FORTIS MICROBIOLOGY FINAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ petechiae. Answer: small subcutatneous hemorrhages called ? are
sometimes present in cases of meningitis?
⩥ prions. Answer: infectious proteins called ____ cause diseases such as
CJD and mad cow disease.
⩥ flaccid. Answer: the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum produce ?
paralysis by preventing muscle contraction.
⩥ acetylcholine. Answer: the binding of the neurotransmitter ? to its
receptors on muscle cells causes a muscle to contract.
⩥ meningitis. Answer: symptoms include painful or stiff neck, fever,
nausea and vomiting. mistaken for the flu. photophobia may be noted.
⩥ lumbar puncture. Answer: what procedure is performed whenever
meningitis is suspected?
,⩥ streptococcus pneumoniae. Answer: diagnosis of meningitis, gram
stain shows gram positive with cocci in pairs. what is organism?
⩥ vaccination with Pneumovax. Answer: what is the prevention for
streptococcus pneumoniae?
⩥ vancomycin & ceftriaxone. Answer: anibiotics used to treat
streptococcus pneumoine?
⩥ hydration, antiepileptic drugs, rapidcooling, neurosurgery. Answer:
best initial treatment for equine encephalitis?
⩥ no antibiotic therapy. Answer: best antibiotic for equine encephalitis?
⩥ 70% mortality rate. Answer: what is mortality rate for equine
encephalitis?
⩥ fecal-oral. Answer: what is the transmission of the polio virus?
⩥ pain control and mechanical ventilation. Answer: what is the best
treatment for polio?
⩥ Enterovirus picornaviridae. Answer: what is the causative agent for
polio?
, ⩥ neurotropic. Answer: distinct symptom of polio
⩥ bulbar poliomyelitis. Answer: only affects motor nerves, not sensory
nerves, so patient can feel the pain.
⩥ less than one year post diagnosis. Answer: patients live with
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?
⩥ exposure in birth canal. Answer: neonatal meningitis is most
commonly transmitted by?
⩥ Streptococcus agalactiae. Answer: leading cause of meningitis in
newborns?
⩥ vector control. Answer: The best defense against arborviruses
⩥ Cryptococcus neoformans. Answer: common cause of meningitis in
AIDS patients and can be found in bird droppings
⩥ blood-brain barrier. Answer: the brain defense that restricts substances
from entering the brain by the vascular system?
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ petechiae. Answer: small subcutatneous hemorrhages called ? are
sometimes present in cases of meningitis?
⩥ prions. Answer: infectious proteins called ____ cause diseases such as
CJD and mad cow disease.
⩥ flaccid. Answer: the neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum produce ?
paralysis by preventing muscle contraction.
⩥ acetylcholine. Answer: the binding of the neurotransmitter ? to its
receptors on muscle cells causes a muscle to contract.
⩥ meningitis. Answer: symptoms include painful or stiff neck, fever,
nausea and vomiting. mistaken for the flu. photophobia may be noted.
⩥ lumbar puncture. Answer: what procedure is performed whenever
meningitis is suspected?
,⩥ streptococcus pneumoniae. Answer: diagnosis of meningitis, gram
stain shows gram positive with cocci in pairs. what is organism?
⩥ vaccination with Pneumovax. Answer: what is the prevention for
streptococcus pneumoniae?
⩥ vancomycin & ceftriaxone. Answer: anibiotics used to treat
streptococcus pneumoine?
⩥ hydration, antiepileptic drugs, rapidcooling, neurosurgery. Answer:
best initial treatment for equine encephalitis?
⩥ no antibiotic therapy. Answer: best antibiotic for equine encephalitis?
⩥ 70% mortality rate. Answer: what is mortality rate for equine
encephalitis?
⩥ fecal-oral. Answer: what is the transmission of the polio virus?
⩥ pain control and mechanical ventilation. Answer: what is the best
treatment for polio?
⩥ Enterovirus picornaviridae. Answer: what is the causative agent for
polio?
, ⩥ neurotropic. Answer: distinct symptom of polio
⩥ bulbar poliomyelitis. Answer: only affects motor nerves, not sensory
nerves, so patient can feel the pain.
⩥ less than one year post diagnosis. Answer: patients live with
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?
⩥ exposure in birth canal. Answer: neonatal meningitis is most
commonly transmitted by?
⩥ Streptococcus agalactiae. Answer: leading cause of meningitis in
newborns?
⩥ vector control. Answer: The best defense against arborviruses
⩥ Cryptococcus neoformans. Answer: common cause of meningitis in
AIDS patients and can be found in bird droppings
⩥ blood-brain barrier. Answer: the brain defense that restricts substances
from entering the brain by the vascular system?
