Spirochetes

Question 1

The ff are signs of congenital syphilis except

• hepatitis
• keratitis
• periostitis

Answer 1

Hepatitis

Question 2

The inflammation in primary syphilis infection is characterized by the predominance of these types of cells

Answer 2

Lymphocytes and plasma cells

Question 3

Which of the ff. organisms principally infects the liver and kidneys?

• Borrelia recurrentis
• Leptospira interrogans
• Borrelia burgdorferi
• Treponema pallidum

Answer 3

Leptospira interrogans

Question 4

This marks the stage 1 of Lyme Disease

Answer 4

Erythema migrans

Question 5

Medications believed to be effective in the treatment of relapsing fever includes all of the ff except:

• penicillin
• tetracyclin
• amoxicillin
• erythromycin

Answer 5

amoxicillin

Question 6

All of the ff are used as treatment for early infection of Lyme Disease except

• cefixime
• cefuroxime
• amoxicilin
• doxycycline

Answer 6

cefixime

Question 7

Which of the ff among the ff specimens is used for agglutination tests in the determination of Leptospirosis?

• tissue
• Urine
• Serum
• CSF

Answer 7

Serum

Question 8

Which of the ff is a characteristic of Leptospira?

• 5-15 um long, 0.1-0.2 um wide
• 10-30 um long, 0.3 um wide
• 10-30 um long, 0.5 um wide

Answer 8

5-15 um long, 0.1-0.2 um wide

Question 9

Among the ff drugs, which can be added to BSK II as a complex kiquid medium to grow B burgdorferi?

• Rifampin
• Isoniazid
• Amphotericin A

Answer 9

Rifampin

Question 10

In secondary syphilis, condylomas appear in these body parts except

• anogenita, region
• back
• mouth
• axilla

Answer 10

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