Pathogenic,
  4. Communicable

A. 1&2
B. 1&3
C. 2,3,&4
D. 1,3,&4

A

D. 1,3,&4

  1. Exogenous,
  2. Pathogenic,
  3. Communicable
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Identify the fungal diseases:

  1. Histoplasmosis
  2. Candidiasis
  3. Toxoplasmosis
  4. Malaria

A. 1&3
B. 1&2
C. 1,2,&3
D. 1,2,3,&4

A

B. 1&2

  1. Histoplasmosis
  2. Candidiasis
22
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Match the viral disease with its category:

  1. Coryza
  2. Poliomyelitis
  3. Shingles
  4. Neurotropic
  5. Dermatropic
  6. Pneumotropic
A

(1 with 6), (2 with 4), (3 with 5)

  1. Coryza= 6. Pneumotropic
  2. Poliomyelitis= 4. Neurotropic
  3. Shingles= 5. Dermatropic
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Identify the diseases that are spread by aerosol transmission:

  1. Hepatitis
  2. Pneumonic plague
  3. Psittacosis
  4. Influenza

A. 1&2
B. 2,3,&4
C. 1,2,&3
D. 1,2,3,&4

A

B. 2,3,&4
Pneumonic plague,
Psittacosis,
Influenza

24
Q 
Bacteria that can grow in the presence of oxygen, but do better in an environment without it?
A. Obligate anaerobes
B. Facultative anaerobes
C. Facultative aerobes
D. Obligate aerobes
A

C. Faculative aerobes

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Q

Histoplasma capsulatum, Chlamydia psittaci, and Mycobacterium avium all have what in common?

  1. They maybe transmitted from birds to people
  2. They are all bacteria
  3. They are transmitted via blood
  4. They all form spores
A
  1. They maybe transmitted from birds to people
26
Q 
What superficial dermatomycosis increases when associated with AIDS?
A. Cryptococcosis
B. Histoplasmosis
C. Coccididomycosis
D. Candidiasis
A

D. Candidiasis

27
Q 
What infectious disease will be likely to cause ruptured aneurysms that hinder or complicate distribution?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Gonorrhea
C. Ringworm
D. Syphilis
A

D. Syphilis

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Superficial disinfection, that is to say disinfection of a non-permeable surface, when chemicals with the -OH functional group, is effective because the disinfectants?
A. Kill the spores
B. Denature proteins
C. Release hypochlorites
D. Cause embalmers to go blind
A

B. Denature proteins

29
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What group of organisms are obligate intracellular parasites, and unlike viruses, are retained by a Berkefeld filter?
A. Protozoans
B. Rickettsia
C. Fungi
D. Nematodes
A

B. Rickettsia

30
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Which of the following pathogens are transmitted by aerosol droplets:

  1. Neisseria meningitidis
  2. Neisseria gonorrhoea
  3. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A
  1. Neisseria meningitidis
  2. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
31
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Which of the following groups of disinfectants include chemicals that are sporicidal?

  1. Halogens
  2. Alcohols
  3. Aldehydes
  4. Phenolic compounds
A
  1. Aldehydes
32
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Two diseases caused by the same etiological agent?
A. Toxic shock syndrome and tissue gas
B. Food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome
C. Botulism and tissue gas
D. Tuberculosis and diphtheria

A

B. Food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome

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Which of the following is a viral disease?

  1. Toxic shock syndrome
  2. Malaria
  3. Rocky mountain spotted fever
  4. Epidemic parotitis
A
  1. Epidemic parotitis
34
Q 
Non spore-forming bacteria, and spore formers that are living in an environment that is healthy for them are called?
A. Facultative cells
B. Pathogens
C. Vegetative cells
D. Spores
A

C. Vegetative cells

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Q

Identify the Rickettsial diseases:

  1. Epidemic typhus
  2. Endemic typhus
  3. Rocky mountain spotted fever
  4. Q fever
A
  • All of them
    1. Epidemic typhus
    2. Endemic typhus
    3. Rocky mountain spotted fever
    4. Q fever
36
Q

Bacteria? (More than one)

  1. May be pathogens or non-pathogens
  2. Are eukaryotic organisms
  3. Are bigger than viruses
  4. Lack cell walls
A
  1. May be pathogens or non-pathogens

3. Are bigger than viruses

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A patient in a hospital is suffering from strep throat, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. The doctors may treat this disease with antibiotics because?

