Question 1

Leptospirosis exhibits all of the following characteristics except

Accepted Answer

A) most common in cattle,horses,pigs,and dogs. 
B) pathogen is a spirochete. 
C) infects kidneys,liver,brain,and eyes. 
D) humans acquire it by contact with abraided skin or mucous membranes. 
E) can be transmitted by animal bites. 
A) most common in cattle,horses,pigs,and dogs. 
B) pathogen is a spirochete. 
C) infects kidneys,liver,brain,and eyes. 
D) humans acquire it by contact with abraided skin or mucous membranes. 
E) can be transmitted by animal bites. E

Question 2

Herpes simplex I

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A) is exclusive to oral mucosa. 
B) is exclusive to genitourinary tract. 
C) confers immunity to herpes simplex II. 
D) is cleared by acyclovir. 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) is exclusive to oral mucosa. 
B) is exclusive to genitourinary tract. 
C) confers immunity to herpes simplex II. 
D) is cleared by acyclovir. 
E) None of the choices is correct. E

Question 3

All of the following pertain to genital warts except

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A) are not common in the United States. 
B) are sexually transmitted. 
C) often occur on the penis,vagina,and cervix. 
D) includes large cauliflower-like masses called condylomata acuminate. 
E) certain strains strongly predispose a person to cancer of the cervix or penis. 
A) are not common in the United States. 
B) are sexually transmitted. 
C) often occur on the penis,vagina,and cervix. 
D) includes large cauliflower-like masses called condylomata acuminate. 
E) certain strains strongly predispose a person to cancer of the cervix or penis. A

Question 4

Chancroid

Accepted Answer

A) is caused by Treponema pallidum. 
B) is caused by a spirochete. 
C) presents with a hard chancre. 
D) is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. 
E) is very painful in both sexes. 
A) is caused by Treponema pallidum. 
B) is caused by a spirochete. 
C) presents with a hard chancre. 
D) is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. 
E) is very painful in both sexes.

Question 5

Candida albicans is a

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A) fungus. 
B) bacterium. 
C) helminth. 
D) protozoan. 
A) fungus. 
B) bacterium. 
C) helminth. 
D) protozoan.

Question 6

All of the following pertain to gonorrhea except

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A) a chancre-type lesion develops at the portal of entry. 
B) it is a sexually transmitted disease. 
C) pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D) ,epididymitis,and infertility are complications. 
D) that females can have asymptomatic infections. 
E) symptoms include painful urination and discharge. 
A) a chancre-type lesion develops at the portal of entry. 
B) it is a sexually transmitted disease. 
C) pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D) ,epididymitis,and infertility are complications. 
D) that females can have asymptomatic infections. 
E) symptoms include painful urination and discharge.

Question 7

If you had the ability to change one characteristic of Treponema pallidum or its disease syphilis,in order to reduce symptoms or complications of the disease,what would it be?

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate the possibility of cancer development related to the disease 
B) eliminate the third stage of the disease 
C) come up with a treatment for the disease because there is not one at present 
D) reduce the possibility that the syphilitic patient then gets zoster 
A) eliminate the possibility of cancer development related to the disease 
B) eliminate the third stage of the disease 
C) come up with a treatment for the disease because there is not one at present 
D) reduce the possibility that the syphilitic patient then gets zoster

Question 8

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is

Accepted Answer

A) the cause of ophthalmia neonatorum. 
B) the cause of gonorrhea. 
C) called the gonococcus. 
D) virulent due to fimbriae and a protease that inactivates IgA. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) the cause of ophthalmia neonatorum. 
B) the cause of gonorrhea. 
C) called the gonococcus. 
D) virulent due to fimbriae and a protease that inactivates IgA. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 9

You and your husband have been trying to get pregnant for a few years,but there appears to be a medical cause for the infertility.After a full checkup,your doctor tells you that she has found a lot scar tissue in the uterine tubes.What disease did you most likely have that created this problem for you now?

Accepted Answer

A) trichomoniasis 
B) syphilis 
C) gonorrhea 
D) leptospirosis 
A) trichomoniasis 
B) syphilis 
C) gonorrhea 
D) leptospirosis

Question 10

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal biota of the female reproductive tract during childbearing years?

Accepted Answer

A) Vaginal pH is neutral. 
B) Estrogen causes glycogen release. 
C) Lactobacilli convert sugars to acid. 
D) Candida albicans is present in small amounts. 
E) Secretory IgA provides protection. 
A) Vaginal pH is neutral. 
B) Estrogen causes glycogen release. 
C) Lactobacilli convert sugars to acid. 
D) Candida albicans is present in small amounts. 
E) Secretory IgA provides protection.

Question 11

Which of the following organisms causes urinary tract infections?

