Microbiology Quiz Skin Wounds and Diseases

Question 1

Abscess/Folliculitis Causative Organisms

Answer 1

Staphylococcus Aureus Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Question 2

“Hot Tub” Folliculitis Causative Organism

Answer 2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 3

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) Causative Organisms

Answer 3

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 4

Impetigo (Pyoderma) Causative Organisms

Answer 4

Staphylococcus aureus (80%) 
Streptococcus pyogenes (20%)

Question 5

Erysipelas Causative Organisms

Answer 5

Streptococcus pyogenes (most cases) 
Staphylococcus aureus (occasionally)

Question 6

Necrotizing Fasciitis Causative Organisms

Answer 6

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 7

Acne Causative Organism

Answer 7

Propionibacterium acnes

Question 8

Cat Scratch Disease/Fever Causative Organism

Answer 8

Bartonella henselae

Question 9

Pseudomonas Infection Causative Organism

Answer 9

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 10

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Causative Organism

Answer 10

Rickettsia ricketsii

Question 11

Cutaneous Anthrax Causative Organism

Answer 11

Bacillus anthracis

Question 12

Gas Gangrene Causative Organism

Answer 12

Clostridium perfringens

Question 13

Smallpox (aka Variola) Causative Organism

Answer 13

Smallpox virus (Orthopox virus)

Question 14

Molluscum Contagiosum Causative Organism

Answer 14

Molluscum Contagiosum virus (Molluscipoxvirus)

Question 15

Monkeypox Causative Organism

Answer 15

Monkeypox virus (orthopoxvirus)

Question 16

Herpes labialis (oral herpes) Causative Organism

Answer 16

Mainly Human Herpes Virus (HHV-1) (aka Herpes Simplex)

Question 17

Herpetic Whitlow Causative Organism

Answer 17

Mainly HHV-1 (aka herpes simplex)

Question 18

Herpes gladiatorum Causative Organism

Answer 18

Mainly HHV-1 (aka herpes simplex)

Question 19

Chickenpox (aka Varicella) Causative Organism

Answer 19

HHV-3 (aka Varicella-Zoster)

Question 20

Abscess/Folliculitis Major Symptoms

Answer 20

Red, itching, burning… may drain pus, blood, or both (pimple, sty, furuncle, carbuncle)

Question 21

“Hot Tub” Folliculitis Major Symptoms

Answer 21

small “pimples” on stomach, buttocks, arms and legs

Question 22

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) Major Symptoms

Answer 22

Skin peels off in sheets; Reddening of skin; begins near mouth, spreads over entire body

Question 23

Impetigo (Pyoderma) Major Symptoms

Answer 23

Small, flattened red patches on face and limbs; develop into pus filled vesicles that crust (pyoderma)

Question 24

Erysipelas Major Symptoms

Answer 24

Fiery red rash with sharply defined raised borders

Question 25

Necrotizing Fasciitis Major Symptoms

Answer 25

*Spreads along fascia*; Destruction of Muscle and fat tissue (*necrosis*), multiple organ failure

Question 26

Acne Major Symptoms

Answer 26

Infection of hair follicle, sebaceous glands

Question 27

Cat Scratch Disease/Fever Major Symptoms

Answer 27

*Bump or blister* at site of injury, *lymphadenopathy*

Question 28

Pseudomonas Infection Major Symptoms

Answer 28

Fever, chills, and the production of purulent matter in infected wounds

Question 29

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Major Symptoms

Answer 29

*Non-itchy spotted rash* on trunk and appendages; *Including soles and palms; petechiae* Fever, headaches, chills, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting

Question 30

Cutaneous Anthrax Major Symptoms

Answer 30

Spreads to form painless, swollen, *black, crusty ulder (eschar)*; Releases anthrax into blood, producing toxemia

Question 31

Gas Gangrene Major Symptoms

Answer 31

*Foul-smelling; gas bubbles* Intense pain; necrosis; shock, kidney failure, death

Question 32

Smallpox (aka Variola) Major Symptoms

Answer 32

*Pox lesions* that progress through series of stages

Question 33

Molluscum Contagiosum Major Symptoms

Answer 33

Raised, *pearl-like waxy* papules

Question 34

Monkeypox Major Symptoms

Answer 34

*Pox lesions* that progress through a series of stages

Question 35

Herpes labialis (oral herpes) Major Symptoms

Answer 35

*Blisters on Face/Mouth* recurrent, painful, slow-spreading

Question 36

Herpetic Whitlow Major Symptoms

Answer 36

*Blisters on Finger* Recurrent, painful, slow spreading

Question 37

Herpes gladiatorum Major Symptoms

Answer 37

*Blisters anywhere* on body Recurrent, painful, slow-spreading

Question 38

Chickenpox (aka Varicella) Major Symptoms

Answer 38

Extremely *itchy, fluid filled blisters* all over the body