Question 1

Botulism toxin is

Accepted Answer

A)  a neurotoxin primarily produced by Clostridium botulinum. 
B)  a mucosal toxin primarily produced by C. botulinum. 
C)  an enterotoxin primarily produced by C. botulinum. 
D)  an endotoxin primarily produced by C. botulinum. 
A)  a neurotoxin primarily produced by Clostridium botulinum. 
B)  a mucosal toxin primarily produced by C. botulinum. 
C)  an enterotoxin primarily produced by C. botulinum. 
D)  an endotoxin primarily produced by C. botulinum.

Question 2

What is the specimen of choice for cutaneous anthrax?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood 
B)  Spinal fluid 
C)  Vesicular fluid from lesions 
D)  Sputum 
A)  Blood 
B)  Spinal fluid 
C)  Vesicular fluid from lesions 
D)  Sputum

Question 3

What organism caused the disease known as the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brucella mallei 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Burkholderia cepacia 
A)  Brucella mallei 
B)  Bacillus anthracis 
C)  Yersinia pestis 
D)  Burkholderia cepacia

Question 4

What is bioterrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins to harm people, animals, or crops to cause civil unrest 
B)  The use of synthetic biological substances to kill innocent people 
C)  The use of biological substances to kill, maim, or injure as many people as possible 
D)  The use of biohazardous substances to cause chaos 
A)  The use of bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins to harm people, animals, or crops to cause civil unrest 
B)  The use of synthetic biological substances to kill innocent people 
C)  The use of biological substances to kill, maim, or injure as many people as possible 
D)  The use of biohazardous substances to cause chaos

Question 5

What document prohibits the use of biological agents during war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geneva Protocol 
B)  Treaty of Versailles 
C)  Antiproliferation Pact 
D)  Law of Armed Conflict 
A)  Geneva Protocol 
B)  Treaty of Versailles 
C)  Antiproliferation Pact 
D)  Law of Armed Conflict

Question 6

What classification system for biological weapons was developed in 1999 by academic infectious disease experts, government officials, military intelligence experts, and law enforcement officials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biosafety levels 
B)  High, moderate, and low categories 
C)  A, B, C categories 
D)  Normal, increased, and high categories 
A)  Biosafety levels 
B)  High, moderate, and low categories 
C)  A, B, C categories 
D)  Normal, increased, and high categories

Question 7

How can biological weapons enter the host?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through the respiratory tract 
B)  Through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract 
C)  Through the mucous membranes 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Through the respiratory tract 
B)  Through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract 
C)  Through the mucous membranes 
D)  All of the above

Exam 30: Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Botulism toxin is

What is the specimen of choice for cutaneous anthrax?

What organism caused the disease known as the Black Death?

What is bioterrorism?

What document prohibits the use of biological agents during war?

What classification system for biological weapons was developed in 1999 by academic infectious disease experts, government officials, military intelligence experts, and law enforcement officials?

How can biological weapons enter the host?

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Hostparasite Interaction

The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Materials From Infected Sites

Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance Mechanisms

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Haemophilus, Hacek, Legionella, and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

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Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

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Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections

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