MMBIO 221 Exam 1 - Diseases of the
Skin and Eyes |Questions with Solutions
What disease is treated using acetaminophen to lower the fever and lotion
can be applied to relieve the tendency to scratch, and for which acyclovir or
immunoglobulin to treat premature infants and those with compromised
immunity. - -Chickenpox
- Complete the following limerick: While listening to Simon and Garfunkel
Old Sam scratched a painful furuncle It burst with some ooze It grew and it
grew It's now a multi-headed ____________. - -Carbuncle
- Which of the following bacterial diseases should be prevented by
appropriate personal hygiene, careful washing of the infected area, and daily
laundering of the infected person's clothes, towels, and bed-linen. - -
Impetigo
- The causative agent of measles is - -Measles morbillivirus
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Watery
discharge from eyes. Eyelashes invert and irritate and stimulate
vascularization of the cornea. The cornea becomes increasingly opaque.
Blindness. - -Trachoma
- Viral conjunctivitis is spread by - -Direct contact or indirect fomites
- Which disease is difficult to prevent but which, because it is induced by
sunburn, sunscreen may curb attacks. - -Cold sores
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Vesicles that
form on the lips, gums, tongue, or eyes. The vesicles rupture to form ulcers
that may or may not be painful. - -Cold sores
- Oral azithromycin and doxycycline ointment can be used to treat which
disease? - -Trachoma
- Cellulitis is a subcutaneous infection caused by either Streptococcus
pyogenes or ___________________. - -Staphylococcus aureus
- Which disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Swollen lymph
nodes, low-grade fever and a maculopapular rash that develops on the face
and neck. The rash spreads to the chest and limbs. Congenital symptoms
include cardiac disorders, and loss of vision and hearing. - -Rubella
, - Impetigo is transmitted by _________________________. - -Direct contact with
individual or contaminated fomites
- Chickenpox and shingles are diseases caused by which kind of pathogen? -
-Virus
- Left alone, these will disappear in a year or two. However, there are
several over-the-counter remedies that can be applied daily for several
weeks. Physicians may also remove these by burning, freezing them with
liquid nitrogen, or by surgically removing them. - -Warts
- Furuncles are infections of hair follicles caused by Staphylococcus aureus,
which is a ________________. - -Bacterium
- Impetigo is caused by a - -Bacterium
- Necrotizing fasciitis is spread by which mode of transmission? - -
Endogenous spread to open wound
- How are the viruses that cause cold sores spread between hosts? - -Direct
contact with contaminated saliva
- How is trachoma transmitted? - -Mechanical transmission of fomites
(Contact with eye droplet of infected persons or through infected fomites
such as dirty, shared towel)
- Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by - -Streptococcus pyogenes
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? A circular,
spreading, lesion or rash forms on the skin whose border can be raised,
scaly, and distinct. Such lesions may sometimes be blister-like and ooze. - -
Ringworm/Tinea
- Rubella, or German measles, is caused by what kind of infectious agent? -
-Virus
- In the United States, impetigo is most commonly caused by - -
Staphylococcus aureus
- Cellulitis is caused by a - -Bacterium
- Trachoma is an infection of the _______________. - -Eyes
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Low-grade
fever, runny nose, slight cough, decreased appetite, headache, and malaise.
Within a few days an itchy rash first appears on the chest, then the back or
Skin and Eyes |Questions with Solutions
What disease is treated using acetaminophen to lower the fever and lotion
can be applied to relieve the tendency to scratch, and for which acyclovir or
immunoglobulin to treat premature infants and those with compromised
immunity. - -Chickenpox
- Complete the following limerick: While listening to Simon and Garfunkel
Old Sam scratched a painful furuncle It burst with some ooze It grew and it
grew It's now a multi-headed ____________. - -Carbuncle
- Which of the following bacterial diseases should be prevented by
appropriate personal hygiene, careful washing of the infected area, and daily
laundering of the infected person's clothes, towels, and bed-linen. - -
Impetigo
- The causative agent of measles is - -Measles morbillivirus
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Watery
discharge from eyes. Eyelashes invert and irritate and stimulate
vascularization of the cornea. The cornea becomes increasingly opaque.
Blindness. - -Trachoma
- Viral conjunctivitis is spread by - -Direct contact or indirect fomites
- Which disease is difficult to prevent but which, because it is induced by
sunburn, sunscreen may curb attacks. - -Cold sores
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Vesicles that
form on the lips, gums, tongue, or eyes. The vesicles rupture to form ulcers
that may or may not be painful. - -Cold sores
- Oral azithromycin and doxycycline ointment can be used to treat which
disease? - -Trachoma
- Cellulitis is a subcutaneous infection caused by either Streptococcus
pyogenes or ___________________. - -Staphylococcus aureus
- Which disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Swollen lymph
nodes, low-grade fever and a maculopapular rash that develops on the face
and neck. The rash spreads to the chest and limbs. Congenital symptoms
include cardiac disorders, and loss of vision and hearing. - -Rubella
, - Impetigo is transmitted by _________________________. - -Direct contact with
individual or contaminated fomites
- Chickenpox and shingles are diseases caused by which kind of pathogen? -
-Virus
- Left alone, these will disappear in a year or two. However, there are
several over-the-counter remedies that can be applied daily for several
weeks. Physicians may also remove these by burning, freezing them with
liquid nitrogen, or by surgically removing them. - -Warts
- Furuncles are infections of hair follicles caused by Staphylococcus aureus,
which is a ________________. - -Bacterium
- Impetigo is caused by a - -Bacterium
- Necrotizing fasciitis is spread by which mode of transmission? - -
Endogenous spread to open wound
- How are the viruses that cause cold sores spread between hosts? - -Direct
contact with contaminated saliva
- How is trachoma transmitted? - -Mechanical transmission of fomites
(Contact with eye droplet of infected persons or through infected fomites
such as dirty, shared towel)
- Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by - -Streptococcus pyogenes
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? A circular,
spreading, lesion or rash forms on the skin whose border can be raised,
scaly, and distinct. Such lesions may sometimes be blister-like and ooze. - -
Ringworm/Tinea
- Rubella, or German measles, is caused by what kind of infectious agent? -
-Virus
- In the United States, impetigo is most commonly caused by - -
Staphylococcus aureus
- Cellulitis is caused by a - -Bacterium
- Trachoma is an infection of the _______________. - -Eyes
- What disease is characterized by the following symptoms? Low-grade
fever, runny nose, slight cough, decreased appetite, headache, and malaise.
Within a few days an itchy rash first appears on the chest, then the back or
