Exam 16: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes

All Staphylococci can be differentiated from all Streptococci because only Staphylococci produce the enzyme ________ that is easily detected in the lab.

The exposed surfaces of the eye that are the most vulnerable to infections are the ________.

Herpesviruses are double-stranded,nonenveloped DNA viruses.

Which form of anthrax involves a black eschar on the skin?

The parts of the eye that are the most susceptible to microbial infection are the sclera and the iris.

Measles is also known as ________.

The eye's best defense is/are the ________.

Oral lesions called Koplik's spots are seen in patients with ________.

All species of Staphylococcus ________.

The eye generally has a large percentage of normal biota present.

Measles is described as a ________ skin lesion.

A school nurse at a public elementary school notes a number of students presenting to his office with similar symptoms. The students are complaining of itchy, watery eyes with white, milky drainage. They appear to have red and inflamed sclera and conjunctiva. Some students report the symptoms in both eyes, while others are experiencing it in one eye. A number of the students report that they woke up the feeling that their eyes were "glued-shut." -What is the nurse's priority intervention?

Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus include all of the following except ________.

MRSAs are Staphylococcus aureus strains that are ________.

Blisters ________.

Streptococcus pyogenes causes all of the following except ________.

The Human Microbiome Project revealed ________.

The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus strains that causes blisters and desquamation of skin in scalded skin syndrome is ________.

Herpes keratitis is an infection of the eye.

Impetigo involves itching papules that break and form a very contagious yellow crust.