Q: Treponema pallidium is cutured in/on”
A: Live cells
Live cells
Q: A gumma is:
A: Syphilitic tumor
Syphilitic tumor
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
Secondary
Q: Relapsing fever is spread by:
A: Ticks and lice
Ticks and lice
Q: Lyme disease is caused by _____ and is spread by ________.
A: Borrelia burgdorferi, ticks
Borrelia burgdoferi, ticks
Q: Which of the following conditions may occur in untreated Lyme disease?
A: All of these (rash, arthritis, neurological complications)
All of these (rash, arthritis, neurological complications)
Q: ______ is a spirochete associated with wild and domestic animals and is transmitted to humans through contaminated urine.
A: Leptospira interrogans
Leptospira interrogans
Q: Vibrioaceae, Campylobcteriaceae, and Helicobacteriaceae are 3 Genera of bacteria that all have a curved morphology.
A: True
True
Q: Warm, alkaline, and saline conditions inhibit the migration and survival of Vibrio cholerae.
A: False
False
Q: The significant danger of cholera is the:
A: Significant loss of fluids and electrolytes
Significant loss of fluids and electrolytes
Q: Campylobacter jejuni is strongly associated with gastritis and stomach and duodenal ulcers.
A: False
False
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
Campylobacter jejuni
Q: Rickettsia and Chlamydia are similar in being:
A: Obligate intracellular bacteria
Obligate intracellular bacteria
Q: Which of the following is NOT an arthropod vector of rickettsioses?
A: Mosquito
Mosquito
Q: The Rickettsial disease that has the greatest impact on people living in North America is:
A: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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
Bartonella henselae
Q: Ornithosis is a ______ infection associated with ______.
A: Chlamydial, birds
Chlamydial, birds
Q: Which of the following causes a very common sexually transmitted disease?
A: Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis
Q: All of the following characteristics are true of Mycoplasms pneumonia except:
A: It is carried by arthropod vectors
It is carried by arthropod vectors
The most important Genera of bacteria involved in the etiology of dental caries is:
A: Streptococcus
Streptococcus