AAMI MICROBIOLOGY FOR EMBALMERS
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Which of the following microbes will cause the plague? -
....ANSWER...Yersinia pestis
The enteric infectious agent shaped like a comma that is
often transmitted by raw or partially cooked fish or
shellfish is: - ....ANSWER...Vibrio cholerae
Rickettsia rickettsii normally localizes in the: -
....ANSWER...Blood vessels
The etiological agent causing endemic typhus is: -
....ANSWER...Rickettsia prowazekii
,Most Rickettsia are not transmitted from human to
human. - ....ANSWER...True
The infectious agent known to be transmitted by a vector
that bites the host and causes a "bull eye" rash is: -
....ANSWER...Borella burgdorferi (Agent of Lyme's
Disease)
Spores that are in the process of returning to the
vegetative state are described as: -
....ANSWER...Germinating
Obligate aerobes require an environment without free
oxygen for survival. - ....ANSWER...False
What is the genus of the organism causing Opthalmia
neonatorum? - ....ANSWER...Neisseria
What is the species of the zoonotic organism whose cell
wall has a high lipid content, described as acid fast, and is
found as an opportunistic form of TB in AIDS. -
....ANSWER...Avium
,Tularemia commonly localizes in the lymph nodes of the
body and may be transmitted by the tick, fleas, lice,
horseflies and deer flies. - ....ANSWER...True
The causative agent of ornithosis is a member of the genus:
- ....ANSWER...Chlamydia
What is the vector associated with Rickettsia typhi? -
....ANSWER...Flea
Which stage of syphilis may be characterized by flu like
symptoms? - ....ANSWER...Secondary
Which species is the reason for the most common of the
nosocomial infections? - ....ANSWER...Aureus
Cellulitis is the typical lesion for the species: -
....ANSWER...Pyogenes
, The smallest free living, self replicating units that do not
have a cell wall are members of the Genus Mycoplasma. -
....ANSWER...True
A facultative anaerobe is an organism that can grow in the
presence of oxygen, but does not require it for survival. -
....ANSWER...False
A secondary invader that delays the repair of wounds and
the causative agent of secondary infections of burns is
associated with the Genus: - ....ANSWER...Proteus
Tuberculosis in adults will normally spread to the lungs,
lymph nodes, joints and meninges. - ....ANSWER...False
Tetanus is non-communicable. - ....ANSWER...True
Neurosyphilis is characterized by all but one of the
following: - ....ANSWER...Syphilitic rhagades
Aerobe (obligate, strict) - ....ANSWER...must have free
oxygen in order to develop
FINAL EXAM 2026 BANK CURRENTLY
TESTING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS /ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which of the following microbes will cause the plague? -
....ANSWER...Yersinia pestis
The enteric infectious agent shaped like a comma that is
often transmitted by raw or partially cooked fish or
shellfish is: - ....ANSWER...Vibrio cholerae
Rickettsia rickettsii normally localizes in the: -
....ANSWER...Blood vessels
The etiological agent causing endemic typhus is: -
....ANSWER...Rickettsia prowazekii
,Most Rickettsia are not transmitted from human to
human. - ....ANSWER...True
The infectious agent known to be transmitted by a vector
that bites the host and causes a "bull eye" rash is: -
....ANSWER...Borella burgdorferi (Agent of Lyme's
Disease)
Spores that are in the process of returning to the
vegetative state are described as: -
....ANSWER...Germinating
Obligate aerobes require an environment without free
oxygen for survival. - ....ANSWER...False
What is the genus of the organism causing Opthalmia
neonatorum? - ....ANSWER...Neisseria
What is the species of the zoonotic organism whose cell
wall has a high lipid content, described as acid fast, and is
found as an opportunistic form of TB in AIDS. -
....ANSWER...Avium
,Tularemia commonly localizes in the lymph nodes of the
body and may be transmitted by the tick, fleas, lice,
horseflies and deer flies. - ....ANSWER...True
The causative agent of ornithosis is a member of the genus:
- ....ANSWER...Chlamydia
What is the vector associated with Rickettsia typhi? -
....ANSWER...Flea
Which stage of syphilis may be characterized by flu like
symptoms? - ....ANSWER...Secondary
Which species is the reason for the most common of the
nosocomial infections? - ....ANSWER...Aureus
Cellulitis is the typical lesion for the species: -
....ANSWER...Pyogenes
, The smallest free living, self replicating units that do not
have a cell wall are members of the Genus Mycoplasma. -
....ANSWER...True
A facultative anaerobe is an organism that can grow in the
presence of oxygen, but does not require it for survival. -
....ANSWER...False
A secondary invader that delays the repair of wounds and
the causative agent of secondary infections of burns is
associated with the Genus: - ....ANSWER...Proteus
Tuberculosis in adults will normally spread to the lungs,
lymph nodes, joints and meninges. - ....ANSWER...False
Tetanus is non-communicable. - ....ANSWER...True
Neurosyphilis is characterized by all but one of the
following: - ....ANSWER...Syphilitic rhagades
Aerobe (obligate, strict) - ....ANSWER...must have free
oxygen in order to develop
