CIC EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
1.AIAwasAdiscoveredAinA1894AbyAaASwissAphysicianAinAHongAKong
2.AIAwasAtheAcausativeAagentAofAanAepidemicAthatAtoreAthroughAEuropeAinAtheA1300s,AkillingAmil
lionsAofApeople
3.AIAamAaArodAshapedAGram-negative,AfacultativeAanaerobicAbacterium
4.APeopleAmostAcommonlyAbecomeAinfectedAwhenAbittenAbyAanAinfectedAflea;AhoweverAcanAals
oAbecomeAinfectedAfromAdirectAcontactAwithAinfectedAfluidsAorAtissuesAfromAanAanimalAthatAisAs
ickAorAhasAdiedAfromAtheAdisease.
5.AThreeAtypes:ABubonic,Asepticemic,AandApneumonic
6.ASymptomsAofAmeAmayAvaryAbasedAonAform.ABubonicAformApresentsAwithAswollen,AtenderAan
dApainfulAlymphAnodes.
7.AAApersonAusuallyAbecomesAillAwithAtheAbubonicAformA2-
6AdaysAafterAbeingAinfected.AAirborneArouteAisA1-3Adays.
8.AThereAareAstillAsporadicAcasesAinAtheAUSA-AcorrectAanswersYersiniaApestisA(Plague)
WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1.AIAamAbox-carAshaped,AanaerobicAgram-
positiveAthatAformsAspores.AI'mAsensitiveAtoAheatAandAcannotAsurviveAinAtheApresenceAofAoxyge
n.
2.AMyAsporesAareAfoundAinAtheAsoil,AandAinAanimalAfecesAandAteeth.
3.ATheAsporeAformAcanAremainAinactiveAinAtheAsoil,AbutAcanAremainAinfectiousAforAmoreAthanA40
Ayears!
4.AInfectionAoccursAwhenAmyAsporesAenterAtheAbodyAthroughAanAinjuryAorAwound.ATimeAtoAinfe
ctionArangesAfromA7-21Adays.
5.ADiseaseAfromAmeAoftenAbeginsAwithAmildAspasmsAinAtheAjawAmuscles,AbutAcanAalsoAaffectAth
eAchest,Aneck,Aback,AandAabdominalAmuscles.
6.AOtherAsymptoms:Adrooling,AexcessiveAsweating,Afever,AhandAorAfootAspasms,Airritability,Aswa
llowingAdifficulty,AurinaryAorAbowelAincontinence
7.ABackAspasmsAoftenAcauseAarching,AalsoAcalledAopisthotonos
8.AThereAareAnoAhospitalAlabsAthatAcanAdiagnoseAtheAdisease.ATreatmentAincludesAhospitalizati
on,ATIG,Avaccine,AdrugsAtoAcontrolAspasms,AwoundAcarA-AcorrectAanswersClostridiumAtetani
, WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1)AIAamAaAmicroscopicAparasiteAthatAinfectsAredAbloodAcells.
2a)AIAamAtransmittedAbyAtheAbiteAofAinfectedAIxodesAscapularisAticksA(deerAticks).
2b)AWhileAdeerAareAanAimportantAfoodAsourceAforAadultAticks,Athey'reAnotAinfectedAwithAme.AIA
normallyAinfectAwhite-footedAmice,AsmallAmammals,AandAhumans.
3a)ATransmissionAmostAcommonlyAoccursAduringAtheAwarmAmonthsAinAtheANortheastAandAupp
erAMidwestAandAisAspreadAbyAtheAyoungAnymphAstageAofAtheAtick.
3b)ATheseAareAnormallyAtheAsizeAofAaApoppyAseed,AandAmayAbeAreferredAtoAbyAlocalsAasAaA"seed
Atick".
4a)AMostAinfectionsAareAasymptomatic.
4b)SomeAmayApresentAwithAflu-
likeAsymptoms,AsuchAasAfever,Achills,Asweats,Aheadache,AbodyAaches,Aanorexia,Anausea,AorAfatig
ue.
