microbiology.txt

MICROBIOLOGY

A mannitol salt augar is used for ______________.

Deoxyribonuclease in a medium inhibits ___________.

Which of the following are negri bodies seen in?

Which of the following is an advantage of passive immunity?

Which of the following release interleukin II?

Which of the following does a virus cause?

Which of the following describes destruction of all microorganisms?

Fever blisters are associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is an acid-fast bacterium?

Which of the following is coagulase positive?

Which of the following has no cell wall?

Peritrichous is a pattern of ____________.

Which of the following causes yaws?

A rapid loss of fluids is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is Reye’s Syndrome associated with?

Which of the following is associated with mononucleosis?

Which of the following causes atypical primary pneumonia?

Which of the following causes Osteomyelitis?

Which type of milk is the most apt to cause disease?

Which of the following organisms causes hemorrhagic jaundice?

A throat culture predominantly pinpoints beta-hemolytic colonies of gram-positive cocci in pairs & chains, which are bacitracin sensitive, & not bile soluble is indicative of which of the following pathogens?

Antibodies are synthesized & released by which of the following cells?

The best medium to identify Neisseria gonorrhea is which of the following?

If a urine sample contains white blood cells, white blood cell casts & bacteria it would indicate which of the following?

Which of the following does the greatest damage to the ozone layer?

Trismus is a characteristic finding in which of the following?

Which of the following cell types contain heparin?

Which part of complement is the 1st to affix to the cell membrane?

Which of the following produces helper substances?

Which infection predisposes a child to Reye’s Syndrome?

Which of the following bacteria transmit drug resistors?

Which of the following cause hookworm disease?

Which of the following cause pinworm disease?

Which of the following cause round worms?

Which of the following immunoglobulins crosses the placenta & provides passive immunity to the fetus?

Which of the following cell types work together with T-lymphocytes to recognize foreign antigens & stimulate antibody production?

Which of the following government agencies is not a part of the US Public Health Service?

Which of the following diseases cause weight loss, abdominal pain & mucous diarrhea & lasts for more than 3 days?

Which of the following is responsible for lymes disease?

Which of the following etiological agents causes epidemic typhus?

Which genera are responsible for infant diarrhea in hospital nurseries?

Which of the following parasites causes blackwater fever?

Which factor is responsible for making influenza pandemic?

Which of the following routes transmits mycoplasma hormone?

____________ causes childhood dysentery.

_________ is a eukaryotic organism.

The DPT vaccine offers which type of immunity?

Organism of which genera usually cause allergic reactions?

Which of the following organisms causes whooping cough?

______ is the usual cause of bladder infections.

________ is the immunoglobulin, which can be detected, early in an infectious process.

Motor viruses primarily affect which system?

Which of the following most commonly causes impetigo contagious?

Blue green pus in a wound indicates the presence of which of the following organisms?

What is the most common organism to affect a patient with AIDS?

The helminth that causes the most deaths worldwide belongs to which genera?

________ cells process antigen.

_________ can penetrate unbroken skin.

Which of the following does a vector not transmit?

Which of the following is a result of the reaction between soluble antigen & a specific antibody?

Vitamin B12 deficiency often results from which worm infestation?

Organisms from which genera are used as antigen in the diagnosis of Rickettsia disease?

Destroying the larva of parasites from the genera Ascariasis, Schistosoma & Trichinella is a distinctive function of ___________.

Which of the following organisms is coagulase positive?

Which parasite is most apt to infect the person who has been walking barefoot in a pile of feces?

Which of the exhibits a gray pseudomembrane?

Pasteurization is complete when the ___________ organism has been killed.

What is the purpose of pasteurization?

Which of the following is characteristic of a pyogenic organism?

Which of the following is a pathogen found in contaminated water?

Which of the following causes Legionnaire’s Disease?

Which of the following sexually transmitted organisms causes Pelvic Inflammatory Disease & infertility?

Which of the following causes Bacillary Dysentery?

What is a common characteristic of diphtheria?

Which of the following increases when a parasitic infection is present?

Which of the following is the primary pathological consequence of Malarial infection?

Which of the following diseases is a result of phage induction in Staphylococci?

Bacterial capsules are generally composed of a high molecular weight. Which of the following is one?

Respiratory syncytial virus is the major cause of Bronchiolitis & Pneumonia in which of the following?

Which of the following conditions is associated with Koplik spots?

Bacteria which grows @ 55c or higher are known as __________.

Which of the following organisms cause hard black subcutaneous nodules around the scalp?

Which of the following is primarily found in hard water?

Which of the following conditions is caused by Clostridium perfungies?

Which of the following immunoglobulins mediates type I hypersensitivity reaction?

Which of the following has been implicated in river blindness?

The Bacillus calmette gueron vaccine provided immunity against which of the following?

What is the virus that causes Gengivostomatitis?

Which of the following is related to the transmission of Measles?

Which of the following causes purulent vaginal discharge & burning?

Influenza pandemic occurs because of which of the following?

Which of the following parasites causes Cysticercosis?

Which of the following increases the immunogenic sympathetic soluble thymogen?

Which of the following is associated with an encapsulated Diplococcus?

Chlorinated hydrocarbons that are stored in the bone can be most destructive to which of the following?

Which of the following organisms is most responsible for fecal contamination of water?

Which of the following sources of water contain the most sulfur?

Which of the following is the step before flocculation in water treatment?

Which of the following elements is prevalent in significant amounts in ground water?

Which of the following cells in the plasma contain interleukin II?

Which of the following is involved in the transmission of Hepatitis A?

The causative agent of ringworm is a ______________.

Which of the following organisms cause thrush?

