Microbiology Flashcards
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Which of the following causes yaws? A.)Treponema pertenue B.) PLS C.) All of the above D.) Cholera
A
Treponema pertenue
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Which of the following is the primary pathological consequence of Malarial infection? A.) Eosinophil destruction B.) Erythrocyte destruction C.) All of the above D.) T Cell destruction
A
Erythrocyte destruction
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a eukaryotic organism A.) Mitochondria B.) Protozoa C.) All of the above D.) None of the above
A
Protozoa
4
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Fever blisters are associated with which of the following? A.) Hep B B.) Herpes simplex type 1 C.) Herpes simplex type 2 D.) Hep A
A
Herpes simplex type 1
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Which of the following has no cell wall? A.) Mycoplasma B.) Flagella C.) Mitochondria D.) All of the above
A
Mycoplasma
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Which of the following etiological agents causes epidemic typhus? A.) Arterioles B.) Escherichia C.) Rickettsia prowazekii D.) All of the above
A
Rickettsia prowazekii
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What causes otitis media? A.) Herpes simplex 1 B.) Herpes simplex 2 C.) Haemophilus influenzae D.) None of the above
A
Haemophilus influenzae
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Antibodies are synthesized and released by which of the following cells? A.) Plasma cells B.) T Cells C.) Red blood cells D.) None of the above
A
Plasma cells
9
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Which of the following causes atypical primary pneumonia? A.) Whooping Cough B.) Polio C.) Mycoplasma pneumonia D.) None of the above
A
Mycoplasma pneumonia
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Which of the following exhibits a gray pseudomembrane? A.) Brucellosis B.) Staph aureus C.) Diphtheria D.) All of the above
A
Diphtheria
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ can penetrate unbroken skin A.) H. pylori B.) Macrophages C.) Schistosoma mansoni D.) All of the above
A
Schistosoma mansoni
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Which of the following does the greatest damage to the ozone layer? A.) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) B.) O2 C.) CO2 D.) All of the above
A
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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Ringworm is diagnosed using which of the following? A.) Ultra violet (woods lamp) B.) Serum test C.) Blood agar D.) None of the above
A
Ultra violet (wood lamp)
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Which of the following routes transmits mycoplasma hormone? A.) Touch B.) Kissing C.) Sexual D.) None of the above
A
Sexual
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Which of the following conditions is associated with Koplik spots? A.) AIDS B.) Rubella C.) Yellow Fever D.) All of the above
A
Rubella
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the immunoglobulin, which can be detected, early in an infectious process. A.) IgG B.) IgE C.) IgA D.) IgM
A
IgM
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Which of the following is an advantage of passive immunity? A.) Rapid availability of protection B.) Slow availability of protection C.) All of the above D.) None of the above
A
Rapid availability of protection
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Blue green pus in a wound indicates the presence of which of the following organisms? A.) Streptococcus pyogenes B.) Pneumocystic carinii C.) Pseudomonas aeruginosa D.) All of the above
A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Which of the following is most apt to be found in a muscle biopsy? A.) Rabies B.) Shigella C.) Trichimonis D.) All of the above
A
Trichimonis
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What is the virus that causes gingivostomatitis? A.) Rabies B.) Herpes Simplex 1 C.) Herpes Simplex 2 D.) All of the above
A
Herpes Simplex 1
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Which of the following is the step before flocculation in water treatment? A.) Filtration B.) Osculation C.) Microwave D.) None of the above
A
Filtration
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ cause childhood dysentery A.) Coxsackie virus A B.) Coxsakie virus B C.) Hep A D.) Hep B
A
Coxsakie virus B
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Which of the following elements is prevalent in significant amounts in ground water? A.) Lead B.) Radon C.) Mercury D.) None of the above
A
Radon
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Which type of milk is the most apt to cause disease? A.) Homogenized B.) Raw C.) Vitamin D D.) All of the above
A
Raw
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The causative agent of ringworm is a ________?
A.) Virus
B.) Bacteria
C.) Fungus
D.) All of the above
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Fungus
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Which of the following is the vector of St. Louis encephalitis?