5)AIAcanAcauseAhemolyticAanemiaAfromAdestructionAofAredAbloodAcells.
6)ASymptoms,AifApresent,AcanAbeginAapproximatelyAaAweekAafterAinfection.AForAothers,Asympto
msAmayAtakeAweeksAorAmonthsAtoAdeveA-AcorrectAanswersBabesiosisA(BabesiaAmicroti)
WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1.AIAamAanAobligateAaerobicAGram-
negativeArodAthatAdoesAnotAfermentAglucoseAandAisAcatalaseApositive.
2.AFirstAdescribedAbyAWalterABurkholderAinA1949AasAtheAcauseAofAbacterialArotAofAonionAbulbs.
3.AIAwasAoriginallyAincludedAinAtheAPseudomonasAgenus.
4.AIAcanAbeAfoundAinAsoil,Awater,AinfectedAplants,Aanimals,AandAhumans
5.AIAamAcapableAofAbreakingAdownAtoxicAcompoundsAfoundAinApesticidesAandAherbicides.
6.AIAhaveAshownAresistanceAtoAsomeAdisinfectants
7.AIAcommonlyAholdApenAAgene,AwhichAaidsAinAresistanceAtoAβA-lactamAantibiotics.
8.AIAnormallyAhaveAaAhigherAresistanceAtoAfirstAandA2ndAgenerationAcephalosporins;AmayAshowA
resistantAtoAimipenem,AbutAnotAmeropenem.
9.AIAamAcommonlyAfoundAinAcysticAfibrosisApatientsAandAthoseAwhoAareAimmunocompromised;
AhaveAbeenAimplicatedAinAhealthcareAoutbreaks,AespeciallyAfromAaqueousAenvironmentsAandAir
rigants
10.ATreatmentAforAresistantAstrainsAmayAincludeAminA-AcorrectAanswersBurkholderiaAcepacia
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
1.AIAwasAdiscoveredAinA1894AbyAaASwissAphysicianAinAHongAKong
2.AIAwasAtheAcausativeAagentAofAanAepidemicAthatAtoreAthroughAEuropeAinAtheA1300s,AkillingAmil
lionsAofApeople
3.AIAamAaArodAshapedAGram-negative,AfacultativeAanaerobicAbacterium
4.APeopleAmostAcommonlyAbecomeAinfectedAwhenAbittenAbyAanAinfectedAflea;AhoweverAcanAals
oAbecomeAinfectedAfromAdirectAcontactAwithAinfectedAfluidsAorAtissuesAfromAanAanimalAthatAisAs
ickAorAhasAdiedAfromAtheAdisease.
5.AThreeAtypes:ABubonic,Asepticemic,AandApneumonic
6.ASymptomsAofAmeAmayAvaryAbasedAonAform.ABubonicAformApresentsAwithAswollen,AtenderAan
dApainfulAlymphAnodes.
7.AAApersonAusuallyAbecomesAillAwithAtheAbubonicAformA2-
6AdaysAafterAbeingAinfected.AAirborneArouteAisA1-3Adays.
8.AThereAareAstillAsporadicAcasesAinAtheAUSA-AcorrectAanswersYersiniaApestisA(Plague)
WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1.AIAamAbox-carAshaped,AanaerobicAgram-
positiveAthatAformsAspores.AI'mAsensitiveAtoAheatAandAcannotAsurviveAinAtheApresenceAofAoxyge
n.
2.AMyAsporesAareAfoundAinAtheAsoil,AandAinAanimalAfecesAandAteeth.
3.ATheAsporeAformAcanAremainAinactiveAinAtheAsoil,AbutAcanAremainAinfectiousAforAmoreAthanA40
Ayears!
4.AInfectionAoccursAwhenAmyAsporesAenterAtheAbodyAthroughAanAinjuryAorAwound.ATimeAtoAinfe
ctionArangesAfromA7-21Adays.
