BMS 127 Final Exam Practice 2026|2027
Questions and Answers with Complete
A+ Solutions 100% Correct!!!
The vaccine is called a __________ vaccine - correct Answer -pneumococcyl
__________ __________ causes pharyngitis which can lead to scarlet fever. - correct Answer -
Streptococcus pyogenes.
Both scarlet fever and pharyngitis can lead to __________ __________, which is life
threatening. This is because there is an immune response mounted against human cardiac
muscles. This is due to an epitope confusion - correct Answer -Rheumatic fever
__________ __________ is declining, less prevalent than it used to be. This condition happened
when there was a foreign epitope on the fimbriae which was very similar to an epitope on the
human cardiac muscle, this causes an immune response - correct Answer -Rheumatic fever
People who have rheumatic fever are on __________ __________ for the rest of their lives in
order to avoid your body mounting a response against your own body - correct Answer -
antisuppressant drugs
,G.A.S strands for __________ __________ __________ - correct Answer -Group A Strep
__________ __________ is a way of categorizing different streptococci which differentiates
between the different species. Each group actually did turn out to be a different species. -
correct Answer -Lancefield grouping
__________ can also cause necrotising fasciitis, impetigo, and toxic shock like syndrome. The
toxin is almost identical to TSS-staph toxin - correct Answer -GAS
__________ __________ was prevalent but greatly declined after the vaccine was introduced.
Diphtheria was used in vaccine. - correct Answer -Bordetella pertussis
There was another rise because the immunity to the infection does not last long. People who
receive __________ aren't protected for that long. As a result, people walk around with the
disease and spread it because they think they're protected - correct Answer -vaccines.
The more __________ vaccines are better, it is likely that doctors will advise people to get
vaccines every 10 years - correct Answer -recent
__________ __________ causes the Black Death/Plague, aka the bubonic/pneumonic plague -
correct Answer -Yersinia pestis
,The human population decreased drastically during this time, there were __________
pandemics within 100 years. __________ million people died, and 25% of humanity was wiped
out - correct Answer -3, 100
__________ of all Europeans were killed, which was one of the most populated areas at the
time - correct Answer -1/3
There was population increase due to the __________ __________. The rate of the increasing
population is now decreasing. - correct Answer -industrial revolution
The resevoir for the disease is in __________ - correct Answer -rodents
__________ are the vectors of the disease. They bite the rodents which then bite the humans -
correct Answer -Fleas
Bacteria grow in the __________ __________, they swell, which is called bubos. If left
untreated, the bubonic plague is __________ % fatal - correct Answer -lymph nodes, 50
With treatment today, the fatality rate is __________ % - correct Answer -5
, The bubonic plague does not spread directly human to human. The __________ can spread
throughout the body and go to the lungs - correct Answer -bubo
When it spreads to the lungs it is called the __________ __________ - correct Answer -
pneumonic plague
If left untreated, the fatality rate is __________% - correct Answer -100
The pneumonic plague spreads from __________ to __________ - correct Answer -person,
person
This disease causes __________ __________ __________ or DIC, which forms ectopic blood
clots. This leads to regions of necrosis, hence the name the black death. Strep pyogenes are
likely to take over the dying tissue - correct Answer -disseminated intravascular coagulation
The __________ of the bacterium of the Black Death is the same now as it was hundreds of
years ago - correct Answer -genome
There are still cases of the plague in the US, especially in Southern California. This is due to
__________ having the plague - correct Answer -rodents
Questions and Answers with Complete
A+ Solutions 100% Correct!!!
The vaccine is called a __________ vaccine - correct Answer -pneumococcyl
__________ __________ causes pharyngitis which can lead to scarlet fever. - correct Answer -
Streptococcus pyogenes.
Both scarlet fever and pharyngitis can lead to __________ __________, which is life
threatening. This is because there is an immune response mounted against human cardiac
muscles. This is due to an epitope confusion - correct Answer -Rheumatic fever
__________ __________ is declining, less prevalent than it used to be. This condition happened
when there was a foreign epitope on the fimbriae which was very similar to an epitope on the
human cardiac muscle, this causes an immune response - correct Answer -Rheumatic fever
People who have rheumatic fever are on __________ __________ for the rest of their lives in
order to avoid your body mounting a response against your own body - correct Answer -
antisuppressant drugs
,G.A.S strands for __________ __________ __________ - correct Answer -Group A Strep
__________ __________ is a way of categorizing different streptococci which differentiates
between the different species. Each group actually did turn out to be a different species. -
correct Answer -Lancefield grouping
__________ can also cause necrotising fasciitis, impetigo, and toxic shock like syndrome. The
toxin is almost identical to TSS-staph toxin - correct Answer -GAS
__________ __________ was prevalent but greatly declined after the vaccine was introduced.
Diphtheria was used in vaccine. - correct Answer -Bordetella pertussis
There was another rise because the immunity to the infection does not last long. People who
receive __________ aren't protected for that long. As a result, people walk around with the
disease and spread it because they think they're protected - correct Answer -vaccines.
The more __________ vaccines are better, it is likely that doctors will advise people to get
vaccines every 10 years - correct Answer -recent
__________ __________ causes the Black Death/Plague, aka the bubonic/pneumonic plague -
correct Answer -Yersinia pestis
,The human population decreased drastically during this time, there were __________
pandemics within 100 years. __________ million people died, and 25% of humanity was wiped
out - correct Answer -3, 100
__________ of all Europeans were killed, which was one of the most populated areas at the
time - correct Answer -1/3
There was population increase due to the __________ __________. The rate of the increasing
population is now decreasing. - correct Answer -industrial revolution
The resevoir for the disease is in __________ - correct Answer -rodents
__________ are the vectors of the disease. They bite the rodents which then bite the humans -
correct Answer -Fleas
Bacteria grow in the __________ __________, they swell, which is called bubos. If left
untreated, the bubonic plague is __________ % fatal - correct Answer -lymph nodes, 50
With treatment today, the fatality rate is __________ % - correct Answer -5
, The bubonic plague does not spread directly human to human. The __________ can spread
throughout the body and go to the lungs - correct Answer -bubo
When it spreads to the lungs it is called the __________ __________ - correct Answer -
pneumonic plague
If left untreated, the fatality rate is __________% - correct Answer -100
The pneumonic plague spreads from __________ to __________ - correct Answer -person,
person
This disease causes __________ __________ __________ or DIC, which forms ectopic blood
clots. This leads to regions of necrosis, hence the name the black death. Strep pyogenes are
likely to take over the dying tissue - correct Answer -disseminated intravascular coagulation
The __________ of the bacterium of the Black Death is the same now as it was hundreds of
years ago - correct Answer -genome
There are still cases of the plague in the US, especially in Southern California. This is due to
__________ having the plague - correct Answer -rodents