A.) Mosquito
B.) Ticks
C.) Rats
D.) None of the above
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Mosquito
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Active digestion of organic material occurs at which stage of sewage treatment?
A.) Trickling
B.) Settling
C.) Sludge
D.) All of the above
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Trickling
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Which part of complement is the 1st to affix to the membrane?
A.) C3B
B.) USA
C.) CD4
D.) None of the above
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C3B
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Which of the following causes stomach ulcers?
A.) E. Coli
B.) H. Pylori
C.) Farmers Lung
D.) None of the above
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H. Pylori
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Which of the following increases the immunogenic sympathetic soluble thymogen?
A.) B Cells
B.) T Cells
C.) Immunoglobulins
D.) None of the above
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Immunoglobulins
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Which of the following can aggravate C-3?
A.) RBCs
B.) Plasmin
C.) Trophozoite
D.) None of the above
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Plasmin
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Which of the following is Reye’s syndrome associated with?
A.) Polio
B.) Influenza
C.) Multiple sclerosis
D.) None of the above
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Influenza
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Destroying the larva of parasites from the genera Asceriasis, Schistosoma & Trichinella is a distinctive function of ________
A.) Eosinophils
B.) E. Coli
C.) Macrophages
D.) All of the above
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Eosinophils
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Pasteurization is complete when the ________ organism has been killed.
A.) Diphtheria
B.) Brucellosis
C.) Staph aureus
D.) All of the above
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Brucellosis
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What is the cause of a heroin addict who has fever, tremors, muscles spasms & red streaks over the injection site?
A.) H. pylori
B.) Strep pyogenes
C.) Hemophiles influenza
D.) All of the above
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Strep pyogenes
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Which of the following parasites causes blackwater fever?
A.) Rickettsia prowazeki
B.) Excherichia
C.) Plasmodium falciparum
D.) None of the above
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Plasmodium falciparum
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Which factor is responsible for making influenza pandemic
A.) Birds
B.) Pigs
C.) Antigenic shift
D.) None of the above
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Antigenic shift
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Which of the following organisms is most responsible for fecal contamination of water?
A.) AIDS
B.) Hep C
C.) E. Coli
D.) None of the above
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E. Coli
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Vitamin nB12 deficiency often results from which worm infestation?
A.) Proteus
B.) Eosinophils
C.) Diphyllobothrium latum
D.) None of the above
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Diphyllobothrium latum
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Motor viruses primarily affect which system?
A.) Skeletal
B.) Cardiac
C.) Nervous
D.) Urinary
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Nervous
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Which of the following causes osteomyelitis?
A.) Influenza
B.) Staph aureus
C.) Cholera
D.) None of the above
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Staph aureus
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Conjugation involves which of the following structures?
A.) Pilus
B.) Retina
C.) Iris
D.) None of the above
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Pilus
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Which of the following organisms is coagulase positive?
A.) Necator americans
B.) Staph aureus
C.) Diphtheria
D.) All of the above
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Staph aureus
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Which of the following cause pinworm disease?
A.) Ascariasis lumbricoides
B.) Enterobius vermicularis
C.) Necator americans
D.) All of the above
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Enterobius vermicularis
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Which of the following diseases is a result of phage induction in staphylococci?
A.) Cancer
B.) Rubella
C.) Osteomyelitis
D.) All of the above
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Osteomyelitis
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Which of the following is characteristic of a pyogenic organism?
A.) Hypertension
B.) Pus formation
C.) Clot formation
D.) All of the above
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Pus formation
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Scolex on a tapeworm is for which of the following?
A.) Attachment to intestinal mucosa
B.) Immunity
C.) Waste removal
D.) None of the above
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Attachment to intestinal mucosa
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Which of the following organisms causes whooping cough?
A.) E. Coli
B.) Bacterium
C.) Aspergillus
D.) None of the above
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Bacterium
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________ is the usual cause of bladder infections.
