FORTIS MICROBIOLOGY FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
⩥ Shingles
Chickenpox. Answer: Caused by the same virus
⩥ Cowpox. Answer: Immunizations containing this provide protection
against smallpox
⩥ Measles. Answer: Presence of Koplik's spots is sufficient for this
diagnosis
⩥ Lishmaniasis. Answer: Transmitted through the bite of infected female
sand flies
⩥ Dermatophyte. Answer: Fungi Zoophilics that are transmitted by
contact with animals or contaminated animal products
⩥ Shingles. Answer: Localization of lesions with a band of skin on one
side of the body
,⩥ Erythema Infectiosum. Answer: Childhood disease that produces a
facial rash that can sometimes be misinterpreted as slap marks
⩥ Smallpox Lesions. Answer: Lesions filled with clear fluid
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Lesions filled with a thick, opaque liquid and
are distinctly indented in the center
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Caused by a virus and does not respond to
antibiotics but is self limiting and will heal on its own
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Has an incubation period of 10-20 days
⩥ The lesion itself. Answer: What is the best location to obtain a culture
for microbial analysis?
⩥ Staphylococcus Aureus. Answer: Gram-positive cocci that grow in
grape-like clusters
⩥ Plasmodium falciparum. Answer: Which species causes the more
severe, often fatal form of malaria
⩥ Exfoliative Toxin. Answer: Toxin produced by S. aureus that targets a
protein responsible for cell to cell binding, and blisters result
, ⩥ Cerebrospinal Fluid. Answer: Fluid removed during a spinal tap that is
a means of diagnosing bacterial meningitis
⩥ Perchiae. Answer: Small subcutaneous hemorrhages that are
sometimes present in the case of meningitis
⩥ Prions. Answer: Infectious proteins that cause diseases such as CJD
and mad cow disease
⩥ Flacid Paralysis. Answer: Produced by Neurotoxins of Clostridium
botulinum that prevent muscle contractions
⩥ Acetylcholine. Answer: Neurotransmitter that binds to its receptors on
muscle cells and cause a muscle to contract
⩥ Lumbar puncture. Answer: Procedure that is most helpful in
diagnosing meningitis
⩥ Streptococcus pneumoniae. Answer: Stain gram-positive cocci in
pairs
⩥ Vaccination with Penumovax. Answer: Most effective way to prevent
getting meningitis
2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
⩥ Shingles
Chickenpox. Answer: Caused by the same virus
⩥ Cowpox. Answer: Immunizations containing this provide protection
against smallpox
⩥ Measles. Answer: Presence of Koplik's spots is sufficient for this
diagnosis
⩥ Lishmaniasis. Answer: Transmitted through the bite of infected female
sand flies
⩥ Dermatophyte. Answer: Fungi Zoophilics that are transmitted by
contact with animals or contaminated animal products
⩥ Shingles. Answer: Localization of lesions with a band of skin on one
side of the body
,⩥ Erythema Infectiosum. Answer: Childhood disease that produces a
facial rash that can sometimes be misinterpreted as slap marks
⩥ Smallpox Lesions. Answer: Lesions filled with clear fluid
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Lesions filled with a thick, opaque liquid and
are distinctly indented in the center
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Caused by a virus and does not respond to
antibiotics but is self limiting and will heal on its own
⩥ Chickenpox. Answer: Has an incubation period of 10-20 days
⩥ The lesion itself. Answer: What is the best location to obtain a culture
for microbial analysis?
⩥ Staphylococcus Aureus. Answer: Gram-positive cocci that grow in
grape-like clusters
⩥ Plasmodium falciparum. Answer: Which species causes the more
severe, often fatal form of malaria
⩥ Exfoliative Toxin. Answer: Toxin produced by S. aureus that targets a
protein responsible for cell to cell binding, and blisters result
, ⩥ Cerebrospinal Fluid. Answer: Fluid removed during a spinal tap that is
a means of diagnosing bacterial meningitis
⩥ Perchiae. Answer: Small subcutaneous hemorrhages that are
sometimes present in the case of meningitis
⩥ Prions. Answer: Infectious proteins that cause diseases such as CJD
and mad cow disease
⩥ Flacid Paralysis. Answer: Produced by Neurotoxins of Clostridium
botulinum that prevent muscle contractions
⩥ Acetylcholine. Answer: Neurotransmitter that binds to its receptors on
muscle cells and cause a muscle to contract
⩥ Lumbar puncture. Answer: Procedure that is most helpful in
diagnosing meningitis
⩥ Streptococcus pneumoniae. Answer: Stain gram-positive cocci in
pairs
⩥ Vaccination with Penumovax. Answer: Most effective way to prevent
getting meningitis
