Microbiology 020 - General Microbiology » Winter 2022 » Chapter 18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Sy

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Question #1
Untreated pregnant women pass on HIV to their offspring approximately what per cent?
A.   33
B.   13
C.   53
D.   73
Question #2
Humans usually acquire Q fever from
A.   Airborne particles and contaminated animal material
B.   Tick bites and passing through the birth canal
C.   Contact with infected clothes/beddingand passing through the birth canal
D.   Contact with infected clothes/bedding
Question #3
Which of the following are the signs and symptoms of Q fever?
A.   sudden onset fever, chills, headache, and muscle ache
B.   headache, skin discoloration, and paralysis
C.   nausea/vomiting, skin discoloration, and paralysis
D.   nausea/vomiting, skin discoloration, and chills
Question #4
Anaplasma and Ehrlichia differ in which way?
A.   species of tick that carries the microbe and geographic distribution
B.   ability to form endospores and susceptibility to doxycycline
C.   susceptibility to doxycycline and ability to form endospores
D.   cell envelope structure and ability to form endospores
Question #5
Trypanosoma cruzi belongs to which group of microorganisms?
A.   viruses
B.   protozoa
C.   bacteria
D.   fungi
Question #6
The parts of the body that can be affected by Bacillus anthracis are the ___________, the ___________ tissue within the respiratory tract, the central nervous system and the ____________ system. Infections in any of these sites can lead to septicemic
A.   Blank 1: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive Blank 2: skin, integumentary, or epidermis Blank 3: lung, pulmonary, or lungs
B.   Blank 1: skin, integumentary, or epidermis Blank 2: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive Blank 3: lung, pulmonary, or lungs
C.   Blank 1: lung, pulmonary, or lungs Blank 2: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive Blank 3: skin, integumentary, or epidermis
D.   Blank 1: skin, integumentary, or epidermis Blank 2: lung, pulmonary, or lungs Blank 3: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive
Question #7
Identify the first country to completely eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV.
A.   Cuba
B.   England
C.   Denmark
D.   Australia
E.   United States
F.   Germany
Question #8
Ticks transmit Q fever to humans.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
Which of the following are not major signs and symptoms of Q fever?
A.   headache, chills, and sudden onset of fever
B.   nausea/vomiting, paralysis, and skin discoloration
C.   headache, muscle ache, and sudden onset of fever
D.   headache, muscle ache, and chills
Question #10
The sexual phase of the malarial parasite is called _________
A.   sporogony
B.   protogony
Question #11
In which ways are Anaplasma and Ehrlichia the same?
A.   Both are carried by the same species of tick. Both are diagnosed through a blood smear.
B.   Both are susceptible to doxycycline. Both are small intracellular bacteria.
C.   Both are diagnosed through a blood smear. Both are most common in northern New England.
D.   Both are carried by the same species of tick. Both are most common in northern New England.
Question #12
Anthrax infections can exhibit their primary symptoms in which systems of the body?
A.   Digestive system, Respiratory system, Integumentary system, and Central nervous system
B.   Endocrine system and Urinary system
C.   Endocrine system, Central nervous system, and Urinary system
D.   Respiratory system, Endocrine system and Urinary system

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