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Question 1
Septic shock symptoms can be induced by _____.
a.endotoxin of Gram-negative bacteria
b. peptidoglycan of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (peptidoglycan only no effect)
c. flagella of Gram-negative bacteria
d. capsules of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria
e. spores of Gram-positive bacteria
Question 2
Which of the following is not a characteristic of tularemia?
a. zoonotic infection
b. ulcerated papule at inoculation site
c. treated with streptomycin
d. associated with skinning infected animals
e. mortality rate of untreated cases exceeds 90%
Question 3
Which of the following is a mismatched pair?
a. typhus: Rickettsia prowazekii
b. human ehrlichiosis: Bartonella henselae
c. Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Rickettsia rickettsii
d. rickettsial pox: Rickettsia akari
e. Q fever: Coxiella burnetii
Question 4
All of the following regarding cytomegalovirus (CMV) are correct except _____.
a. more than 50% of the population have been exposed to CMV
b. CMV can be transmitted through breast milk, blood transfusions, and organ transplants
c. congenital infection with CMV rarely has consequences
d. reactivation of latent CMV infections may occur in immunosuppressed individuals
e. CMV possesses the largest viral genome
Question 5
Chagas disease is transmitted by _____.
a. the reduviid
b. fleas
c. ticks
d. mosquitoes
e. lice
Question 6
Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by _____.
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. coagulase-negative staphylococci
c. group A streptococci
d. dermatophytes
e. Propionibacterium acnes
Question 7
Of the following conditions, which poses the most serious threat to an infected individual?
a. erysipelas
b. cutaneous anthrax
c. folliculitis
d. impetigo
e. nodular cystic acne
Question 8
Shingles occurs when _____.
a. primary infection with human papillomavirus occurs by direct contact or fomites
b. a latent form of the varicella-zoster virus is reactivated
c. the fetus acquires rubella transplacentally during pregnancy
d. the immune system is severely compromised
Question 9
Dermatophytosis of the feet (athletes feet) is also known as _____.
a. tinea cruris
b. cutaneous candidiasis
c. cutaneous leishmaniasis
d. tinea pedis
e. pediculosis
Question 10
All of the following are correct about trachoma except _____. This all true actually -_-
a. it is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
b. it is a leading cause of eye infection in developing nations
c. individuals may develop corneal ulceration and blindness
d. it is spread by the blood-sucking blackfly