Barry Microbiology Exam 4

Front 1

Asymptomatic carriage of N gonorrhea is more common among _____?

Back 1

Women

Front 2

What is the morphology of N gonorrhea?

Back 2

Gram - cocci

Front 3

What type of penile discharge is common with gonorrhea?

Back 3

Purulent urethral discharge

Front 4

What female complication can occur with gonorrhea?

Back 4

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Front 5

Neonates are at risk for what type of gonorrhea infection?

Back 5

Gonococcal Ophthalmia

Front 6

What has reduced the incidence of meningitis due to N meningitides?

Back 6

Polyvalent vaccine for children over 2
Group A vaccine for travelers to endemic areas, outbreaks or high risk areas

Front 7

What bacteria is associated with a human bite or fist fight?

Back 7

Eikenella corrodens

Front 8

The motility of E. coli is linked to what type of infection?

Back 8

UTIs, meningitis, gastroenteritis

Front 9

What is the most common gram - rod isolated from patients with sepsis?

Back 9

E. coli

Front 10

E. coli is infamous for causing ________diarrhea.

Back 10

Travelers

Front 11

Entero_________ E. coli infection can cause chronic diarrhea and growth retardation.

Back 11

Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)

Front 12

Typhoid Mary's _______ was colonized with ___________.

Back 12

Gall bladder
Salmonella typhi

Front 13

What symptoms are common to Shigella infection?

Back 13

Cramps, diarrhea, fever and bloody stools

Front 14

What is the causative agent of "the plague?"

Back 14

Yersinia Pestis

Front 15

What is the difference between the sylvatic, urban and pneumonic cycles?

Back 15

- Sylvatic is wild rodent to fleas to humans
- Urban is domestic roden to fleas to humans
- Pneumonic is person to person

Front 16

What is commonly associated with tonsilitis that is unresponsive to antibiotic therapy?

Back 16

Enterovirus
or
Adenovirus

Front 17

Contaminated public swimming pools may cause sporadic outbreaks of ______due to _______.

Back 17

Hep A
Low chlorine

Front 18

What hepatitis virus (s) can cause hepatocellular carcinoma?

Back 18

Hepatitis B and C

Front 19

What is the most common cause of fulminant hepatitis in the U.S.?

Back 19

Hepatitis A and B
or
Hepatic encephalopathy

Front 20

What hepatitis virus is associated with contaminated shellfish?

Back 20

Hepatitis A

Front 21

More severe symptoms are observed with a chronic hepatitis infection

Back 21

True

Front 22

A limited CMI can lead to a _____ stage

Back 22

Chronic

Front 23

What hepatitis viruses are associated with chronic infections?

Back 23

Hepatitis C

Front 24

What hepatitis virus is associated with kidney complications?

Back 24

Hepatitis B

Front 25

What is the most common cause of upper respiratory infections?

Back 25

Rhinoviruses

Front 26

What RNA virus can undergo reassortment producing a virulent and deadly infections?

Back 26

Influenza A and B

Front 27

What kind of vaccine is the flu vaccine?

Back 27

Killed or attenuated

Front 28

What is associated with laryngotracheobronchitis or the croup?

Back 28

Parainfluenza

Front 29

The lytic infection of ____ cells ultimately leads to the development of AIDS

Back 29

CD4T

Front 30

What kind of cell becomes the reservoir for HIV in the body?

Back 30

Macrophage

Front 31

What bacteria found in the GI tracts of poultry, reptiles and livestock has over 2500 O serotypes and is responsible for nearly 1.4 million infections a year in the US?

Back 31

Salmonella

Front 32

Would a viral or bacterial infection produce an increase in CSF pressure?

Back 32

Both

Front 33

Is a viral or bacterial infection more severe?

Back 33

Bacterial

Front 34

What is a sign of meningitis in adults?

Back 34

Fever, malaise, headache, nausea, abdmonial pain, sometimes progresses to mild muscle weakness

Front 35

What is the leading viral cause of a fatal respiratory infection among infants?

Back 35

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Front 36

Infants are at risk due to their narrow ______ tubes.

Back 36

Bronchiole

Front 37

What viral infection causes a "slapped cheek" rash in children and joint pain in the parents?

Back 37

Parvovirus

Front 38

_______ causes the release of 20,000 aerosol particles.

Back 38

Sneezing

Front 39

What is the most important cause of pharygitis?

Back 39

Streptococcus Pyogenes

Front 40

What is a unique feature associated with scarlet fever?

Back 40

Strawberry Tongue

Front 41

What is thought to be the world's reservoir for influenza?

Back 41

Birds

Front 42

What organism causes "rice water" gastroenteritis?

Back 42

Vibrio cholerae

Front 43

____ is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the US and improperly prepared _____ is a common source of infection

Back 43

- Campylobacter jejuni
- Poultry

Front 44

What bacterium is associated with pyloric gastritis?

Back 44

Helicobacter pylori

Front 45

What ubiquitous organism can cause complications with bum patients and the genetic disease, cystic fibrosis?

Back 45

Pseudomonas

Front 46

What characteristics are associated with Psuedomonas infection?

Back 46

Grape like odor

Front 47

What has led to a dramatic decrease in the incidence of Hemophilus influenza type b associated diseases?

Back 47

Fluzone vaccination

Front 48

What can cause a soft chancre on the penis that looks like a syphilitic or herpetic ulcer?

Back 48

Treponema pallidum

Front 49

What is the causative agent for the "whooping cough?"

Back 49

Bordatella pertussis

Front 50

What vaccine prevents the whooping cough?

Back 50

DPT

Front 51

Avoid ill appearing _____ and wear gloves when skinning to avoid _____

Back 51

- Rabbits
- Francisella tularensis

Front 52

Is legionella pneumophila communicable?

Back 52

No

Front 53

What is the spotty, superficial fungal infection of the skin?

Back 53

Pityriasis vesicolor

Front 54

Tinea barbae on the face caused by Trichophytan is also commonly referred to as _______.

Back 54

Ring Worm

Front 55

What kind of treatment is administered to a patient following a bit from a wild raccoon suspected of being rabid?

Back 55

Active and passive immunization- Rabavert intramuscular and rabies immunoglobulin

Front 56

How is polio transmitted?

Back 56

Fecal to oral route

Front 57

What kind of polio vaccine is administered in the US?

Back 57

Inactivated intramuscular
Salk and Sabin

Front 58

What disease is associated with an infectious protein?

Back 58

Prions
Creutzfieldt- Jakob disease

Front 59

What fungal respiratory disease is common in the SW part of the US?

Back 59

Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides species

Front 60

How is someone infected with Histoplasmosis capsulatum?

Back 60

H. capsulatum grows in soil and material contaminated with bat or bird droppings. Spores become airborne when contaminated soil is disturbed. Breathing the spores causes infection.

Front 61

_____ is a fungus found worldwide that is commonly associated with bird droppings and is more prevalent among HIV+ patients.

Back 61

Cryptococcus