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Question 1

What is the definition for endemic?

A.disease outbreak consistently present in a particular area

B.unexpected rapid rise in number of disease cases in a specific area or population

C.exponential grow in number of disease cases, affecting several countries or populations

Answer 1

What is the definition for endemic?

A.disease outbreak consistently present in a particular area

B.unexpected rapid rise in number of disease cases in a specific area or population

C.exponential grow in number of disease cases, affecting several countries or populations

Question 2

What colour would gram-positive and gram negative bacteria present in a gram staining test?

A.Gram +ve: Pink; Gram-ve: Purple

B.Gram +ve: Purple; Gram-ve: Pink

C.Gram +ve: Blue; Gram-ve: Purple

D.Gram +ve: Purple; Gram-ve: Blue

E.Gram +ve: Yellow ; Gram-ve: Pink

Answer 2

What colour would gram-positive and gram negative bacteria present in a gram staining test?

A.Gram +ve: Pink; Gram-ve: Purple

B.Gram +ve: Purple; Gram-ve: Pink

C.Gram +ve: Blue; Gram-ve: Purple

D.Gram +ve: Purple; Gram-ve: Blue

E.Gram +ve: Yellow ; Gram-ve: Pink

Question 3

Which stain would you use to identify M. tuberculosis?

A.Coagulase

B.Ziehl-Neelson

C.Catalase

D.Gram staining

E.Blood agar

Answer 3

Which stain would you use to identify M. tuberculosis?

A.Coagulase

B.Ziehl-Neelson

C.Catalase

D.Gram staining

E.Blood agar

Question 4

How does HIV evade host defenses?

A.Stress survival

B.Antibody destruction

C.Hiding

D.Latency

E.Stealth

Answer 4

How does HIV evade host defenses?

A.Stress survival

B.Antibody destruction

C.Hiding

D.Latency

E.Stealth

Question 5

Which of the following viruses uses reverse transcriptase?

A.Influenza

B.SARS-CoV-2

C.HIV

D.Herpes simplex virus

E.Rotavirus

Answer 5

Which of the following viruses uses reverse transcriptase?

A.Influenza

B.SARS-CoV-2

C.HIV

D.Herpes simplex virus

E.Rotavirus

Question 6

A 60-year-old patient is seen by a cancer specialist and diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. Which microbe predisposes this condition?

A.Staphylococcus aureus

B.HIV

C.Helicobacter pylori

D.Epstein Barr Virus

E.Hepatitis B Virus

Answer 6

A 60-year-old patient is seen by a cancer specialist and diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. Which microbe predisposes this condition?

A.Staphylococcus aureus

B.HIV

C.Helicobacter pylori

D.Epstein Barr Virus

E.Hepatitis B Virus

Question 7

Which type of toxins are released by the lipopolysaccharides of a gram-negative bacteria?

A.Enterotoxin

B.Endotoxin

C.Exotoxin

D.Cytotoxic

E.Oxytocin

Answer 7

Which type of toxins are released by the lipopolysaccharides of a gram-negative bacteria?

A.Enterotoxin

B.Endotoxin

C.Exotoxin

D.Cytotoxic

E.Oxytocin

Question 8

A patient with tuberculosis has a type of hypersensitivity. Which immune mediator is involved in this type?

A.IgG

B.IgG and IgM

C.Complement

D.T cells

E.B cells

Answer 8

A patient with tuberculosis has a type of hypersensitivity. Which immune mediator is involved in this type?

A.IgG

B.IgG and IgM

C.Complement

D.T cells

E.B cells

Question 9

What does a bacteriostatic drug do?

A.Activates further immune response to bacteria

B.Kills bacteria

C.Inhibits translation of mRNA to protein

D.Inhibits binary fission

E.Inhibits bacteria cell wall synthesis

Answer 9

What does a bacteriostatic drug do?

A.Activates further immune response to bacteria

B.Kills bacteria

C.Inhibits translation of mRNA to protein

D.Inhibits binary fission

E.Inhibits bacteria cell wall synthesis

Question 10

How do we calculate herd immunity?

A.R0-1

B.R0+1

C.R0+R1

D.1-1/R0

E.1+1/R0

Answer 10

How do we calculate herd immunity?

A.R0-1

B.R0+1

C.R0+R1

D.1-1/R0

E.1+1/R0