Question 1

Meningococcemia is

Select one:

a. Best treated with penicillin G

b. Associated with vascular collapse, hemorrhage
and petechiae

c. Started from a nasopharyngeal infection

d. Caused by a gram negative diplococcus

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 2

Influenza vaccines include all the
following except

Select one:

a. Inactivated intramuscular vaccine

b. Usually incorporates three different
strains

c. Attenuated, nasal drops vaccine

d. Provides lifelong immunity

e. Has an overall effectiveness of 70% – 90%

Question 3

All the following pertain to
measles (rubeola) except

Select one:

a. Transmitted by direct contact with the
rash

b. Humans are the only reservoir for the
pathogen

c. Secondary bacterial otitis media and
sinusitis can occur

d. Involves a fatal complication called
subacute sclerosingpanencephalitis (SSPE)

e. Dry cough, sore throat, fever,
conjunctivitis are symptoms

Question 4

Although many viruses can cause
meningitis, the most common viral cause is

Select one:

a. Herpes simplex

b. Cytomegalovirus

c. Arbovirus

d. Enterovirus

e. Arenavirus

Question 5

The symptoms that occur in cyclic
48- to 72-hour episodes in a malaria patient are

Select one:

a. bloody, mucus-filled stools, fever,
diarrhea, and weight loss.

b. fever, swollen lymph nodes, and joint pain.

c. urinary frequency and pain, and vaginal
discharge.

d. chills, fever, and sweating.

e. sore throat, low grade fever, and swollen
lymph nodes.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true
of Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)?

Select one:

a. Causes traveler’sdiarrhea

b. Has an A-B, heat labile exotoxin

c. Has heat-stable exotoxins

d. A high fever is present

e. Mainly effects the small intestine

Question 7

Entamoeba histolytica is acquired
by

Select one:

a. Ingestion of cysts of the pathogen

b. Contaminated food

c. Contaminated water

d. Anal-oral sexual contact

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 8

The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus
strains that causes blisters and desquamation of skin in scalded skin syndrome
is

Select one:

a. Enterotoxin

b. Hemolysin

c. Toxic shock syndrome toxin

d. Exfoliative toxin

e. Erythrogenic toxin

Question 9

The following are characteristics
of Chlamydias except

Select one:

a. Gram negative

b. Obligate parasites that need host cells for
growth

c. Elementary bodies are the infectious form

d. Elementary bodies lack enzyme systems for
making ATP

e. Reticulate bodies differentiate into
elementary bodies

Question 10

Fifth disease

Select one:

a. Is caused by Parvovirus B19

b. Is a childhood febrile disease with a
bright red rash on the cheeks

c. Involves pathogen capable of crossing the
placenta

d. Has a maculopapular rash that lasts for
days to weeks

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 11

Streptococcal pharyngitis involves
all the following except

Select one:

a. A purulent exudate over the tonsils

b. Can lead to scarlet fever if it is an
erythrogenic toxin-producing strain

c. Can lead to serious sequelae

d. Is usually caused by the viridans
streptococci

e. Causes redness, difficulty in swallowing
and fever

Question 12

Which of the following has not
been an effective treatment for syphilis?

Select one:

a. Mercury

b. Arsenic

c. Malaria

d. Penicillin G

e. Ampicillin

Question 13

Reye’s syndrome involves

Select one:

a. Aspirin use

b. A febrile viral illness such as influenza
or chickenpox

c. Fatty degeneration of liver, brain, kidney

d. Children and adolescents

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 14

Cat-scratch disease can be
prevented by

Select one:

a. avoiding ticks.

b. pasteurizing milk.

c. vaccine.

d. animal control.

e. cleaning the scratch wound.

Question 15

Which of the following is a sign
of meningitis?

Select one:

a. Headache

b. Stiff neck

c. White blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid

d. Fever

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 16

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

Select one:

a. Primary

b. Secondary

c. Tertiary

d. Latent

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 17

Campylobacter infection has all of
the following characteristics except

Select one:

a. Can last over two weeks

b. Burrow into the mucosa of the ileum and
multiply

c. Can lead to Guillain-Barre syndrome

d. Can cause acute temporary paralysis

e. Is caused by a shiga toxin

Question 18

A diagnosis of tuberculosis
involves

Select one:

a. Chest X-ray

b. Acid fast stain of sputum

c. Sputum culture

d. Tuberculin skin test

e. All of the choices are correct

Question 19

Which is not associated with
tularemia?

Select one:

a. a zoonosis

b. transmission by arthropod vectors

c. a gram-positive bacterium

d. symptoms include fever, swollen lymph
nodes, ulcerative lesions, conjunctivitis, and pneumonia

e. sometimes called rabbit fever

Question 20

In paralytic polio, what
structures are damaged?

Select one:

a. Peripheral nerves

b. Diaphragm

c. Anterior horn cells

d. Sensory nerves

e. Brain stem