  1. It is a disease caused by a bacteria,
  2. If left untreated, this disease may cause damage to the heart valves,
  3. If left untreated, this disease may cause damage to the joints, especially the knees
  4. It is a disease caused by a virus

A. 1
B. 1&2
C. 1,2,&3
D. 1,2,3,&4

A

C. 1,2,&3

  1. It is a disease caused by a bacteria,
  2. If left untreated, this disease may cause damage to the heart valves,
  3. If left untreated, this disease may cause damage to the joints, especially the knees
38
Q 
Two diseases caused by the same etiological agent?
A. Toxic shock syndrome and Gonorrhea
B. Scarlet fever and Rheumatic fever
C. Otitis media and Pneumonic plague
D. Tuberculosis and Tularemia
A

B. Scarlet fever and Rheumatic fever

39
Q

The microbe that causes both gas gangrene and tissue gas is?

  1. Clostridium perfringens,
  2. A bacillus,
  3. A spore-former,
  4. In a genus that includes bacteria that cause tetanus and botulism
A
  • All of them
    1. Clostridium perfringens,
    2. A bacillus,
    3. A spore-former,
    4. In a genus that includes bacteria that cause tetanus and botulism
40
Q

Creutizfeldt-Jacob disease?

  1. Is caused by a prion similar to the prion that causes mad cow disease,
  2. Is caused by an agent that can be killed with HCHO
  3. Is always fatal,
  4. Can be transmitted via the nervous tissue or fluid from a victim

A. 2&4
B. 1,2,&3
C. 3&4
D. 1,3,&4

A
  1. Is caused by a prion similar to the prion that causes mad cow disease,
  2. Is always fatal,
  3. Can be transmitted via the nervous tissue or fluid from a victim
41
Q 
Two diseases caused by the same etiological agent?
A. Endemic typhus and Leptospirosis
B. Lyme disease and syphilis
C. Trachoma and Chlamydia
D. Hepatitis A and Epidemic Parotitis
A

C. Trachoma and Chlamydia

42
Q 
An infection caused by a different organism than the one causing the primary infection?
A. Tertiary
B. Local
C. Secondary
D. Focal
A

C. Secondary

43
Q

Match the species with the type of organisms:

  1. Haemophilus influenzae
  2. Coxiella burnetti
  3. Candida albicans
  4. Rickettsia
  5. Fungus
  6. Bacteria
A

1 with 6,
2 with 4,
3 with 5

  1. Haemophilus influenzae= Bacteria
  2. Coxiella burnetti= Rickettsia
  3. Candida albicans= Fungus
44
Q 
The study of microbes that cannot be seen with a light microscope, but that may be seen with an electron microscope?
A. Protozoology
B. Mycology
C. Bacteriology
D. Virology
A

D. Virology

45
Q

Match the species with the diseases they cause:

  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
  2. Francisella tularensis
  3. Yersinia pestis
  4. Bubonic plague
  5. Rabbit fever
  6. Otitis media
A

[ 1 with 6 ] [ 2 with 5 ] [ 3 with 4 ]

  1. Streptococcus pneumoniae= 6. Otitis media
  2. Francisella tularensis= 5. Rabbit fever
  3. Yersinia pestis= 4. Bubonic plague
46
Q 
The state or condition in which the body or a part of it is invaded by a pathogenic agent that under favorable conditions multiplies and produces an injurious effect?
A. Opportunism
B. Infestation
C. Contamination
D. Infection
A

D. Infection

47
Q 
Diseases that are spread by blood borne transmission?
(More than one)
1. Hepatitis B, 
2. Hepatitis C, 
3. HIV
A
  • All of them*
    1. Hepatitis B,
    2. Hepatitis C,
    3. HIV
48
Q 
A bacterial cell has which of these in common with a human cell?
(More than one)
1. Nucleus
2. Cell membrane
3. Cell wall
4. DNA and RNA
A
  1. Cell wall

4. DNA and RNA

49
Q

Antigents?

  1. Are proteins that the body recognizes as foreign,
  2. Are present on or in microorganisms,
  3. Stimulate an immune response,
  4. May be used in vaccines
A
  • All of them
    1. Are proteins that the body recognizes as foreign,
    2. Are present on or in microorganisms,
    3. Stimulate an immune response,
    4. May be used in vaccines
50
Q

Binary fission, the typical method of bacterial reproduction, and an asexual method of reproduction which involves splitting of a mother cell into two daughter cells, is also called?

  1. Plasmid transfer
  2. Induction
  3. Simple transverse division
A
  1. Simple transverse division

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