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Q: Treponema pallidium is cutured in/on”

A: Live cells

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Live cells

2
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Q: A gumma is:

A: Syphilitic tumor

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Syphilitic tumor

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Q: Flat, red/brown, rash-like lesions which can more pronounced on the psalms and soles is characteristic of white phase of syphilis?

A: Secondary

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Secondary

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Q: Relapsing fever is spread by:

A: Ticks and lice

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Ticks and lice

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Q: Lyme disease is caused by _____ and is spread by ________.

A: Borrelia burgdorferi, ticks

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Borrelia burgdoferi, ticks

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Q: Which of the following conditions may occur in untreated Lyme disease?

A: All of these (rash, arthritis, neurological complications)

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All of these (rash, arthritis, neurological complications)

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Q: ______ is a spirochete associated with wild and domestic animals and is transmitted to humans through contaminated urine.

A: Leptospira interrogans

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Leptospira interrogans

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Q: Vibrioaceae, Campylobcteriaceae, and Helicobacteriaceae are 3 Genera of bacteria that all have a curved morphology.

A: True

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True

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Q: Warm, alkaline, and saline conditions inhibit the migration and survival of Vibrio cholerae.

A: False

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False

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Q: The significant danger of cholera is the:

A: Significant loss of fluids and electrolytes

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Significant loss of fluids and electrolytes

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Q: Campylobacter jejuni is strongly associated with gastritis and stomach and duodenal ulcers.

A: False

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False

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Q: A patient became ill with a headache, fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating insufficiently cooked chicken. A curved, Gram (-) rod was isolated from the contaminated meat. What organism would you suspect as the cause of this illness?

A: Campylobacter jejuni

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Q: Rickettsia and Chlamydia are similar in being:

A: Obligate intracellular bacteria

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Obligate intracellular bacteria

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Q: Which of the following is NOT an arthropod vector of rickettsioses?

A: Mosquito

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Mosquito

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Q: The Rickettsial disease that has the greatest impact on people living in North America is:

A: Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Q: A child was clawed by a stray cat. Within 1-2 weeks, papules developed at the site of the scratch. The surrounding tissue was red and inflamed and the lymph nodes became swollen. What organism would you suspect as the cause of this infection?

A: Bartonella henselae

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Bartonella henselae

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Q: Ornithosis is a ______ infection associated with ______.

A: Chlamydial, birds

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Chlamydial, birds

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Q: Which of the following causes a very common sexually transmitted disease?

A: Chlamydia trachomatis

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Q: All of the following characteristics are true of Mycoplasms pneumonia except:

A: It is carried by arthropod vectors

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It is carried by arthropod vectors

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The most important Genera of bacteria involved in the etiology of dental caries is:

A: Streptococcus

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Streptococcus