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None of the following applies to adenovirus URT infection except
A. it persists and causes a latent infection
B. transmission is through an enveloped viral particle
C. attaches to the nasopharyngeal mucosa by fimbriae.
D. fatalities are rare and recovery is within 1-3 weeks
E. a virulence factor includes a capsule - Answer fatalities are rare and recovery is within 1-3
weeks
The prospects for developing a vaccine for the common cold are not promising because -
Answer many different viruses can cause the common cold
Histoplasmosis is primarily a disease of - Answer the lungs
M protein - Answer Increases pathogenicity of organisms
BCG - Answer vaccine for tuberculosis
Tuberculin test - Answer skin test for tuberculosis
Streptococci: alpha hemolytic - Answer Olive green color of partly destroyed red blood cells
Meningococcus - Answer Neisseria meningitidis
Pneumococcus - Answer Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meningitis - Answer Infection of tissues covering brain and spinal cord
Tuberculosis - Answer Caused by a Mycobacterium
Legionnaires' disease - Answer Name for 1976 outbreak of L. pneumophila disease
,Strep throat - Answer Caused by beta-hemolytic S. pyogenes
Scarlet fever - Answer Skin rash with strep throat
How is HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) treated?
A. with antibiotics
B. with oxygen therapy
C. with chemotherapy
D. with electrolyte and fluid replacement
E. none of the choices is correct - Answer none of the choices is correct
Penicillin is useless for the treatment of primary atypical pneumonia because the causative
organisms - Answer have no cell wall
The diagnosis of tuberculosis is aided by - Answer recovery of acid-fast rods from the sputum
This is normally a disease of infants and so we inoculate infants in our country. However,
because most of us never get a booster shot, we are seeing more cases of this disease in college
students and adults. What is this disease? - Answer whooping cough
The respiratory syncytial virus takes its name from the - Answer formation of giant cells in
tissue culture cells
Streptococcus pyogenes causes all of the following diseases except
A. strep throat
B. scarlet fever
C. pneumococcal pneumonia
D. glomerulitis
E. All of the choices are correct - Answer pneumococcal pneumonia
Fifth disease is accompanied by - Answer a fiery red rash on the cheeks resembling a slap
,Tinea diseases are superficial cutaneous mycoses caused by several different genera of fungi.
Each of the following is identified in this chapter as causing tinea except
A. Microsporum
B. Epidermophyton
C. Trichophyton
D. Emmonsiella - Answer Emmonsiella
Which one of the following is not associated with measles?
A. Koplik spots
B. inflammation of the salivary glands
C. a red skin rash
D. a rare brain disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
E. an RNA paramyxovirus - Answer inflammation of the salivary glands
How can you prevent warts from spreading?
A. Maintain good hygiene.
B. Do not pick at them.
C. Do not share towels with someone who has them.
D. All of the choices are correct.
E. Avoid shaving over them. - Answer All of the choices are correct
Which one of the following is not associated with Streptococcus pyogenes?
A. Scarlet fever
B. Puerperal fever
C. Food poisoning
D. Glomerulonephritis
E. Necrotizing fasciitis - Answer Food poisoning
Which one of the following conditions is not associated with congenital rubella syndrome?
A. Heart defects
, B. Viral excretion in body fluids for months post-birth
C. Deafness
D. Encephalitis
E. Cataracts - Answer Encephalitis
Staphylococcus aureus is associated with
A. burn infections
B. gingivitis
C. venereal disease
D. toxic shock syndrome
E. urinary tract infections - Answer toxic shock syndrome
Dermatophytosis refers to fungal disease - Answer of the hair, skin, and nails.
Carbuncle - Answer Deep furuncle
Lyme disease - Answer its cause is a spirochete
Measles - Answer Immunization involves MMR vaccine
Chicken pox - Answer also know as varicella
Parvovirus - Answer case of fifth disease
Rubella - Answer RNA virus; causes mild symptoms in adults and fetal fatalities
Warts - Answer Benign skin growths
Tinea pedis - Answer Generally known as athlete's foot
Dimorphic - Answer A species with both yeast and mycelial stages
Ringworm - Answer Trichophyton species