A.) Giardia
B.) H. pylori
C.) E. Coli
D.) All of the above
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E. Coli
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Which of the following has been implicated in river blindness?
A.) Rabies
B.) Onchocerca
C.) Yellow Fever
D.) All of the above
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Onchocerca
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Coccidioidomycosis is a fungus that affects which of the following?
A.) Colon
B.) Heart
C.) Lungs
D.) None of the above
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Lungs
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Transmission of Herpes II from mother to newborn is ________?
A.) Perinatal
B.) Mucous
C.) Fecal
D.) None of the above
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Perinatal
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Which of the following causes Legionnaire’s disease?
A.) Bacteria
B.) Virus
C.) Fungus
D.) All of the above
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Bacteria
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What is the purpose of pasteurization?
A.) Stop the growth of bacteria
B.) Stop the growth of virus
C.) Stop the growth of hair
D.) All of the above
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Stop the growth of bacteria
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Which of the following diseases cause weight loss, abdominal pain & mucous diarrhea & lasts for more than 3 days?
A.) Borrelia burgdorferi
B.) Giardia
C.) Ascariasis lumbricoides
D.) All of the above
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Giardia
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Trismus is a characteristic finding in which of the following?
A.) ALS
B.) Parkinsons
C.) Tetanus
D.) All of the above
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Tetanus
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Respiratory syncytial virus is the major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in which of the following?
A.) Infants
B.) Adults
C.) Elderly
D.) All of the above
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Infants
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Which of the following predisposes a child to Reye’s syndrome?
A.) Sugar drinks
B.) Influenza
C.) Cholera
D.) None of the above
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Influenza
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Which of the following is associated with an encapsulated diplococcus?
A.) Influenza
B.) Chlamydia trachomatis
C.) Neisseria
D.) None of the above
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Neisseria
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Which of the following immunoglobulins crosses the placenta & provides passive immunity to the fetus?
A.) IgM
B.) IgG
C.) IgE
D.) IgA
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IgG
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What cells produce antibodies in response to an antigen?
A.) Neurons
B.) Plasma cells
C.) Red blood cells
D.) None of the above
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Plasma cells
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Which of the following causes round worms
A.) Enterophius vericularis
B.) Ascariasis lumbricoides
C.) Necator americans
D.) All of the above
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Ascariasis lumbricoides
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A rapid loss of fluids is associated with which of the following?
A.) Cholera
B.) Polio
C.) Influenza
D.) All of the above
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Cholera
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Tetanus toxoid neutralizes?
A.) Headache
B.) Circulating toxins
C.) Fever
D.) None of the above
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Circulating toxins
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Which of the following is coagulase positive?
A.) Mycobacterium
B.) Staph aureus
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
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Staph aureus
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Which of the following immunoglobulins mediates type 1 hypersensitivity reaction?
A.) IgE
B.) IgM
C.) IgG
D.) IgA
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IgE
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Which of the following release interleukin II?
A.) Monocytes
B.) T-lymphocytes
C.) Natural Killer
D.) All of the above
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T-lymphocytes
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Which of the following cell types contain heparin?
A.) Basophil
B.) Plasma
C.) RBCs
D.) None of the above
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Basophil
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Which of the following bacteria transmit drug resistors?
A.) Natural killer
B.) Plasmids
C.) Hookworms
D.) All of the above
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Plasmids
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Secondary amoebic infection will spread to which organ?
A.) Heart
B.) Liver
C.) Colon
D.) All of the above
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Liver
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Deoxyribonuclease in a medium inhibits?
A.) Transduction
B.) Replication
C.) Transformation
D.) All of the above
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Transformation
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Which of the following cells produce Histamine?
A.) T Cells
B.) B Cells
C.) Mast Cells
D.) None of the above
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Mast cells
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Which of the following does a vector not transmit?
A.) Pain
B.) Headache
C.) Fever
D.) All of the above
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Fever
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Which of the following is in saliva and tears?
A.) IgG
B.) IgM
C.) IgA
D.) All of the above
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IgA
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Which of the following cells in the plasma contain interleukin II?
