Microbiology
Endospore formation is characteristic of Bacillus anthracis Hemophilus influenzae Salmonella enteritidis Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacillus anthracis
Monilia is used synonymously with Histoplasma Candida Blastomyces Actinomyces
Candida
Oral and vaginal thrush are caused by Treponema pallidum Aspergillis negri Streptococcus aureus Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Gas gangrene and tissue gas is caused by Shigella dysenteriae Treponema pallidum Corynebacterium diptheriae Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens
Which of the following organisms is an exotoxin producer? Clostridium perfringes Treponema pallidum Staphlococcus aureus Neisseria gono"heae
Clostridium perfringes
With what disease is rubella identified? mumps German measles fever blisters chancres
German measles
Which of the following is NOT a fungal infection? Aspergillosis Coccidioidomycosis Candida Giardiasis
Giardiasis
Which of the following diseases is caused by contact with contaminated blood serum? Hepatitis type B Smallpox Hepatitis type A Mumps
Hepatitis type B
Which disease is NOT dermatrophic? Mumps Fever blisters Shingles Rubella
Mumps
Which organism is acid fast positive? Neisseria Mycobacterium Corynebacterium Salmonella
Mycobacterium
Which of the following organisms has a high lipid content of the cell wall? Treponema pallidum Mycobacterium tuberculosis Neisseria gonorrhea Francisella tularensis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The causative organism in primary atypical pneumonia is: Epstein-Barr virus Mycoplasma Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes
Mycoplasma
Ophthalmia neonatorum is an infection caused by a species of bacteria which is a member of the genus Mycobacterium Corynebacterium Treponema Neisseria
Neisseria
Which of the following is caused by rickettsia? rabies mumps Q fever poliomyelitis
Q fever
Which of the following diseases is not protected against by the MMR vaccine? German measles measles Rocky Mountain Spotted fever Epidemic parotitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
Which of the following organisms is capable of forming capsules when living as parasites? Neisseria gonorrhea Strepotococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Staphylococcus aureus
Strepotococcus pneumoniae
What organism causes the condition of lobar pneumonia? Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pneumoniae Treponema pallidum Neisseria gonorrheae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Syphilis is an infection caused by Clostriudium perjringes Hemophilus ducreyi Treponema pallidum Streptococcus pyogenes
Treponema pallidum
The etiological agent and cause of chancre is? Neisseria gonorrhoea Francisella tularensis Treponema pallidum Mycobactreium tuberculosis
Treponema pallidum
Which of the following diseases may be caused by the organisms responsible for infection entering the body through the unbroken skin? Gonorrhea Tularemia Syphilis Tetanus
Tularemia
Mosquitos have been implicated in the transmission of which of the following types of Hepatitis? Type A Type B Type C a and c are the ones
a and c are the ones
Ringworm arises from a bacterial infection an allergic reaction a fungal infection protozoan infection
a fungal infection
What body cell is known to perform the process of phagocytosis? an erythrocyte a leukocyte a thrombocyte an antibody
a leukocyte
The size of bacteria is measured in a special unit called a micrometer an inch a millimeter a centimeter
a micrometer
The type of lesion most closely associated with tuberculosis is an abscess a boil a pseudo membrane a tubercle
a tubercle
Which of the following are mechanical body defenses? intact skin mucous membranes cilia all of the above
all of the above
Viruses have been found to be capable of infecting... man animals insects all of these
all of these
Which of the following is true of a carrier? may have never had the disease that is being carried may have had the disease and recovered exhibits no symptoms of the disease all of these
all of these
Which of those listed below are obligate intracellular parasites? chlamydia rickettsia viruses all of these
all of these
An association of two organisms that is detrimental to one is symbiosis antibiosis commensalism metabiosis
antibiosis
Which of the following substances is most specific in antimicrobial action? antibiotics antibodies antigens antiseptics
antibodies
The serum derived from an animal that has been immunized to an infectious disease and is used to confer immunity to others. including humans, is called a vaccine antitoxin an antibiotic antiserum
antiserum
