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Question 1

what is a bacteria

Answer 1

one-celled organisms that live harmoniously in the body under normal conditions

Question 2

purpose of normal flora

Answer 2

prevent overgrowth of other microorganisms

Question 3

where is E.Coli found

Answer 3

large intestine

Question 4

what shape are cocci

Answer 4

round

Question 5

what shape are bacilli

Answer 5

rod-shaped

Question 6

examples (2) of bacilli

Answer 6

tetanus and TB

Question 7

example of curved rods

Answer 7

vibrio bacteria

Question 8

what shape are spirochetes

Answer 8

spiral

Question 9

example of a spirochete

Answer 9

leprosy and syphillis

Question 10

Caused by Clostridium botulinum

Answer 10

Food poisoning with progressive

muscle paralysis

Question 11

caused by Clostridium tetani

Answer 11

tetanus

Question 12

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 12

diptheria

Question 13

E. Coli

Answer 13

Urinary tract infections, peritonitis,

hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Question 14

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer 14

Nasopharyngitis, meningitis,

pneumonia

Question 15

Haemophilus pertussis

Answer 15

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Question 16

Helicobacter pylori

Answer 16

Peptic ulcers, gastritis

Question 17

Klebsiella-Enterobacter

organisms

Answer 17

Urinary tract infections, peritonitis,

pneumonia

Question 18

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 18

Pneumonia (Legionnaires’ disease)

Question 19

Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 19

Hansen’s disease (leprosy)

Question 20

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 20

TB

Question 21

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 21

Gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory

disease

Question 22

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 22

Meningococcemia, meningitis

Question 23

Proteus species

Answer 23

Urinary tract infections, peritonitis

Question 24

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 24

Urinary tract infections, meningitis

Question 25

Salmonella typhi

Answer 25

Typhoid fever

Question 26

Other Salmonella organisms

Answer 26

Food poisoning, gastroenteritis

Question 27

Shigella

Answer 27

Shigellosis; diarrhea, abdominal

pain, and fever (dysentery

Question 28

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 28

Skin infections, pneumonia,
urinary tract infections, acute
osteomyelitis, toxic shock
syndrome

Question 29

Streptococcus faecalis

Answer 29

Genitourinary infection, infection of

surgical wounds

Question 30

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 30

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Question 31

Streptococcus pyogenes
(group A β-hemolytic
streptococci)

Answer 31

Pharyngitis, scarlet fever, rheumatic
fever, acute glomerulonephritis,
erysipelas, pneumonia

Question 32

S. pyogenes (group B

β-hemolytic streptococci)

Answer 32

Urinary tract infections

Question 33

Streptococcus viridans

Answer 33

Bacterial endocarditis

Question 34

Treponema pallidum

Answer 34

Syphilis