MICROBIOLOGY MODULE 6 EXAM PREP 2026
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ true. Answer: vCJD can be prevented by not ingesting
contaminated meat
◉ altered behavior, dementia, memory loss, impaired senses
delirium and eventually death. Answer: signs of CJD
◉ there is no normal microbiota. Answer: normal biota of the cns
and pns
◉ high salt and carbon content, semiarid hot climate. Answer:
conditions that favor the growth of coccidioides
◉ in utero, or during birth. Answer: neonatal meningitis is spread
◉ spongy, with many small holes or plaques. Answer: how do
lesions in the brain tissue of CJD look?
◉ gram negative and diplococci. Answer: gram reaction and shape of
neisseria
, ◉ coccidioides immitis. Answer: fungus that causes true systemic
infections which can disseminate into meningitis, osteomyelitis, and
skin granulomas
◉ tetonospasmin. Answer: neurotoxin produced by clostridium
tetani
◉ large, spiny pseudopods, double walled cysts. Answer:
characteristics of acanthameoba
◉ jc virus. Answer: virus that causes a form of encephalitis called
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (especially in aids
patient)
◉ droplet contact. Answer: meningococci are spread through
◉ humans are the only known reservoir (most prominent in
summer). Answer: polio today
◉ 1) virus attaches to receptors of mucosal cells in the intestines
2)virus multiplies mucosal epithelia and tonsils
3)viruses escapes into lymph nodes and blood
4)virus passes into nerves in the spinal column and CNS
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ true. Answer: vCJD can be prevented by not ingesting
contaminated meat
◉ altered behavior, dementia, memory loss, impaired senses
delirium and eventually death. Answer: signs of CJD
◉ there is no normal microbiota. Answer: normal biota of the cns
and pns
◉ high salt and carbon content, semiarid hot climate. Answer:
conditions that favor the growth of coccidioides
◉ in utero, or during birth. Answer: neonatal meningitis is spread
◉ spongy, with many small holes or plaques. Answer: how do
lesions in the brain tissue of CJD look?
◉ gram negative and diplococci. Answer: gram reaction and shape of
neisseria
, ◉ coccidioides immitis. Answer: fungus that causes true systemic
infections which can disseminate into meningitis, osteomyelitis, and
skin granulomas
◉ tetonospasmin. Answer: neurotoxin produced by clostridium
tetani
◉ large, spiny pseudopods, double walled cysts. Answer:
characteristics of acanthameoba
◉ jc virus. Answer: virus that causes a form of encephalitis called
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (especially in aids
patient)
◉ droplet contact. Answer: meningococci are spread through
◉ humans are the only known reservoir (most prominent in
summer). Answer: polio today
◉ 1) virus attaches to receptors of mucosal cells in the intestines
2)virus multiplies mucosal epithelia and tonsils
3)viruses escapes into lymph nodes and blood
4)virus passes into nerves in the spinal column and CNS
