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.   73
B.   13
C.   33
D.   53
Question #2
Humans usually acquire Q fever from
A.   Contact with infected clothes/beddingand passing through the birth canal
B.   Contact with infected clothes/bedding
C.   Tick bites and passing through the birth canal
D.   Airborne particles and contaminated animal material
Question #3
Which of the following are the signs and symptoms of Q fever?
A.   nausea/vomiting, skin discoloration, and paralysis
B.   nausea/vomiting, skin discoloration, and chills
C.   headache, skin discoloration, and paralysis
D.   sudden onset fever, chills, headache, and muscle ache
Question #4
Anaplasma and Ehrlichia differ in which way?
A.   species of tick that carries the microbe and geographic distribution
B.   cell envelope structure and ability to form endospores
C.   susceptibility to doxycycline and ability to form endospores
D.   ability to form endospores and susceptibility to doxycycline
Question #5
Trypanosoma cruzi belongs to which group of microorganisms?
A.   viruses
B.   fungi
C.   bacteria
D.   protozoa
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: lung, pulmonary, or lungs Blank 2: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive Blank 3: skin, integumentary, or epidermis
C.   Blank 1: skin, integumentary, or epidermis Blank 2: gastrointestinal, GI, or digestive Blank 3: lung, pulmonary, or lungs
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.   Denmark
B.   United States
C.   Germany
D.   England
E.   Cuba
F.   Australia
Question #8
Ticks transmit Q fever to humans.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
Which of the following are not major signs and symptoms of Q fever?
A.   headache, muscle ache, and sudden onset of fever
B.   nausea/vomiting, paralysis, and skin discoloration
C.   headache, muscle ache, and chills
D.   headache, chills, and sudden onset of fever
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 susceptible to doxycycline. Both are small intracellular bacteria.
B.   Both are diagnosed through a blood smear. Both are most common in northern New England.
C.   Both are carried by the same species of tick. Both are diagnosed through a blood smear.
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.   Endocrine system, Central nervous system, and Urinary system
B.   Endocrine system and Urinary system
C.   Digestive system, Respiratory system, Integumentary system, and Central nervous system
D.   Respiratory system, Endocrine system and Urinary system

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