(highlight, underline and or check the most appropriate answer)
Section: Multiple Choice
1. The majority of the microorganisms that make up the skin microbiome are ________
- Gram-positive bacteria., (Corynebacterium species, Proteus mirabilis)
- Gram-negative bacteria. (Streptococcus species, Staphylococcus species, Candida)
- approximately equal numbers of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
- Predominantly gram variable microorganisms (Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus species)
- Gram positive cocci and rods.
2. The most inner layer of the skin is the _________ while the outer layer is the _________
- cutaneous, keratin.
- dermis, sebum.
- mucous, epidermis.
- dermis, epidermis.
- sebum, keratin.
Section: Matching (3-10, select the best choice)
Match the microorganism (number) with its most common skin disease presentation (letter):
3. Staphylococcus aureus: _____
4. Streptococcus pyogenes: _____
5. Moribillivirus:______
6. Candida albicans: _______
7. Varicella zoster virus:_____
8. Trichophyton rubrum:_____
9. Togavirus:_____
10. Sarcopetes scabei_____
Select the best answer:
a. Tinea corporis. Red, botchy, scaly and or raised body patches on skin. Quite contagious.
b. Three day measles, itchy, red rash that begins on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
c. Causative agent of shingles...characterized by a painful, blister filled rash along neural pathways.
d. Red, rough, blistering skin disease of the face, neck, trunk and extremities. Can follow an episode with a bacterial throat infection.
e. Fungus that infects skin, nails, and mucosa surfaces, produce a red, scaly, body rash that appears on all parts of the body, especially in moisture areas.
f. Small white spots/rash on a Red to reddish brown background (Koplik's spot).
g. Infestation caused by burrowing which results in an itchy rash with raised tiny bumps and or blisters.
h. Red,blistering skin disease associated with secreted toxins which results in peeling and disengagement of the skin in sheets.