Question 1

Arthrospores of Coccidioides immitis develop into _____ that will release bacteria-like endospores into the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) hyphae 
B) capsules 
C) spherules 
D) capsids 
E) buds 
A) hyphae 
B) capsules 
C) spherules 
D) capsids 
E) buds C

Question 2

Which is incorrect about rabies?

Accepted Answer

A) Rabies is a zoonotic disease. 
B) Wild populations of bats,skunks,raccoons,cats,and canines are primary reservoirs. 
C) Transmission can involve bites,scratches,and inhalation. 
D) The average incubation period in human is 1 week. 
E) Symptoms include anxiety,agitation,muscle spasms,convulsions,and paralysis. 
A) Rabies is a zoonotic disease. 
B) Wild populations of bats,skunks,raccoons,cats,and canines are primary reservoirs. 
C) Transmission can involve bites,scratches,and inhalation. 
D) The average incubation period in human is 1 week. 
E) Symptoms include anxiety,agitation,muscle spasms,convulsions,and paralysis. D

Question 3

Prions can be destroyed by autoclaving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted by

Accepted Answer

A) casual contact. 
B) close contact. 
C) intimate contact. 
D) indirect contact. 
E) fomites. 
A) casual contact. 
B) close contact. 
C) intimate contact. 
D) indirect contact. 
E) fomites.

Question 5

African sleeping sickness is caused by

Accepted Answer

A) Trypanosoma cruzi. 
B) Trypanosoma brucei. 
C) Leishmania braziliensis 
D) Isospora belli. 
E) Plasmodium falciparum. 
A) Trypanosoma cruzi. 
B) Trypanosoma brucei. 
C) Leishmania braziliensis 
D) Isospora belli. 
E) Plasmodium falciparum.

Question 6

Agricultural workers and field archaeologists are exposed to this organism which,although entering via the respiratory tract,can cause meningitis:

Accepted Answer

A) Haemophilus influenzae 
B) Coccidioides immitis 
C) Cryptococcus neoformans 
D) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
E) Neisseria meningitidis 
A) Haemophilus influenzae 
B) Coccidioides immitis 
C) Cryptococcus neoformans 
D) Streptococcus pneumoniae 
E) Neisseria meningitidis

Question 7

The concept of "immunologically privileged" explains why the CNS has

Accepted Answer

A) a greater immune response than the rest of the body. 
B) a reduced immune response compared to the rest of the body. 
C) a completely different set of immune responses. 
D) more MHC markers than other tissues. 
A) a greater immune response than the rest of the body. 
B) a reduced immune response compared to the rest of the body. 
C) a completely different set of immune responses. 
D) more MHC markers than other tissues.

Question 8

Place the following in order from skull to brain: subarachnoid space,arachnoid mater,dura mater,pia mater.

Accepted Answer

A) subarachnoid space,arachnoid mater,dura mater,pia mater 
B) dura mater,arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,pia mater 
C) dura mater,arachnoid mater,pia mater,subarachnoid space 
D) arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,dura mater,pia mater 
E) pia mater,arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,dura mater 
A) subarachnoid space,arachnoid mater,dura mater,pia mater 
B) dura mater,arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,pia mater 
C) dura mater,arachnoid mater,pia mater,subarachnoid space 
D) arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,dura mater,pia mater 
E) pia mater,arachnoid mater,subarachnoid space,dura mater

Question 9

Toxoplasmosis prevention includes

Accepted Answer

A) vaccination of humans. 
B) vaccination of cats. 
C) hygienic precautions. 
D) vector control. 
A) vaccination of humans. 
B) vaccination of cats. 
C) hygienic precautions. 
D) vector control.

Question 10

As a nurse,you have to teach your patients about control and management of their diseases as well as the facts of the disease--risk,treatment,symptoms,etc.How might you instruct a patient who has West Nile virus to avoid the infectious agent in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) Be sure to treat your dogs and cats at home with flea medication. 
B) Do not eat food served from kiosks and food trucks in foreign countries. 
C) Always drink bottled water when vacationing outside of the U.S. 
D) Do not go outside at dusk nor at dawn,and cover the skin if this is unavoidable. 
A) Be sure to treat your dogs and cats at home with flea medication. 
B) Do not eat food served from kiosks and food trucks in foreign countries. 
C) Always drink bottled water when vacationing outside of the U.S. 
D) Do not go outside at dusk nor at dawn,and cover the skin if this is unavoidable.