A.) T-lymphocytes
B.) B Cells
C.) Natural Killers
D.) All of the above
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T-lymphocytes
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Which of the following is the vector for Lyme’s disease?
A.) Raccoon bite
B.) Tick
C.) Feces
D.) All of the above
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Tick
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Chlorinated hydrocarbons that are stored in the bone can be most destructive to which of the following?
A.) Cardiovascular
B.) CNS
C.) PNS
D.) None of the above
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CNS
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Which of the following organisms causes hemorrhagic jaundice?
A.) West Nile fever
B.) Yellow fever
C.) Leptospira Icterohaemorrhagiae
D.) None of the above
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Leptospira Icterohaemorrhagiae
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Influenza pandemic occurs because of which of the following?
A.) Over population
B.) Antigenic shift
C.) Air travel
D.) None of the above
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Antigenic shift
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Which of the following describes destruction of all microorganisms?
A.) Fermentation
B.) Liquefaction
C.) Sterilization
D.) All of the above
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Sterilization
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Which of the following causes hookworm disease?
A.) Necator americanus
B.) Enterohius vermicularis
C.) Ascariasis lumbricoides
D.) All of the above
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Necator americanus
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If a urine sample contains WBCs, WBC casts & bacteria, it would indicated which of the following?
A.) Bladder cancer
B.) Acute pyelonephritis
C.) UTI
D.) All of the above
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Acute pyelonephritis
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________ cells process antigen.
A.) Schistosoma
B.) Pneumocystic carinii
C.) Macrophages
D.) All of the above
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Macrophages
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Which of the following causes Bacillary Dysentery?
A.) Leptospira interrogans
B.) Shigella
C.) Chlamydia trachomatis
D.) All of the above
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Shigella
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Which of the following organisms causes hard black subcutaneous nodules around the scalp?
A.) Yellow Fever
B.) Rubella
C.) Piedri hortae
D.) All of the above
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Piedri hortae
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A mannitol salt agar is used for?
A.) Bacteria
B.) Staphylococcus
C.) Strep
D.) All of the above
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Staphylococcus
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Peritrichous is a pattern of?
A.) Flagella
B.) Viruses
C.) Mitochondria
D.) All of the above
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Flagella
88
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Which of the following organisms causes thrush?
A.) Aspergillus
B.) Candida albicans
C.) Lucine
D.) None of the above
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Candida albicans
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The DPT vaccine offers which type of immunity?
A.) Natural Passive
B.) Artificial Passive
C.) Artificial Active
D.) All of the above
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Artificial active
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Which of the following cell types work together with T-lymphocytes to recognize foreign antigens and stimulate antibody production?
A.) B Cells
B.) Macrophages
C.) Natural Killers
D.) All of the above
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Macrophages
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Which of the following is a cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis?
A.) Mumps
B.) Staph aureus
C.) Strep viridians
D.) None of the above
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Strep viridians
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What organism causes diphtheria?
A.) Staph aureus
B.) Bacterium
C.) Strep viridians
D.) None of the above
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Bacterium
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Which of the following is found in farmers who breathe in hay or grain dust?
A.) Farmers Lung
B.) Central valley fever
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
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Farmers lung
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What is negri bodies seen in?
A.) Rabies
B.) Virus
C.) Snake bites
D.) All of the above
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Rabies
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The best medium to identify Neisseria gonorrhea is which of the following?
A.) Blood agar
B.) Thayer Martin Agar (Chocolate Agar)
C.) No agar
D.) All of the above
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Thayer Martin Agar (Chocolate Agar)
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Which of the following is a pathogen found in contaminated water?
A.) Staph aureus
B.) Necator americans
C.) Leptospira Interrogans
D.) None of the above
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Leptospira Interrogans
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Which of the following conditions is caused by Clostridium Perfungies?
A.) Necrosis
B.) Neuropathy
C.) Gas Gangrene
D.) All of the above
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Gas gangrene
98
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Which of the following is responsible for lymes disease?
