Question 1
Septic shock symptoms can be induced by _____.

a.endotoxin of Gram-negative bacteria

b. peptidoglycan of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

c. flagella of Gram-negative bacteria

d. capsules of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

e. spores of Gram-positive bacteria

Question 2
Which of the following is not a characteristic of tularemia?

a. zoonotic infection

b. ulcerated papule at inoculation site

c. treated with streptomycin

d. associated with skinning infected animals

e. mortality rate of untreated cases exceeds 90%

Question 3
Which of the following is a mismatched pair?

a. typhus: Rickettsia prowazekii

b. human ehrlichiosis: Bartonella henselae

c. Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Rickettsia rickettsii

d. rickettsial pox: Rickettsia akari

e. Q fever: Coxiella burnetii

Question 4
All of the following regarding cytomegalovirus (CMV) are correct except _____.

a. more than 50% of the population have been exposed to CMV

b. CMV can be transmitted through breast milk, blood transfusions, and organ transplants

c. congenital infection with CMV rarely has consequences

d. reactivation of latent CMV infections may occur in immunosuppressed individuals

e. CMV possesses the largest viral genome

Question 5
Chagas' disease is transmitted by _____.

a. the reduviid

b. fleas

c. ticks

d. mosquitoes

e. lice

Question 6
Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by _____.

a. Staphylococcus aureus

b. coagulase-negative staphylococci

c. group A streptococci

d. dermatophytes

e. Propionibacterium acnes

Question 7
Of the following conditions, which poses the most serious threat to an infected individual?

a. erysipelas

b. cutaneous anthrax

c. folliculitis

d. impetigo

e. nodular cystic acne

Question 8
Shingles occurs when _____.

a. primary infection with human papillomavirus occurs by direct contact or fomites

b. a latent form of the varicella-zoster virus is reactivated

c. the fetus acquires rubella transplacentally during pregnancy

d. the immune system is severely compromised

Question 9
Dermatophytosis of the feet (athlete's feet) is also known as _____.

a. tinea cruris

b. cutaneous candidiasis

c. cutaneous leishmaniasis

d. tinea pedis

e. pediculosis

Question 10
All of the following are correct about trachoma except _____.

a. it is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

b. it is a leading cause of eye infection in developing nations

c. individuals may develop corneal ulceration and blindness

d. it is spread by the blood-sucking blackfly

Question 11

Rodents/rabbits are involved in coprophagy because
a) They have symbiotans in their stomach
b) They have an enlarged cecum occupied by symbiotants
c) Digestion by symbiotants occurs after bypassing the intestine
d) A,b,c