MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 19 TEST BANK.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Anthrax is
A. a zoonosis. #(__%_)
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B. transmitted by contact, inhalation, and ingestion. @#!@
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C. a disease that, in humans, can cause a rapidly fatal toxemia and %()()*^(
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septicemia. (^*((*(*
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D. only seen sporadically in the United States. &*(^
E. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: All of these choices
are correct
2. Characteristics of Bacillus anthracis include all the following, except
A. capsule and exotoxins are virulence factors.
B. anaerobic.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
C. reservoir includes infected grazing animals and contaminated soil.
D. gram-positive bacillus.
#(__%_)
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E. spore-former. - ANSWER: Anaerobic &#%^%
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@#!@
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3. Which form of anthrax involves a black eschar on the skin? ^#&^*$
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A. pulmonary *()*(*(
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B. gastrointestinal
C. cutaneous
D. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: Cutaneous
4. Which type of anthrax is called "woolsorter's disease?"
A. pulmonary
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B. gastrointestinal
C. cutaneous #(__%_)
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D. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: Pulmonary @#!@
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5. Treatment and control of anthrax includes %()()*^(
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A. use of antimicrobics, such as ciprofloxacin for active cases. &*(^
B. vaccination of livestock.
C. toxoid for military and those with occupational exposure.
D. proper disposal of animals that have died from anthrax.
E. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: All of these choices
are correct
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
6. Which is not correct about Bacillus cereus?
A. present in soil #(__%_)
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B. produce enterotoxins @#!@
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C. causes food-borne intoxication %()()*^(
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D. causes a zoonosis *()*(*(
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&*(^
E. associated with cooked rice, potato, and meat dishes that are stored
at room temperature - ANSWER: Causes a zoonosis
7. The food-borne disease that involves neurotoxin is
A. gastrointestinal anthrax.
B. Bacillus cereus intoxication.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Anthrax is
A. a zoonosis. #(__%_)
_)_^()(*
&#%^%
$^$%#$
B. transmitted by contact, inhalation, and ingestion. @#!@
@!$%%
^#&^*$
*((%)()
C. a disease that, in humans, can cause a rapidly fatal toxemia and %()()*^(
)*(*(^(*
septicemia. (^*((*(*
^(*()()^
*()*(*(
&*^&*
D. only seen sporadically in the United States. &*(^
E. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: All of these choices
are correct
2. Characteristics of Bacillus anthracis include all the following, except
A. capsule and exotoxins are virulence factors.
B. anaerobic.
, MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 19 TEST BANK.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
C. reservoir includes infected grazing animals and contaminated soil.
D. gram-positive bacillus.
#(__%_)
_)_^()(*
E. spore-former. - ANSWER: Anaerobic &#%^%
$^$%#$
@#!@
@!$%%
3. Which form of anthrax involves a black eschar on the skin? ^#&^*$
*((%)()
%()()*^(
)*(*(^(*
(^*((*(*
^(*()()^
A. pulmonary *()*(*(
&*^&*
&*(^
B. gastrointestinal
C. cutaneous
D. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: Cutaneous
4. Which type of anthrax is called "woolsorter's disease?"
A. pulmonary
, MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 19 TEST BANK.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
B. gastrointestinal
C. cutaneous #(__%_)
_)_^()(*
&#%^%
$^$%#$
D. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: Pulmonary @#!@
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*((%)()
5. Treatment and control of anthrax includes %()()*^(
)*(*(^(*
(^*((*(*
^(*()()^
*()*(*(
&*^&*
A. use of antimicrobics, such as ciprofloxacin for active cases. &*(^
B. vaccination of livestock.
C. toxoid for military and those with occupational exposure.
D. proper disposal of animals that have died from anthrax.
E. All of these choices are correct. - ANSWER: All of these choices
are correct
, MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 19 TEST BANK.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
6. Which is not correct about Bacillus cereus?
A. present in soil #(__%_)
_)_^()(*
&#%^%
$^$%#$
B. produce enterotoxins @#!@
@!$%%
^#&^*$
*((%)()
C. causes food-borne intoxication %()()*^(
)*(*(^(*
(^*((*(*
^(*()()^
D. causes a zoonosis *()*(*(
&*^&*
&*(^
E. associated with cooked rice, potato, and meat dishes that are stored
at room temperature - ANSWER: Causes a zoonosis
7. The food-borne disease that involves neurotoxin is
A. gastrointestinal anthrax.
B. Bacillus cereus intoxication.