5.ADiseaseAfromAmeAoftenAbeginsAwithAmildAspasmsAinAtheAjawAmuscles,AbutAcanAalsoAaffectAth
eAchest,Aneck,Aback,AandAabdominalAmuscles.
6.AOtherAsymptoms:Adrooling,AexcessiveAsweating,Afever,AhandAorAfootAspasms,Airritability,Aswa
llowingAdifficulty,AurinaryAorAbowelAincontinence
7.ABackAspasmsAoftenAcauseAarching,AalsoAcalledAopisthotonos
8.AThereAareAnoAhospitalAlabsAthatAcanAdiagnoseAtheAdisease.ATreatmentAincludesAhospitalizati
on,ATIG,Avaccine,AdrugsAtoAcontrolAspasms,AwoundAcarA-AcorrectAanswersClostridiumAtetani
, WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1)AIAamAaAmicroscopicAparasiteAthatAinfectsAredAbloodAcells.
2a)AIAamAtransmittedAbyAtheAbiteAofAinfectedAIxodesAscapularisAticksA(deerAticks).
2b)AWhileAdeerAareAanAimportantAfoodAsourceAforAadultAticks,Athey'reAnotAinfectedAwithAme.AIA
normallyAinfectAwhite-footedAmice,AsmallAmammals,AandAhumans.
3a)ATransmissionAmostAcommonlyAoccursAduringAtheAwarmAmonthsAinAtheANortheastAandAupp
erAMidwestAandAisAspreadAbyAtheAyoungAnymphAstageAofAtheAtick.
3b)ATheseAareAnormallyAtheAsizeAofAaApoppyAseed,AandAmayAbeAreferredAtoAbyAlocalsAasAaA"seed
Atick".
4a)AMostAinfectionsAareAasymptomatic.
4b)SomeAmayApresentAwithAflu-
likeAsymptoms,AsuchAasAfever,Achills,Asweats,Aheadache,AbodyAaches,Aanorexia,Anausea,AorAfatig
ue.
5)AIAcanAcauseAhemolyticAanemiaAfromAdestructionAofAredAbloodAcells.
6)ASymptoms,AifApresent,AcanAbeginAapproximatelyAaAweekAafterAinfection.AForAothers,Asympto
msAmayAtakeAweeksAorAmonthsAtoAdeveA-AcorrectAanswersBabesiosisA(BabesiaAmicroti)
WhoAamAI?A#MicroMonday
1.AIAamAanAobligateAaerobicAGram-
negativeArodAthatAdoesAnotAfermentAglucoseAandAisAcatalaseApositive.
2.AFirstAdescribedAbyAWalterABurkholderAinA1949AasAtheAcauseAofAbacterialArotAofAonionAbulbs.
3.AIAwasAoriginallyAincludedAinAtheAPseudomonasAgenus.
4.AIAcanAbeAfoundAinAsoil,Awater,AinfectedAplants,Aanimals,AandAhumans
5.AIAamAcapableAofAbreakingAdownAtoxicAcompoundsAfoundAinApesticidesAandAherbicides.
6.AIAhaveAshownAresistanceAtoAsomeAdisinfectants
7.AIAcommonlyAholdApenAAgene,AwhichAaidsAinAresistanceAtoAβA-lactamAantibiotics.
8.AIAnormallyAhaveAaAhigherAresistanceAtoAfirstAandA2ndAgenerationAcephalosporins;AmayAshowA
resistantAtoAimipenem,AbutAnotAmeropenem.
9.AIAamAcommonlyAfoundAinAcysticAfibrosisApatientsAandAthoseAwhoAareAimmunocompromised;
AhaveAbeenAimplicatedAinAhealthcareAoutbreaks,AespeciallyAfromAaqueousAenvironmentsAandAir
rigants
10.ATreatmentAforAresistantAstrainsAmayAincludeAminA-AcorrectAanswersBurkholderiaAcepacia
