Micro Flashcards
Antibodies are synthesized and released by:
A) T-lymphocytes
B) Granulocytes
C) Macrophages
D) Plasma Cells
Plasma cells (B-cells)
What type of cell is most effective at combating bacterial infections?
A) Neutrophils
B) Basophils
C) Eosinophils
D) Macrophages
Neutrophils
Which type of hypersensitivity rxn is associated with immune complex deposition?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
III
Which bacterial structure is used for protecion of bacteria against phagocytosis?
A) Capsule
B) Flagella
C) Pilli
D) Fimbria
Capsule
Which is the hevaiest and largest immunoglobin?
A) IgM
B) IgA
C) IgG
D) IgE
IgM
___ is an inflammatory diseasethat may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria
A) Rheumatic Fever
B) typhoid Fever
C) Orchitis
D) Purpural fever
Rheumatic Fever
Which organism has been implicated in peptic ulcer disease?
A) Helico pylori
B) Listeria
C) Mycobacterium
D) Corynebacterium
helico pylori bacteria
Myonecrosis, caused by gas gangrene that has spread to healthy tissue, may be the result of infection by:
A) Clostridium Perfringes
B) Bacillus Atracis
C) Bacillus Cereus
D) Clostridium Botulinum
Clostridium Perfringes
WHich is false concerning tertiary syphilis?
A) Characterized by painless rash on hands and feet?
B) Follows a latent period
C) It is irreversible
D) It causes central nervous system deficits
Characterized by painless rash on hands and feet
Mononucleosis cna develop after infection by:
A) Epstein-barre virus
B) Herpes Simplex
C) Varicella-zoster virus
D) Cytomegalovirus
Epstein Barr
Which disease is spread via ass to mouth (fecal oral) route?
A) Polio
B) Influenza B
C) Measles
D) Rabies
Polio
“POO”lio
A pt. presents with high fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, and lymphocytosis with atypical lymphocytes. This is most consistent with ___
A) Fifth Disease
B) Infectious Mononucleosis
C) Shingles
D) Parainfluenza
Infectious mononucleosis
Systemic fungal infections usually affect the ___
A) Blood
B) Lungs
C) Intestines
D) Skin
Lungs
White creamy patches easily scraped from the buccal mucosa to reveal fiery red underlying tissue is most likely cause by ___
A) Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
B) Histoplasmosis
C) Streptococcus Pyogenes
D) Candida Albicans
Candida albicans
Which is a dog tapeworm?
A) Taenia Saginata
B) Taenia Solium
C) Diphyllobothrium Latum
D) Echinococcus Granolosus
Echinococcos Granulosus
The disease produced by plasmodium falciparum is ___
A) African sleeping sickness
B) Dysentary
C) Malaria
D) Yellow Fever
malaria
Koch’s postulates are used for which purpose?
A) To determine if a given organism causes a given disease
B) To determine if a given organism is bacteria or fungus
C) To determine an organism’s growth requirements
D) To determine whether or not a given organism will produce an immune response
To determine if a given organism causes a given disease
Which is NOT a communicable infectious disease?
A) Chickenpox
B) tetanus
C) Hepatitis B
D) influenza
Tetanus
Which epidemiologic term defined as “the ratio between the number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of healthy individuals in a population?”
A) Prevalance
B) Morbidity rate
C) Mortality Rate
D) Incidence
Incidence
The animal reservoir for psittacosis is ___
A) Sheep
B) Dogs
C) parrots
D) Cat
Parrots
The hallmark feature of an analytic epidemiological study is:
A) Use of an a appropriate comparison group
B) Lab confirmation and diagnosis
C) Publication in a peer reviewed journal
D) Statistical analysis using logistic regression
A
Use of an a appropriate comparison group
Comparing numbers and rates of illness in a community, rates are preferred for:
A) Conductive surveillance for communicable diseases
B) Deciding how many doses of ummune globulin are needed
C) Estimating subgroups at highest risk
D) Telling physicians which strain of influenza is most prevalent
C
Estimating subgroups at highest risk
The epidemiologic triad of disease causation refers to:
A) Agent, Host, environment
B) Time, place, person
C) Source, mode of trnasmission, Susceptible hst
D) Deez Nuts
GOT EM!!!
The answer is A
What is a protozoan that is commonly found in lakes and streams that can cause severe diarrhea?
A) E. Coli
B) Giardia
C) HIV
D) Streptococcus
B
Giardia
