Final Exam Microbiology 2100 with
correct answers
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) CoV-2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔indication from
bats causes the disease known as Covid 19.
Bacterial Diseases of Respiratory System - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔they do not multiply when
floating in the air, and the number of bacteria in floating in air is higher indoors than outside.
Diseases of Upper respiratory tract (nose and throat) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Pharyngitis,
Diphtheria
Pharyngitis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔inflammation of mucus membrane of throat (50% are
viral and 50% are bacterial)
If pharyngitis is bacterial, the cause is often ___________ __________ which can cause sore throat,
and some people may be the carriers - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes
Carriers have strep in their throats, but do not suffer _______. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔illness
Most serious causes of pharyngitis area ___________ __________ and _________ _________. - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes and fusobacterium necrophorum
Some strains of S. pyogenes produce a ______ (reddening toxin) known as Scarlet fever which may
follow or accompany a strep throat. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Erythrogenic
_____ _____ is a bacterial illness that develops in some people who have strep throat. It is almost
always accompanied by sore throat and a high fever. It can result in more serious conditions that
affect the heart, kidneys and other parts of the body. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Scarlet Fever
, What is the etiologist agent of diphtheria (vaccine is termed Dtap or Tdap but was once termed the
DPT)? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Corynebacterium diphtheria
D in Dtap vaccine is inactivated ______ ______, a toxoid which is an inactivated toxin. - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔diphtheria toxin
Diphtheria - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔begin as sore throat and the bacteria can produce a toxin
that affects heart and other organs and nervous system.
Bacterial diseases of Lower Respiratory Tract - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔whooping cough,
bacterial pneumonia, Nosocomial infection, and Legionnaire's disease
Whooping cough - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the etiologist agent is Bordetella pertussis, and it
is when bacteria attach cilia in trachea and cannot remove mucus-accumulates and individuals
cough, grasp for breath, often make a whooping sound
Pneumonia - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔is defined as fluid accumulation in lungs accompanied
by inflammation- a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even protozoa (in rare cases only) can
cause it.
What is one of the most common causes of community acquired pneumonia? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pneumonia
community acquired pneumonia - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔develops in people with limited or
no contact with medical institutions or settings. The most commonly identified pathogens are
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influnzae, nosocomial infection
nosocomial infection - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔an infection acquired in a health care setting
such as a hospital
correct answers
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) CoV-2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔indication from
bats causes the disease known as Covid 19.
Bacterial Diseases of Respiratory System - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔they do not multiply when
floating in the air, and the number of bacteria in floating in air is higher indoors than outside.
Diseases of Upper respiratory tract (nose and throat) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Pharyngitis,
Diphtheria
Pharyngitis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔inflammation of mucus membrane of throat (50% are
viral and 50% are bacterial)
If pharyngitis is bacterial, the cause is often ___________ __________ which can cause sore throat,
and some people may be the carriers - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes
Carriers have strep in their throats, but do not suffer _______. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔illness
Most serious causes of pharyngitis area ___________ __________ and _________ _________. - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes and fusobacterium necrophorum
Some strains of S. pyogenes produce a ______ (reddening toxin) known as Scarlet fever which may
follow or accompany a strep throat. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Erythrogenic
_____ _____ is a bacterial illness that develops in some people who have strep throat. It is almost
always accompanied by sore throat and a high fever. It can result in more serious conditions that
affect the heart, kidneys and other parts of the body. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Scarlet Fever
, What is the etiologist agent of diphtheria (vaccine is termed Dtap or Tdap but was once termed the
DPT)? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Corynebacterium diphtheria
D in Dtap vaccine is inactivated ______ ______, a toxoid which is an inactivated toxin. - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔diphtheria toxin
Diphtheria - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔begin as sore throat and the bacteria can produce a toxin
that affects heart and other organs and nervous system.
Bacterial diseases of Lower Respiratory Tract - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔whooping cough,
bacterial pneumonia, Nosocomial infection, and Legionnaire's disease
Whooping cough - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔the etiologist agent is Bordetella pertussis, and it
is when bacteria attach cilia in trachea and cannot remove mucus-accumulates and individuals
cough, grasp for breath, often make a whooping sound
Pneumonia - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔is defined as fluid accumulation in lungs accompanied
by inflammation- a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even protozoa (in rare cases only) can
cause it.
What is one of the most common causes of community acquired pneumonia? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Streptococcus pneumonia
community acquired pneumonia - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔develops in people with limited or
no contact with medical institutions or settings. The most commonly identified pathogens are
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influnzae, nosocomial infection
nosocomial infection - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔an infection acquired in a health care setting
such as a hospital
