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Endospore formation is characteristic of
Bacillus anthracis
Oral and vaginal thrush are caused by
Candida albicans
Endospore formation is characteristic of the member of the genus
Clostridium
Which of these is the causative agent of dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
Dermatomycosis is caused by
Epidermophyton
With what disease is rubella identified?
German measles
Which of the following is NOT a fungal infection?
Giardiasis
Which of the following is NOT a phenolic compound?
Glutaraldehyde
Which of the following viruses is most likely transmitted from person to person by unsanitary injection procedures?
Hepatitis B
Which of the following diseases is caused by contact with contaminated blood serum?
Hepatitis type B
What term refers to the invasion of the body by macroscopic parasites?
Infestation
What type of bacteria grows best between temperatures of 30 degrees celsius and 40 degrees celsius?
Mesophilic
Which disease is NOT dermatropic?
Mumps
Which of the following organisms has a high lipid or wax content of the cell wall?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ophthalmia neonatorum is an infection caused by a species of bacteria which is a member of the genus
Neisseria
Which of the following is caused by a Chlamydia?
Psittacosis
Local skin abscesses are infections usually caused by the members of the genus
Staphylococcus
Which of the following is capable of producing an enterotoxin that will cause food poisoning?
Staphylococcus
Acne. boils. and pus formation on the skin is most commonly caused by
Staphylococcus aureus
What organism causes the condition of lobar pneumonia?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Which of the following organisms is capable of forming capsules when living as parasites?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Which of the following diseases is caused by the organisms responsible for infection entering the body through the parenteral route of infection?
Tetanus
Which of these bacteria is the cause of the disease whose first sign of infection is a soft chancre?
Treponema pallidum
Which of these microbes is described as being "comma" shaped?
Vibrio cholera
Which of the following is a quaternary ammonium compound?
Zephiran chloride
Spore formation in bacteria is characterized as
a protective device
A poisonous substance produced by a microorganism is
a toxin
Antibodies that inactivate invading bacterial cells by
agglutinins
The inhibition of bacterial growth and reproduction without necessarily destroying the organisms is the result of
an antiseptic
Which of these statements best describes a pathogen?
an organism capable of producing disease in susceptible host
Substances produced by body cells to combat foreign proteins introduced into the living body are called
antibodies
A foreign protein, which when introduced into the body, excites the body cells to produce antibodies against itself, is called a(n)
antigen
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
antiserum
A bacterium which has had its virulence reduced is said to be
attenuated
Self digestion of tissue by enzymes of their own formation is called
autolysis
Those bacteria that may be capable of forming spores are called
bacili
What is a condition in which bacteria are found in the blood but not multiplying there?
bacteremia
Tuberculosis is an example of a
bacterial disease
Hemolysins and leucocidins are classified as
bacterial toxins
What type of condition is produced by the application of an antiseptic?
bacteriostatic
Bacteria usually reproduce by
binary fission
Which of these transmit disease by biting the host?
biological vectors
Least likely to be a viral disease is
bubonic plague
Which is the following structures interfere most with phagocytosis?
capsules
Puerperal sepsis is commonly referred to as
childbed fever
Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by
chlamydia
Which of the following is a mechanical body defense?
cilia
Those bacteria which are spherical in shape are called
cocci
What is the most common mode of transmission for gonorrhea?
direct contact
A communicable disease which is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree within a community is termed
endemic
A sudden increase in the severity of the symptoms of a disease:
exacerbation
A bacterium that prefers dead inorganic material, but can also obtain nourishment from living organic material is classified as
facultative
Those bacteria that prefer to live in the presence of free oxygen but can live in its absence are classified as
facultative
What type of infection spreads from one spot of infection to cause other spots of infection in the body?
focal
Which of these is least effective in sterilizing instruments?
free-flowing steam
Histoplasmosis and coccidiodomycosis are caused by
fungi
What infection is one in which microorganisms or their products are spread by the blood or lymph throughout the entire body?
general
Which of the following is classified as viscerotropic?
hepatitis
Which of the following would most likely transmit typhoid fever as a mechanical vector?
housefly
Which of the following enzymes is often referred to as "the spreading factor"?
hyaluronidase
What term is defined as the invasion of the body by living microorganisms with subsequent multiplication and disease production?
infection
Racial immunity is an example of
innate immunity
The highest temperature at which growth for a species will take place is the
maximum temperature
Molds are
multicellular
A viral disease affecting only humans is
mumps
What is the classification for the disease poliomyelitis?
neurotropic
Mosquitos have been implicated in the transmission of which of the following types of Hepatitis?
no types of Hepatitis
The cytoplasm of the typical eucaryotic cell is separated from the nucleus by the
nuclear membrane
Which structure contains the material of inheritance?
nucleic acid
Silver nitrate prophylaxis was once used for the control of
ophthalmia neonatorum
The temperature at which a species of bacteria grows best is
optimum temperature
An inflammation of the middle ear caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is
otitis media
Rickettsia grow only as
parasites
Malaria is caused by a
protozoa
Which mechanical method of sanitation is likely to be used in the practice of mortuary hygiene?
scrubbing
The same virus that causes the chickenpox will also cause a secondary infection in some individuals. This second infection is known as
shingles
With what disease is Varicella Zoster identified?
shingles
The word "streptococcus" describes
spherical cells arranged in chains
Spherical shaped bacteria that form grape-like clusters are called
staphylococci
Lack of resistance to a specific disease is called
susceptibility
Staphylococcus aureus causes
syphilis
What infection occurs as a late complication of another disease and is itself the actual cause of death?
terminal
Lockjaw is the common name for the disease
tetanus
Spores are most likely to form when
the conditions for reproduction are not favorable
Which of the following is NOT applicable to viruses?
they are autotrophic organisms
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?
they are obligate saprophytes
Which of these statements is descriptive of spirochetes?
they are spiral-shaped microbes which move around a variable axis
Rabbit fever is the common name for the disease
tularemia
Protozoa may be classified as
unicellular
Vaccination with cowpox virus will produce an immunity to
variola
The study of the smallest of the microbes containing any DNA or RNA is called
virology
What term is defined as the degree of the ability of a microorganism to cause disease?
virulence
A bacterium which has a high degree of pathogenicity is said to be very
virulent
The disease known as "Ebola" is caused by which of the following types of organisms?
virus
Antibiotics have thus far been ineffective against most varieties or types of
viruses
Which of the following requires living cells for growth?
viruses
What type of virus would have an affinity for the liver?
viscerotropic
Pertussis is a disease that is commonly called
whooping cough
Where are spores formed?
within the cell cytoplasm
The autoclave usually generates a temperature of about
121 degrees C
