Question 1

Why are penicillin and other beta lactam antibiotics not used for treatment of primary atypical pneumonia?

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A)   Antibiotics will not work against the viruses that cause primary atypical pneumonia.
B)   The organism that causes primary atypical pneumonia does not have a cell wall, so penicillin and other beta lactam antibiotics will not work.
C)   The organism that causes primary atypical pneumonia usually makes beta lactamases.
D)   Penicillin and other beta lactam antibiotics will not penetrate inside of pulmonary cells where the Mycopla resides.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of Treponema pallidum?

Accepted Answer

A)   requires mammalian host
B)   microaerophilic
C)   causative agent of syphilis
D)   solely utilizes glycolysis for energy
E)   grows well on chocolate agar in the laboratoryF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following diseases could be prevented with proper sewage disposal and water purification?

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A)   Vibrio parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis
B)   Vibrio vulnificus gastroenteritis
C)   cholera
D)   Lyme disease
E)   leptospirosisF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Discuss the specific, distinguishing features that are the underlying reason for referring to the respiratory infection caused by Mycopla pneumoniae as an atypical pneumonia or walking pneumonia.

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Question 5

All of the following are correct about primary atypical pneumonia except

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A)   it is mainly caused by Mycopla pneumoniae.
B)   it can also be caused by adenoviruses.
C)   it is transmitted by aerosol droplets.
D)   it has symptoms similar to pneumococcal pneumonia.
E)   community resistance is high.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) D

Question 6

Erythema migrans, a bull's-eye rash, at the portal of entry is associated with

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A)   syphilis.
B)   Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
C)   relapsing fever.
D)   Lyme disease.
E)   leptospirosis.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

In patients with diabetes or liver disease, ingestion of raw oysters contaminated with this organism can lead to death.

Accepted Answer

A)   Vibrio vulnificus
B)   Vibrio parahaemolyticus
C)   Vibrio cholerae
D)   Campylobacter jejuni
E)   Helicobacter pyloriF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The Argyll-Robertson pupil that is fixed and small, and does not react to light but does accommodate for focusing is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   Lyme disease.
B)   leptospirosis.
C)   chlamydiosis.
D)   Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
E)   tertiary syphilis.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Which is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   epidemic typhus - body louse feces
B)   murine typhus - flea feces
C)   rickettsial pox - mite bite
D)   Rocky Mountain spotted fever - tick bite
E)   human ehrlichiosis - flea biteF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

During which stage of syphilis does fever, lymphadenopathy, and a red to brown rash occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   primary
B)   secondary
C)   tertiary
D)   latent
E)   All of these choices are correctF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Lyme disease is caused by __transmitted by ticks.

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A)   Proteus vulgaris
B)   Rickettsia typhi
C)   Rickettsia rickettsii
D)   Borrelia burgdorferi
E)   Leptospira interrogansF) B) and D)
G) A) and E) D

Question 12

Hutchinson's teeth are

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A)   a symptom of untreated Lyme disease.
B)   a symptom of untreated periodontal disease.
C)   a symptom of ANUG.
D)   a symptom of congenital syphilis.
E)   a symptom of congenital Chlamydia trachomatis.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The virulence of Vibrio cholerae is due to its

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A)   capsule.
B)   neurotoxin.
C)   invasive enzymes.
D)   enterotoxin.
E)   All of these choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C) D

Question 14

Chlamydiosis can lead to endometritis, salpingitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The following are characteristics of Chlamydias except

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A)   they are gram-negative.
B)   they are obligate intracellular parasites that need host cells for growth.
C)   elementary bodies are the infectious form.
D)   elementary bodies are metabolically active.
E)   reticulate bodies differentiate into elementary bodies.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Treponema vincentii, Bacteroides forsythus, and fusobacteria synergistically are involved in which infection?

Accepted Answer

A)   gingivitis
B)   necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis NUG) 
C)   ornithosis
D)   yaws
E)   nongonococcal urethritisF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Lyme disease involves

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A)   early symptoms of fever, headache, stiff neck.
B)   crippling polyarthritis and cardiovascular and neurological problems.
C)   people having contact with wooded or forested areas.
D)   treatment with antimicrobics.
E)   All of these choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

A patient has a serious lung infection. A sputum sample was taken. The lab technician stated that the
lab isolated a bacterium that did not have any peptidoglycan. You hypothesize that the identity of this microbe could possibly be __________.
A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B. Borrelia burgdorferi
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Mycopla pneumoniae
E. Haemophilus influenzae

Accepted Answer

The answer of A patient has a serious lung infection....

Question 19

Lyme disease is only seen in people living in Lyme, Connecticut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira are all

Accepted Answer

A)   obligate parasites requiring host cells.
B)   curved rods.
C)   transmitted by arthropod vectors.
D)   spirochetes.
E)   bacteria without cell walls.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Exam 21: Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

Why are penicillin and other beta lactam antibiotics not used for treatment of primary atypical pneumonia?

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Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of Treponema pallidum?

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Which of the following diseases could be prevented with proper sewage disposal and water purification?

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Discuss the specific, distinguishing features that are the underlying reason for referring to the respiratory infection caused by Mycopla pneumoniae as an atypical pneumonia or walking pneumonia.

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Erythema migrans, a bull's-eye rash, at the portal of entry is associated with

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In patients with diabetes or liver disease, ingestion of raw oysters contaminated with this organism can lead to death.

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The Argyll-Robertson pupil that is fixed and small, and does not react to light but does accommodate for focusing is associated with

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Which is mismatched?

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During which stage of syphilis does fever, lymphadenopathy, and a red to brown rash occur?

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Lyme disease is caused by __transmitted by ticks.

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Hutchinson's teeth are

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The virulence of Vibrio cholerae is due to its

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Chlamydiosis can lead to endometritis, salpingitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

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The following are characteristics of Chlamydias except

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Treponema vincentii, Bacteroides forsythus, and fusobacteria synergistically are involved in which infection?

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Lyme disease is only seen in people living in Lyme, Connecticut.

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In patients with diabetes or liver disease, ingestion of raw oysters contaminated with this organism can lead to death.

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Which is mismatched?

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During which stage of syphilis does fever, lymphadenopathy, and a red to brown rash occur?

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