Ultraviolet rays of sunlight are bacteriostatic are bacteriacidal are essential for bacterial reproduction are essential for bacterial metabolism
are bacteriacidal
The type of immunity that results from the inoculation of a toxoid is artificially acquired active naturally acquired passive artificially acquired passive naturally acquired active
artificially acquired active
Self digestion of tissue by enzymes of their own formation is called catalysis autolysis lipolysis hemolysis
autolysis
What is a condition in which bacteria are found in the blood but not multiplying there? septicemia toxemia bacteremia sapremia
bacteremia
What type of condition is produced by the application of an antiseptic? aseptic bacteriostatic sterile bacteriocidal
bacteriostatic
Bacteria usually reproduce by sexual reproduction nuclear fusion binary fission sporulation
binary fission
Which of these transmit disease by biting the host? mechanical fomites biological fomites mechanical vectors biological vectors
biological vectors
Toxemia, septicemia, and bacteremia are all associated with: bone food water blood
blood
Many bacteria possess a thick colorless gelatinous outer covering called a inclusive body capsule spore nucleus
capsule
Which is the following structures interfere most with phagocytosis? granules vacuoles capsules flagella
capsules
Pueperal sepsis is commonly referred to as whooping cough blood poisoning plague childbed fever
childbed fever
Lymphogranuloma venereumis cause by a bacteria virus chlamydia spirochete
chlamydia
What infection is one which has a relatively slow onset and long duration? focal mixed chronic acute
chronic
Which of these is primarily bacteriostatic in its action? steam under pressure cold free-flowing steam dry heat
cold
A visible mass of bacterial growth resulting from the reproduction of a single cell is a bacterial population mixed culture sarcinae colony
colony
The reduction of surface tension is significant in the disinfection process because it allows for the: use of a broader range of chemicals expenditure of more money in the disinfection process deeper penetration of the materials to be disinfected none of these
deeper penetration of the materials to be disinfected
What type of viral disease would cause lesions of the skin? viscerotropic neurotropic dermatropic adenotropic
dermatropic
The most common mode of transmission for tuberculosis is water genitourinary secretions soil droplet spray
droplet spray
Which of the following is a mode of direct disease transmission? mechanical vectors biological vectors contaminated formites droplet spray
droplet spray
Normal flora bacteria will cause which of the following types of infection? acute endogenous exogenous chronic
endogenous
What are poisonous substances produced by bacteria and released only when the bacterial cells die and disintegrate? endospores exotoxins endotoxins capsules
endotoxins
A communicable disease that attacks a large number of persons in a community at about the same time is termed endemic epidemic pandemic sporadic
epidemic
Those bacteria that prefer to live in the presence of free oxygen but can live in its absence arc called strict aerobes facultative aerobes facultative anaerobes strict anaerobes
facultative anaerobes
The process of passing a liquid through a material with pores so small that bacteria cannot pass through is filtration disinfection sedimentation sterilization
filtration
The structures that produce mobility for bacteria cells are the capsules pili spores flagella
flagella
Histoplasmosis and coccidiodomycosis are caused by bacteria fungi rickettsia chlamydia
fungi
An agent which destroys yeasts and molds is termed a/an viricide fungicide bactericide germicide
fungicide
In the name Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the first name is the order genus species class
genus
Which of the following would most likely transmit typhoid fever as a mechanical vector? louse houselfy tick mosquito
houselfy
Which of the following enzymes is often referred to as "the spreading factor"? coagulase hyaluronidase hemolysin ptyalin
hyaluronidase
Rabies is also called rhinitis coryza hydrophobia parotitis
hydrophobia
What control process is used to destroy something of no value? direct sunlight incineration freezing boiling
incineration
Infections caused by members of the genus Salmonella are primarily transmitted by ingestion insect transmission direct body contact droplet spray
ingestion
The type of immunity that is inherited is called acquired active innate passive
innate
The highest temperature at which growth for a species will take place is the minimum temperature optimum temperature maximum temperature thermal death point
maximum temperature