Question 11

Toxoplasma gondii infects the brain,as do many pathogens.However,a difference between this pathogen and others is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) produces behavioral changes in the host. 
B) causes brain cancer. 
C) causes destruction of brian tissue. 
D) always kills the host. 
A) produces behavioral changes in the host. 
B) causes brain cancer. 
C) causes destruction of brian tissue. 
D) always kills the host.

Question 12

Treatment of an animal bite for possible rabies includes

Accepted Answer

A) debridement. 
B) washing the bite with soap or detergent. 
C) infusing the wound with human rabies immune globulin (HRIG). 
D) postexposure vaccination with inactive vaccine. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) debridement. 
B) washing the bite with soap or detergent. 
C) infusing the wound with human rabies immune globulin (HRIG). 
D) postexposure vaccination with inactive vaccine. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Up to 50% of persons who survived polio as children will suffer from post-polio syndrome later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following diseases exhibits the highest mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Western equine encephalitis 
B) St.Louis encephalitis 
C) California encephalitis 
D) Eastern equine encephalitis 
E) West Nile encephalitis 
A) Western equine encephalitis 
B) St.Louis encephalitis 
C) California encephalitis 
D) Eastern equine encephalitis 
E) West Nile encephalitis

Question 15

Cryptococcus neoformans is a

Accepted Answer

A) virus. 
B) bacterium. 
C) prion. 
D) fungus. 
E) helminth. 
A) virus. 
B) bacterium. 
C) prion. 
D) fungus. 
E) helminth.

Question 16

Which of the following is caused by Haemophilus influenzae?

Accepted Answer

A) bacterial meningitis 
B) influenza (flu) 
C) pharyngitis 
D) bronchitis 
E) epiglottitis 
A) bacterial meningitis 
B) influenza (flu) 
C) pharyngitis 
D) bronchitis 
E) epiglottitis

Question 17

Cryptococcal meningitis is highly communicable among humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Meningococci initially colonize the

Accepted Answer

A) lacrimal ducts. 
B) oral mucosa. 
C) nasopharynx. 
D) Eustachian tube. 
A) lacrimal ducts. 
B) oral mucosa. 
C) nasopharynx. 
D) Eustachian tube.

Question 19

What is the likelihood that a patient infected by West Nile virus will develop West Nile encephalitis?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1% 
B) between 1% and 10% 
C) between 10% and 15% 
D) greater than 20% 
E) greater than 50% 
A) less than 1% 
B) between 1% and 10% 
C) between 10% and 15% 
D) greater than 20% 
E) greater than 50%

Question 20

Your young friend has meningococcemia.Having had microbiology,you understand the severe consequences of this disease and worry that she might:

Accepted Answer

A) have a progression of the disease leading to respiratory collapse. 
B) have to have a limb amputated. 
C) transfer the infectious agent to her fetus,since she is pregnant. 
D) go into a chronic disease state,where the symptoms come and go for years. 
A) have a progression of the disease leading to respiratory collapse. 
B) have to have a limb amputated. 
C) transfer the infectious agent to her fetus,since she is pregnant. 
D) go into a chronic disease state,where the symptoms come and go for years.

Exam 19: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System

Arthrospores of Coccidioides immitis develop into _____ that will release bacteria-like endospores into the lungs.

Which is incorrect about rabies?

Prions can be destroyed by autoclaving.

Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted by

African sleeping sickness is caused by

Agricultural workers and field archaeologists are exposed to this organism which,although entering via the respiratory tract,can cause meningitis:

The concept of "immunologically privileged" explains why the CNS has

Place the following in order from skull to brain: subarachnoid space,arachnoid mater,dura mater,pia mater.

Toxoplasmosis prevention includes

As a nurse,you have to teach your patients about control and management of their diseases as well as the facts of the disease--risk,treatment,symptoms,etc.How might you instruct a patient who has West Nile virus to avoid the infectious agent in the future?

Toxoplasma gondii infects the brain,as do many pathogens.However,a difference between this pathogen and others is that it:

Treatment of an animal bite for possible rabies includes

Up to 50% of persons who survived polio as children will suffer from post-polio syndrome later in life.

Which of the following diseases exhibits the highest mortality rate?

Cryptococcus neoformans is a

Which of the following is caused by Haemophilus influenzae?

Cryptococcal meningitis is highly communicable among humans.

Meningococci initially colonize the

What is the likelihood that a patient infected by West Nile virus will develop West Nile encephalitis?

Your young friend has meningococcemia.Having had microbiology,you understand the severe consequences of this disease and worry that she might:

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Prokaryotic Profiles: The Bacteria and Archaea

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Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

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Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes

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Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease

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