micro quiz 12/7
which of the following diseases is characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, swelling of the neck, and a tough grayish pseudomembrane in the throat?
Diphtheria
which of the following diseases is characterized by a bull's eye rash?
Lyme disease
which of the following diseases is characterized by the presence of a measly-like rash on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet?
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Which of the following is characteristic of the primary stage of syphilis?
a chancre appears on the genitals
which of the following microorganisms undergoes both an infectious stage of growth and a noninfectious stage of growth?
chlamydia
Corynebacteria have been shown to cause which of the following types of infections in humans?
endocarditis, urinary infections, and respiratory illness after contact with infected sheep
In which of the following diseases might the tongue be covered with a white fur, or discolored black and rolled up in the back of the mouth?
epidemic typhus
which of the following is the most commonly identified waterborne illness in the United States?
giardiasis
which of the following types of hepatitis is primarily spread through fecally contaminated food or water?
hepatitis A
which of the following diseases is caused by a spirochete?
leptospirosis
Malaria is spread through which of the following vectors?
mosquitoes
orchitis and sterility can result from which of the following diseases?
mumps
which of the following microorganisms has a characteristic fried-egg appearance?
mycoplasma pneumoniae
which of the following microorganisms is the smallest free-living organism in nature?
mycoplasmas
which of the following microorganisms causes African trypanosomiasis and is spread by the tsetse fly?
protozoa
skin lesions caused by the herpes zoster virus are known as which of the following?
shingles
the first vaccine was developed by Edward Jenner, and it was a vaccine for which of the following?
smallpox
which of the following refers to fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails?
tineas
which of the following diseases is spread through handling contaminated cat feces?
toxoplasmosis
which of the following terms refers to viral infections that favor the body's abdominal organs?
viscerotropic
