Chapter 23 Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
23.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following statements about sepsis is FALSE? A) Symptoms include fever
and decreased blood pressure.
B) Lymphangitis may occur.
C) It most always is self-limiting
D) It usually is caused by gram-positive bacteria. E) It may be aggravated by antibiotics.
Answer: C Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.2
2) Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) subacute bacterial endocarditis – alpha-hemolytic streptococci
B) acute bacterial endocarditis – Staphylococcus aureus
C) rheumatic fever– Streptococcus pyogenes D) puerperal sepsis – Staphylococcus aureus E)
Burkitt's lymphoma – Epstein-Barr virus Answer: D
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.3
3) Which of the following is NOT a recognized form of anthrax? A) cutaneous
B) inhalationial
C) septic
D) gastrointestinal
E) None of the answers are correct; all of these are recognized forms of anthrax. Answer: C
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
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Learning Outcome: 23.7
4) Which of the following is NOT typically treated with penicillin? A) serious wounds at risk
for gas gangrene
B) tularemia
C) patients at risk for rheumatic fever
D) puerperal sepsis E) rat-bite fever Answer: B
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 3.4
Learning Outcome: 23.5
Global Outcome: 5
5) Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE? A) It is caused by
Francisella tularensis.
B) The most common reservoir is rabbits. C) It may be transmitted by arthropods.
D) It may be transmitted by direct contact. E) It occurs only in California.
Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.5
6) Which of the following is a symptom of brucellosis? A) gastroenteritis
B) relapsing fever C) undulant fever D) pneumonia
E) jaundice Answer: C Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.6
7) Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk? A) toxoplasmosis
B) anthrax
C) brucellosis
D) listeriosis
E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk. Answer: A
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Section: 23.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.16
Global Outcome: 7
8) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bacillus anthracis? A) is aerobic
B) is gram-positive C) forms endospores D) found in soil
E) produces endotoxins
Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.7
9) The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following EXCEPT A) microbial
fermentation.
B) necrotizing exotoxins. C) proteolytic enzymes. D) hyaluronidase.
E) endocarditis Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.8
Global Outcome: 7
10) Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen transmitted by the bite of an animal?
A) Pasteurella multocida
B) Streptobacillus
C) Bartonella henselae
D) Plasmodium vivax
E) None of the answers is correct; all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or
cat bites.
Answer: D Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.9
11) Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
23.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following statements about sepsis is FALSE? A) Symptoms include fever
and decreased blood pressure.
B) Lymphangitis may occur.
C) It most always is self-limiting
D) It usually is caused by gram-positive bacteria. E) It may be aggravated by antibiotics.
Answer: C Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.2
2) Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) subacute bacterial endocarditis – alpha-hemolytic streptococci
B) acute bacterial endocarditis – Staphylococcus aureus
C) rheumatic fever– Streptococcus pyogenes D) puerperal sepsis – Staphylococcus aureus E)
Burkitt's lymphoma – Epstein-Barr virus Answer: D
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.3
3) Which of the following is NOT a recognized form of anthrax? A) cutaneous
B) inhalationial
C) septic
D) gastrointestinal
E) None of the answers are correct; all of these are recognized forms of anthrax. Answer: C
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
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Learning Outcome: 23.7
4) Which of the following is NOT typically treated with penicillin? A) serious wounds at risk
for gas gangrene
B) tularemia
C) patients at risk for rheumatic fever
D) puerperal sepsis E) rat-bite fever Answer: B
Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 3.4
Learning Outcome: 23.5
Global Outcome: 5
5) Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE? A) It is caused by
Francisella tularensis.
B) The most common reservoir is rabbits. C) It may be transmitted by arthropods.
D) It may be transmitted by direct contact. E) It occurs only in California.
Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.5
6) Which of the following is a symptom of brucellosis? A) gastroenteritis
B) relapsing fever C) undulant fever D) pneumonia
E) jaundice Answer: C Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.6
7) Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk? A) toxoplasmosis
B) anthrax
C) brucellosis
D) listeriosis
E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk. Answer: A
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Section: 23.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.16
Global Outcome: 7
8) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bacillus anthracis? A) is aerobic
B) is gram-positive C) forms endospores D) found in soil
E) produces endotoxins
Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.7
9) The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following EXCEPT A) microbial
fermentation.
B) necrotizing exotoxins. C) proteolytic enzymes. D) hyaluronidase.
E) endocarditis Answer: E Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.8
Global Outcome: 7
10) Which of the following is NOT a bacterial pathogen transmitted by the bite of an animal?
A) Pasteurella multocida
B) Streptobacillus
C) Bartonella henselae
D) Plasmodium vivax
E) None of the answers is correct; all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or
cat bites.
Answer: D Section: 23.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 23.9
11) Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