Accepted Answer

A) Proteus mirabilis 
B) Schistosoma haematobium 
C) Treponema pallidum 
D) group B Streptococcus 
E) Gardnerella vaginalis 
A) Proteus mirabilis 
B) Schistosoma haematobium 
C) Treponema pallidum 
D) group B Streptococcus 
E) Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 12

Which of the following is not a defense of the genitourinary tract?

Accepted Answer

A) flushing action of urine 
B) lysozyme 
C) IgA 
D) IgG 
E) mucous secretions 
A) flushing action of urine 
B) lysozyme 
C) IgA 
D) IgG 
E) mucous secretions

Question 13

Chlamydia is a pathogen that can cross the placenta and cause intrauterine infection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most common mode of disease transmission in UTIs is

Accepted Answer

A) fomites. 
B) indirect contact. 
C) opportunism. 
D) aerosol. 
E) endogenous transfer. 
A) fomites. 
B) indirect contact. 
C) opportunism. 
D) aerosol. 
E) endogenous transfer.

Question 15

Schistosomiasis

Accepted Answer

A) requires abraded skin for larval entry. 
B) has no effective treatment at this time. 
C) predisposes victims to bladder cancer. 
D) predisposes victims to liver cancer. 
E) is transmitted via the fecal-oral route. 
A) requires abraded skin for larval entry. 
B) has no effective treatment at this time. 
C) predisposes victims to bladder cancer. 
D) predisposes victims to liver cancer. 
E) is transmitted via the fecal-oral route.

Question 16

Trichomonas vaginalis

Accepted Answer

A) does not produce cysts. 
B) in males,causes urethritis. 
C) in females,causes vaginitis with a foul-smelling discharge. 
D) has four flagella and an undulating membrane. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) does not produce cysts. 
B) in males,causes urethritis. 
C) in females,causes vaginitis with a foul-smelling discharge. 
D) has four flagella and an undulating membrane. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

You have been a carrier of HSV-2 for many years,with sporadic outbreaks perhaps once a year.You are pregnant,and about to deliver your baby.What does your doctor suggest,now that you currently have an outbreak of herpes lesions?

Accepted Answer

A) have an abortion 
B) deliver the baby and put it on high dose antivirals 
C) give you high dose antibiotics,such as penicillin 
D) cesarean section 
A) have an abortion 
B) deliver the baby and put it on high dose antivirals 
C) give you high dose antibiotics,such as penicillin 
D) cesarean section

Question 18

All of the following are signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections except

Accepted Answer

A) red blood cells in urine. 
B) painful urination. 
C) white blood cells in urine. 
D) nausea. 
E) diarrhea. 
A) red blood cells in urine. 
B) painful urination. 
C) white blood cells in urine. 
D) nausea. 
E) diarrhea.

Question 19

Which of the following is/are characteristic/s that can be utilized to distinguish between vaginitis and vaginosis?

Accepted Answer

A) causative agent 
B) presence of vaginal inflammation 
C) presence of discharge 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) causative agent 
B) presence of vaginal inflammation 
C) presence of discharge 
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 20

Treponema pallidum

Accepted Answer

A) has humans as the reservoir. 
B) can cross the placenta. 
C) has a hooked tip to attach to epithelium. 
D) is transmitted by direct sexual contact. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) has humans as the reservoir. 
B) can cross the placenta. 
C) has a hooked tip to attach to epithelium. 
D) is transmitted by direct sexual contact. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Exam 23: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System

Leptospirosis exhibits all of the following characteristics except

Herpes simplex I

All of the following pertain to genital warts except

Chancroid

Candida albicans is a

All of the following pertain to gonorrhea except

If you had the ability to change one characteristic of Treponema pallidum or its disease syphilis,in order to reduce symptoms or complications of the disease,what would it be?

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal biota of the female reproductive tract during childbearing years?

Which of the following organisms causes urinary tract infections?

Which of the following is not a defense of the genitourinary tract?

Chlamydia is a pathogen that can cross the placenta and cause intrauterine infection.

The most common mode of disease transmission in UTIs is

Schistosomiasis

Trichomonas vaginalis

You have been a carrier of HSV-2 for many years,with sporadic outbreaks perhaps once a year.You are pregnant,and about to deliver your baby.What does your doctor suggest,now that you currently have an outbreak of herpes lesions?

All of the following are signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections except

Which of the following is/are characteristic/s that can be utilized to distinguish between vaginitis and vaginosis?

Treponema pallidum

The Main Themes of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing of Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms

Prokaryotic Profiles: The Bacteria and Archaea

Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to the Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering and Recombinant Dna

Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes

Drugs, Microbes, host-The Elements of Chemotherapy

Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

Host Defenses I: Overview and Nonspecific Defenses

Host Defenses II: Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

Diagnosing Infections

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System

Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

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