A.) Ascariasis lumbricoides
B.) Giardia
C.) Borrelia burgdorferi
D.) None of the above
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Which of the following is related to the transmission of measles?
A.) Sexual contact
B.) Respiratory inhalation
C.) Fecal
D.) All of the above
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Respiratory inhalation
100
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Which genera are responsible for infant diarrhea in hospital nurseries?
A.) Escherichia (E. Coli)
B.) Plasmodium falciparum
C.) Giardia
D.) All of the above
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Escherichia (E. Coli)
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The helminth that causes the most deaths worldwide belongs to which genera?
A.) Schistosoma
B.) Macrophages
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
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Schistosoma
102
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Which of the following diseases is spread via the fecal/oral route?
A.) Hansen’s disease
B.) Chlamydia trachomatis
C.) Shigella
D.) None of the above
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Hansen's disease
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Which of the following causes purulent vaginal discharge and burning?
A.) Herpes simplex 2
B.) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
C.) Chlamydia
D.) All of the above
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Which of the following sexually transmitted organisms causes pelvic inflammatory disease & infertility?
A.) Hep C
B.) AIDS
C.) Chlamydia Trachomatis
D.) All of the above
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Chlamydia Trachomatis
105
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Organisms from which genera are used as antigen in the diagnosis of Rickettsia disease?
A.) Staph aureus
B.) Eosinophils
C.) Proteus
D.) All of the above
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Proteus
106
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Epidemic parotitis is associated with?
A.) Rubella
B.) Mumps
C.) Polio
D.) None of the above
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Mumps
107
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Which of the following sources of water contain the most sulfur?
A.) Recycled water
B.) Ground water
C.) Rain water
D.) None of the above
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Rain water
108
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The bacillus calmette guerin vaccine provide immunity against which of the following?
A.) Rubella
B.) Rabies
C.) Tuberculosis
D.) All of the above
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Tuberculosis
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Bacterial capsules are generally composed of a high molecular weight. Which of the following is one?
A.) Polysaccharides
B.) Monosaccharides
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
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Polysaccharides
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What is the most common organism to affect a patient with AIDS?
A.) Pseudomonas aeriginosa
B.) Streptococcus pyogenes
C.) Pneumocystis carinii
D.) All of the above
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Which of the following is a result of the reaction between soluble antigen & a specific antibody?
A.) Depression
B.) Precipitation
C.) Fever
D.) All of the above
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Precipitation
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Which of the following is an acid-fast bacterium?
A.) Staph aureus
B.) Mycoplasma
C.) Mycobacterium
D.) All of the above
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Mycobacterium
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Which of the following is associated with mononucleosis?
A.) Influenza
B.) Epstein Barr
C.) ALS
D.) None of the above
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Epstein Barr
114
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Organism of which genera usually causes allergic reactions?
A.) Virus
B.) Aspergillus
C.) Bacteria
D.) None of the above
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Aspergillus
115
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What is common characteristic of diphtheria?
A.) No membrane
B.) Pharyngeal pseudomembrane
C.) All of the above
D.) None of the above
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Pharyngeal pseudomembrane
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Which of the following produces helper substances?
A.) CD3
B.) C3B
C.) CD4
D.) All of the above
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CD4
117
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What has been responsible for the greatest increase in life expectancy?
A.) Control of infectious disease
B.) Airline Travel
C.) Euro zone
D.) None of the above
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Control of infectious disease
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Which of the following most commonly causes impetigo contagious?
A.) Pneumocystic carinii
B.) Streptococcus pyogenes
C.) Pseudomonas aeriginosa
D.) All of the above
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Which of the following increases when a parasitic infection is present?
A.) Eosinophils
B.) Natural Killers
C.) Macrophages
D.) All of the above
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Eosinophils
120
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Schistosoma affects what part of the body?
A.) Brain
B.) Lymphatic
C.) Blood
D.) All of the above
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Blood
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Which of the following dies a virus cause?
A.) Gout
B.) Multiple Sclerosis
C.) Measles
D.) All of the above
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Measles
