HW 8: Neisseria and Obligate Intracellular

Question 1

β-Lactams are ineffective against Mycoplasma because:

Answer 1

mycoplasma lacks cell wall

Question 2

rocky mountain spotted fever can be

Answer 2

treated effectively with antibiotics

Question 3

meningitis caused by N. meningitidis is

Answer 3

common in young healthy individuals living in close contact

Question 4

complications from untreated gonorrhea in females include

Answer 4

both a and b
(sterility, pelvic inflammatory disease)

Question 5

which of the following statements is true

Answer 5

neisseria is a capnophile

Question 6

which insect functions in the host-to-host transmission of epidemic typhus

Answer 6

body or head louse

Question 7

A person is most likely to contract diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichiosis if he or she visits/participates in

Answer 7

camping and hiking in the backcountry

Question 8

Petechial rash in newborns with the presence of Gram-negative cocci in their CSF indicates infection with:

Answer 8

neisseria meningitidis

Question 9

Infectious forms of Chlamydia are known as

Answer 9

elementary bodies

Question 10

Soldiers or refuges in crowded unsanitary conditions are most susceptible to which rickettsial disease?

Answer 10

typhus

Question 11

Controlling most rickettsial diseases involves managing

Answer 11

the vector

Question 12

A major reason for continued presence of gonorrhea in humans is because of

Answer 12

asymptomatic carriage in females

Question 13

Most frequent cause of bacterial disease which is sexually transmitted is caused by:

Answer 13

chlamydia trachomatis

Question 14

Gram staining of pathogens in the genus Neisseria would reveal

Answer 14

gram-negative diplococci

Question 15

non-gonococcal urethritis is caused by

Answer 15

chlamydia trachomatis