The lowest temperature at which growth for a species will take place is the maximum temperature optimum temperature minimum temperature thermal death point
minimum temperature
The portal of entry of Salmonella typhi is urinary tract mouth conjuctiva skin
mouth
Molds are multicellular procaryotic unicellular spore fanners
multicellular
A viral disease primarily of man is mumps rocky mountain spotted fever rabies psittacosis
mumps
The type of immunity which is the result of placental transfer of antibodies is called artificially acquired active naturally acquired active naturally acquired passive artificially acquired passive
naturally acquired passive
A disease not transmitted from one host to another is a contamination attenuated an infestation non-communicable
non-communicable
Those microorganisms that do not normally invade the body of the host to produce disease are normal flora toxigenic microorganisms infectious disease true pathogens
normal flora
Silver nitrate prophylaxis was once used for the control of epidemic meningitis ophthalmia neonatorum bacillary dysentery typhoid fever
ophthalmia neonatorum
The temperature at which a species of bacteria grows best is maximum temperature optimum temperature thermal death point minimum temperature
optimum temperature
Rickettsia grow only as thermophiles parasites saprophytes autotrophs
parasites
The advantage of using heat for the disinfection of materials over other forms of disinfection, like the use of chemicals, is that heat: penetrates throughout the materials is less costly than chemicals is more readily available None of these
penetrates throughout the materials
The process of ingestion of bacteria by leukocytes is phagocytosis symbiosis antibiosis diapedesis
phagocytosis
Which of the following is used as a standard to measure the efficacy of chemical disinfectants? formalin alcohol bichloride of mercury phenol
phenol
Congenital disease transmission occurs through the respiratory tract broken skin digestive system placenta
placenta
Bacteria are considered to be procaryotic fungicidal inorganic eucaryotic
procaryotic
What is an infection of the blood with actual growth and multiplication of pathogens in the blood? septicema toxemia bacteremia anemia
septicema
The same virus that causes the chickenpox will also cause a secondary infection in some individuals. This second infection is known as influenza variola shingles herpes
shingles
A communicable disease that occurs in a community only as an occasional case is termed epidemic pandemic sporadic endemic
sporadic
Those spore forming bacteria that currently contain spores are called autotrophic vegetative flagellates sporulating
sporulating
The destruction of all microorganisms and their products is termed bacteriostasis antisepsis disinfection sterilization
sterilization
Lack of resistance to a specific disease is called immunity susceptibility attenuation virulence
susceptibility
The relationship between two organisms in which neither can survive independent of the other is commensalistic symbiotic ammensalistic antagonistic
symbiotic
Which of the following is most likely to enter the body through the genitourinary tract? syphilis tularemia bubonic plague pneumonic plague
syphilis
What infection occurs as a late complication of another disease and is itself the actual cause of death? sporadic terminal primary endogenous
terminal
Spores are most likely to form when the bacteria has a plentiful food supply the bacteria is ready to reproduce the conditions for reproduction are not flavorable the cell involved is a spirilla
the conditions for reproduction are not flavorable
Which of these statements is descriptive of spirochetes? they are spiral-shaped microbes which move with a twisting axis they are rod-shaped microbes which have no mobility they are spiral-shaped microbes which move with a fixed axis they are spherical-shaped microbes which have pseudopodia for mobility
they are spiral-shaped microbes which move with a twisting axis
Clostridrium perfringens causes plague leprosy chickenpox tissue gas
tissue gas
Rabbit fever is the common name for the disease tularemia rabies plague rocky mountain spotted fever
tularemia
A bacterium which has a high degree of pathogenicity is said to be very attenuated virulent viscous susceptible
virulent
The disease known as "Ebola" is caused by which of the following types of organisms? bacteria fungus virus protozoa
virus
Pertussis is a disease that is commonly called whooping cough lockjaw mumps rabbit fever
whooping cough
Where are spores formed? between the cell wall and the cell membrane within the cell mucleoplasm outside the cell wall within the cell cytoplasm
within the cell cytoplasm
Which organism is known as the "true fungi"? bacteria yeasts chlamydiae rickettsiae
yeasts
