BIOS 242 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (A+)
Folliculitis is - ANSWER infections of the hair follicles
Signs and symptoms of folliculitis - ANSWER pimples, boils, and carbuncles
inflammation (redness, heat, swelling, and pain) & pus
Causes Folliculitis - ANSWER staphylococcus aureus
(gram-positive)
Folliculitis transmitted by - ANSWER contact and fomites
Causes staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) - ANSWER staphylococcus
aureus
(gram-positive)
Signs and symptoms of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) - ANSWER skin
becomes red and wrinkled and forms blisters
outer epidermis peels off in sheets
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) transmitted by - ANSWER humans
passing bacteria to humans
Axenic - ANSWER free of microorganisms
Most susceptible population for staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) -
ANSWER children and infants
,Impetigo - ANSWER bacterial skin infection
Signs and symptoms of impetigo - ANSWER vesicles develop on the face which are
pustules that eventually rupture and crust over.
Cause of impetigo - ANSWER staphylococcus aureus
(gram-positive)
Impetigo is transmitted by - ANSWER direct contact with infected person or fomite
Necrotizing Fasciitis - ANSWER flesh eating bacteria
Signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis - ANSWER swollen tissue, hot to touch,
intensely painful and tissue necrosis
Causes necrotizing fasciitis - ANSWER streptococcus pyogenes
(gram-positive)
Necrotizing Fasciitis is transmitted by - ANSWER direct contact
Acne - ANSWER inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and
hair follicles
Signs and symptoms of acne - ANSWER red hardening bumps of face, shoulders, and
back
Causes acne - ANSWER propionibacterium acnes
(gram-positive)
,Acne is transmitted by - ANSWER nothing, it is not contagious
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - ANSWER non-itchy spotted rash on trunk and
appendages
Causes rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER rickettsia rickettsia
(gram-negative)
Signs and symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER non-itchy spotted rash
on trunk and appendages presence of petechiae due to damage to blood vessels
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted by - ANSWER bite of infected tick
Anthrax - ANSWER pustular disease
Signs and Symptoms of anthrax - ANSWER black eschar lesion, painless, ulcer
Causes anthrax - ANSWER bacillus anthracis
(gram-positive)
Anthrax is transmitted by - ANSWER broken or torn skin
Smallpox - ANSWER first human disease to be globally eradicated
Signs and symptoms of smallpox - ANSWER Rash on mouth → face → body
characteristic bumps
flu-like symptoms at the beginning
, Causes smallpox - ANSWER orthopoxvirus variola major virus
Smallpox is transmitted by - ANSWER inhalation of virus
Signs and Symptoms of chickenpox and shingles - ANSWER lesions on the back and
trunk that spread across body
lesions localized to skin along an infected nerve
Causes chickenpox and shingles - ANSWER varicella zoster virus
Chickenpox and shingles is transmitted by - ANSWER airborne (respiratory droplets)
and direct contact
Signs and symptoms of rubella (German measles) - ANSWER mild fever and cold
symptoms
rash beginning on forehead and face
enlarged lymph nodes behind the ears.
Causes rubella (German measles) - ANSWER rubella virus
Rubella (German measles) is transmitted by - ANSWER airborne (respiratory) droplets
placenta and fetus affected during incubation
Signs and symptoms of measels (rubeola) - ANSWER koplik's spots
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is
rare complication
Folliculitis is - ANSWER infections of the hair follicles
Signs and symptoms of folliculitis - ANSWER pimples, boils, and carbuncles
inflammation (redness, heat, swelling, and pain) & pus
Causes Folliculitis - ANSWER staphylococcus aureus
(gram-positive)
Folliculitis transmitted by - ANSWER contact and fomites
Causes staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) - ANSWER staphylococcus
aureus
(gram-positive)
Signs and symptoms of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) - ANSWER skin
becomes red and wrinkled and forms blisters
outer epidermis peels off in sheets
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) transmitted by - ANSWER humans
passing bacteria to humans
Axenic - ANSWER free of microorganisms
Most susceptible population for staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) -
ANSWER children and infants
,Impetigo - ANSWER bacterial skin infection
Signs and symptoms of impetigo - ANSWER vesicles develop on the face which are
pustules that eventually rupture and crust over.
Cause of impetigo - ANSWER staphylococcus aureus
(gram-positive)
Impetigo is transmitted by - ANSWER direct contact with infected person or fomite
Necrotizing Fasciitis - ANSWER flesh eating bacteria
Signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis - ANSWER swollen tissue, hot to touch,
intensely painful and tissue necrosis
Causes necrotizing fasciitis - ANSWER streptococcus pyogenes
(gram-positive)
Necrotizing Fasciitis is transmitted by - ANSWER direct contact
Acne - ANSWER inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and
hair follicles
Signs and symptoms of acne - ANSWER red hardening bumps of face, shoulders, and
back
Causes acne - ANSWER propionibacterium acnes
(gram-positive)
,Acne is transmitted by - ANSWER nothing, it is not contagious
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - ANSWER non-itchy spotted rash on trunk and
appendages
Causes rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER rickettsia rickettsia
(gram-negative)
Signs and symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever - ANSWER non-itchy spotted rash
on trunk and appendages presence of petechiae due to damage to blood vessels
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted by - ANSWER bite of infected tick
Anthrax - ANSWER pustular disease
Signs and Symptoms of anthrax - ANSWER black eschar lesion, painless, ulcer
Causes anthrax - ANSWER bacillus anthracis
(gram-positive)
Anthrax is transmitted by - ANSWER broken or torn skin
Smallpox - ANSWER first human disease to be globally eradicated
Signs and symptoms of smallpox - ANSWER Rash on mouth → face → body
characteristic bumps
flu-like symptoms at the beginning
, Causes smallpox - ANSWER orthopoxvirus variola major virus
Smallpox is transmitted by - ANSWER inhalation of virus
Signs and Symptoms of chickenpox and shingles - ANSWER lesions on the back and
trunk that spread across body
lesions localized to skin along an infected nerve
Causes chickenpox and shingles - ANSWER varicella zoster virus
Chickenpox and shingles is transmitted by - ANSWER airborne (respiratory droplets)
and direct contact
Signs and symptoms of rubella (German measles) - ANSWER mild fever and cold
symptoms
rash beginning on forehead and face
enlarged lymph nodes behind the ears.
Causes rubella (German measles) - ANSWER rubella virus
Rubella (German measles) is transmitted by - ANSWER airborne (respiratory) droplets
placenta and fetus affected during incubation
Signs and symptoms of measels (rubeola) - ANSWER koplik's spots
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is
rare complication
