Microbiology for Embalmers AAMI| 175 questions| with complete solutions

Staphylococci - Correct Answer irregular grape-like clusters Normal Flora - Correct Answer the microbial population that lives with the host in a healthy condition. Pyogenic Coccus - Correct Answer what is staphylococcus commonly referred to as? Staphylococcus Aureus - Correct Answer one species of Genus Staphylococcus that our body doesnt normally have? Pyogenic - Correct Answer pus producing Staphylococcus Aureus - Correct Answer this microbe typically causes infections of the skin and superficial tissues of the body, where it results in: Boils Furuncles Carbuncles Pimples Lungs, Kidneys - Correct Answer what organs can staphylococcus aureus cause systemic infections too? Exotoxin - Correct Answer staphlyococcus aureus also results in the formation of a dangerous ___________. Enterotoxin - Correct Answer a type of exotoxin that affects the intestines of the person who eats the contaminated food. Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea - Correct Answer what are the symptoms of food intoxication? Nosocomial - Correct Answer these types of infections are acquired in hospital of medical facilities. Nosocomial - Correct Answer staphylococcus aureus causes the majority of __________ infections. Toxic Shock Syndrome - Correct Answer chemicals promote growth of endogenous strains of staphylococcus aureus. This microbe produces an exotoxin that eventually produces multiple organ failure. Staphylococcus Aureus - Correct Answer mode of transmission: - direct person to person - nasal carriers - animals Person to Person - Correct Answer what is the most common mode of transmission for staphylococcus aureus? Staphylococcus Aureus - Correct Answer portals of entry and exit: enters- skin, mouth, nose, throat exits - secretions from mouth, nose, throat or lesions caused by the agent. Natural - Correct Answer we have _________ immunity from staphylococcus aureus. Serum Antibodies - Correct Answer _________ show that everyone has had some exposure to staphylococcus aureus. Alpha Hemolytic - Correct Answer streptococcal organisms that causes slight or incomplete hemolysis Tooth Abscess, Sinus Infections - Correct Answer what are 2 examples of Alpha Hemolytic Beta Hemolytic - Correct Answer the most virulent streptococcal organism that causes complete hemolysis, acute and fulminating infections. Gamma - Correct Answer streptococcal organisms that are normally non-pathogenic and non-hemolytic. Cellulitis - Correct Answer what is the typical lesion associated with hemolytic strep? Cellulitis - Correct Answer a diffuse, edematous inflammation of solid tissue. Strep Throat - Correct Answer what is the most common infection related to streptococcus pyogenes? Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer strep throat is one of the most common infections related to __________ Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer this organism affects: - throat - nose - sinuses - ears - lower respiratory tract - lungs - bloodstream - heart - joints Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer this is caused by one of the beta hemolytic organisms that affect the throat, most often as a local infection. Beta Hemolytic - Correct Answer streptococcus pyogenes is caused by one of the _____ __________ organisms that affect the throat, most often as a local infection. Local - Correct Answer what type of infection is strep throat? Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer common infections of ___________ are: -strep throat - scarlet fever - puerperal sepis - rheumatic fever Scarlet Fever - Correct Answer described as "strep throat with a rash," Scarlet Fever - Correct Answer hemolytic action of this microbe is seen on the throat, tongue, and surface of the skin with diffuse inflammatory reaction. Puerperal Sepsis - Correct Answer the result of this hemolytic streptococcus reaching the uterus via hands or instruments. Rheumatic Fever - Correct Answer an infection of the upper respiratory tract due to streptococcus pyogenes complicated by a chronic disease of the heart, joints, characterized by swelling, tenderness, and fever. Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer modes of transmission: - person to person via droplet infection - indirectly via fomites, surgical procedures - nasal carriers - milk - similar to staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus Pyogenes - Correct Answer portals of entry and exit: - enters - respiratory tract, wounds - exits - mouth and nose as exudates from areas of infection Permanent - Correct Answer as attack of scarlet fever is followed by a _________ immunity. True - Correct Answer all other streptococcus pyogenes infections do not result in immunity. T/F Puerperal Sepsis - Correct Answer this can be controlled by proper obstetrical procedures? Pneumococcus - Correct Answer what is the common name for Streptococcus Pneumococcus? Diplococcus - Correct Answer streptococcus pneumoniae exists in pairs and is described as a? Capsule, Increasing - Correct Answer streptococcus pneumoniae has a _________, __________ its virulence. Fibrinolysin - Correct Answer an enzyme that hydrolyzes peptides and esters of arginine and histidine and converts fibrin to soluble products. Fibrin - Correct Answer an elastic, insoluble, whitish protein derived from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin and forming interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood. Streptococcus Pneumoniae - Correct Answer common infections of __________ are: - pneumonia - meningitis - otitis media Pneumonia - Correct Answer an inflammatory condition of the air sacs (alveoli), bronchioles, and smaller bronchi of the lungs. There are 2 types, Lobar and Broncho. Lobar, Broncho - Correct Answer what are the two types on pneumonia? Lobar - Correct Answer this type of pneumonia: - is an acute disease with severe toxemia and missive inflammatory exudate that fills the air spaces of one or more of the lungs. This condition is accompanied by: - rapid, shallow breathing - cyanosis - tachycardia - nausea and vomiting - chronic abscess formation occasionally occurs Broncho - Correct Answer this type of pneumonia is: - more often a secondary, as opposed to primary infection - often a complication of measles or other chronic conditions - consists of scattered, small inflammatory foci - chronic pneumonia often persists as a result Chronic - Correct Answer what type of pneumonia often persists as a result of bronchopneumonia? Meningitis - Correct Answer an inflammatory condition of the meninges of the brain. Otitis Media - Correct Answer an inflammatory condition of the middle ear. Streptococcus Pneumoniae - Correct Answer modes of transmission for __________ - person to person via droplet infection - active cases are carriers. - indirectly by fomites Streptococcus Pneumoniae - Correct Answer portals of entry and exit are: - enters - mouth, nose - exits - mouth and nose as exudates from areas of infection Streptococcus Pneumoniae - Correct Answer immunity from an infection by _______________ results in a 6-12 month immunity that specific type of pneumonia. High - Correct Answer natural resistance to streptococcus pneumoniae is normally _________. Gonorrhea - Correct Answer what is the most common venereal diseases? Gonococcus - Correct Answer what is the common name for Neisseria Gonorrhea? Neisseria Gonorrhea - Correct Answer this is difficult to destroy within the body, but is killed in a short time by sunlight and drying outside the body. Gonorrhea - Correct Answer this is a disease accompanied by a discharge from the genital tract that is at first thin and watery and later purulent. Urethra, Cervix - Correct Answer the primary site for gonorrhea in a women is _______ and ________. Bartholins Glands, Fallopian Tubes - Correct Answer in a women gonorrhea may spread from the urethra and cervix to ________ and ________. Ectopic, Sterility - Correct Answer formation of scar tissue in the fallopian tubes