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Quiz: A 45 yr. old construction worker is suffering from muscle spams,
headache, and a spastic paralysis of the facial muscles. This syndrome
appeared 3 days after he had suffered a laceration to the back of his hand
during a trenching operation. Ans: Disease: Tetanus
Infection or Intoxication? Intoxication
Treatment: anti-toxin shot
Etiologic agent: Claustridum tetaton
Quiz: A 20 yr. old immigrant (male) from India has presentd to the hospital
showing a depigmented lesion on his upper arm. Cultures reveal gram (+), acid
fast bacilliin the patient's nasal secretions. Ans: Disease:Leprosy
Causative agent: M. Leprae
Treatment: Antibiotics- Dapsone, Rifampin, Clofazimine
Quiz: 3. A pet shop owner develops an infection with Chlamydia psittaci.
(bird pnemonae) Ans: Organ affected:
Disease:
Causative agent:
Treatment: Tetracycline
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, Quiz: 10 year-old boy hospitalized for intense headaches, back spasms,
fever. Examination shows elevated WBC counts and evidence of lysed proteins
in his CNS fluid. No response to standard antibiotics. Protozoan cells isolated
from CNS. Ans:
Quiz: Six members of a family show the following symptoms: extremely
swollen lymph nodes, high fever, flu-like prodrome, pneumonia and a pink rash
over the body. The disease began after the family returned from a camping trip
near the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Interviews with the family members
indicate that one of the children had captured a small rodent but released it
after keeping it captive for two days. Flea bites were noted on that child. Ans:
Quiz: An American tourist returning from a trip to South America presents to
the emergency room with abdominal cramps, a severe watery diarrhea, severe
dehydration. There is no fever and no unusual serology. Gram negative
vibriods isolated from fecal matter. Ans:
Quiz: A 35 year-old female complaining of frequent, burning urination. A
culture of her urine reveals gram negative, facultative anaerobic, mesophillic
rods that are capable of fermenting lactose and form metallic green colonies
on EMB agar. What is the likely cause of this infection. Ans: UTI, E. Coli
Quiz: A16 year-old female complaining of pelvic pain, vaginal discharge,
fever elevated WBC counts. Cultures are negative for gonorrhea but inclusions
are noted in cervical scrapings. What is the likely cause of this infection? How
was it transmitted? Ans: Chlamydia
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