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungus that affects which of the following?

Which of the following can aggravate C-3?

Which of the following is found in the infectious stage of Necator americanus?

Which of the following cells produce interleukin I?

Which of the following cells produce Histamine?

Scolex on a tapeworm is for which of the following?

Transmission of Herpes II from mother to newborn is _____________.

Secondary amoebic infection will spread to which organ?

What causes Otitis media?

Conjugation involves which of the following structures?

What is the cause of a heroin addict who has fever, tremors, muscles spasms & red streaks over the injection site?

Which of the following causes stomach ulcers?

Which of the following is the vector of St. Louis encephalitis?

Which of the following is found in farmers who breathe in hay or grain dust?

Ringworm is diagnosed using which of the following?

In what phase do bacteria divide @ a constant rate?

Which of the following is the Vector for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

What has been responsible for the greatest increase in life expectancy?

Which of the following is most apt to be found in a muscle biopsy?

Which of the following is not a water borne disease?

Zehl Nelson stain is used to detect which of the following?

Which of the following diseases is spread via the fecal/oral route?

Which of the following strains of E. coli cause travelers diarrhea?

Schistosoma affects what part of the body?

Which of the following causes fungal infection of the lung?

Which of the following causes acute Osteomyelitis?

Clostridium ___________ causes gas gangrene & myconecrosis.

Which of the following is a process by which colloidal particles settle out from solution?

Penicillin acts by preventing formation of _______ in bacteria.

Which of the following pathogens causes Colitis secondary to antibiotic treatment?

Which of the following is in saliva & tears?

Which of the following U.S. Government Agency compiles data on outbreaks of disease?

Which of the following is a cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis?

Epidemic parotitis is associated with ___________.

What organism causes diphtheria?

What cells produce antibodies in response to an antigen?

What is the most common hookworm in the U.S.?

Tetanus toxoid neutralizes _________________.

Active digestion of organic material occurs @ which stage of sewage treatment?

Which of the following organisms lacks a cell wall?

Which of the following federal agencies is responsible for lab experiment standards?

Which of the following is responsible for atypical primary pneumonia?

Erythromatous ring seen in scarlet fever comes from which of the following?

Which organism is responsible for common form food poisoning?

Trypansoma gambiense primarily affects what?

Which of the following cells produces Interleukin II?

Which of the following immunoglobulins is most predominant in the neonate?

Which scientist is credited with bacterial transformation?

Recent outbreaks from E. coli are due to which of the following?

The incidence of disease is best defined as the total number of ____________.

What type of food poisoning is obtained from improperly canned foods?

Which of the following is toxic, does not have DNA, but still has protein?

Which of the following organisms causes Rheumatic Fever?

Hepatic Whitlow occurs in which of the following?

Which of the following agencies writes & publishes literature?

Salk vaccine is considered to be ______________.

How does UV radiation destroy organisms?

Which of the following causes Scalded Skin Syndrome?

When there is an epidemic spread of a disease which of the following is most important?

Which of the following transmits Hepatitis A?

Which of the following causes rice water stools?

Which of the following antibiotics is used to treat resistant strains of Staph aureus?

Iodine used in gram staining is considered a __________.

Which of the following causes symptoms similar to Mono?

Which of the following produces a toxin that does not allow Ach to be released @ the myoneural junction?

Which of the following is catalase & coagulase negative?

Which of the following parasites is found around the anus & is detected by the scotch tape test?

Which of the following is the most common PID?

Exposure to chickenpox & measles will impart which of the following immunities?

Which of the following is the organism most responsible for urinary tract infection?

Trypanosonia cruzi is the organism that causes ______________.

The etiological agent of Lymes Disease is _______________.

Which of the following is involved in immediate hypersensitivity reactions?

Salmonella poisoning is most commonly due to ingestion of ______ & ________.

Which process has contributed to the decline in the incidence of food poisoning?

Which organism most commonly affects AIDS patients?

Lymphocytes release _________ in response to a viral infection.

Which of the following is a causative agent in smallpox?

Candylomata lata are found in what stage of Syphilis?

Which of the following is used to measure sewage contamination?

Which of the following Rickettsia diseases is found in contaminated milk?

Which of the following cells is present in an antibody to antigen reaction?

What is the most common way to be infected by Toxoplasmosis?

The presence of a red streak that appears along the course of a blood vessel would indicate development of ____________.

Which of the following is the Federal Agency that sets lab standards?

The ELISA Test is for ________.

Which of the following Federal Agencies sets the standards for the work place?

Which of the following has pear shaped double nuclei & 4 pair of flagella?

Which of the following Federal Agencies funds research?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Staph aureus?

What zoonosis disease do spores spread?

What is the mode of transmission for German Measles?

Which scientist is responsible for the prevention of food borne disease?

Which of the following Government Agencies focuses on biomedical research?

A 10 year old with a stiff neck, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, 104 temperature, tachycardia & meningitis without a rash has what?

Which of the following results in passive naturally acquired immunity?

What is the 1st line of human cellular defense against viral infection?

Which bacteria are primarily responsible for spontaneous abortion in cattle?

What is the primary site of campylobacteriasis?

Which of the following consumes inorganic material?

The brain & the peripheral nervous system produce which of the following immunoregulatory chemicals?

Which of the following does Herpes Simplex Type II cause?

The rash caused by Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever originates in which of the following areas of the body?

Which of the following conditions are caused by Staph aureus?

A mature adult parasite makes its permanent home in the ______________.

The common cold is spread via _________.

AIDS virus attacks which of the following?

What is the most common fungal condition in the Ohio Valley & Mississippi Valley areas?

Protozoa are found in water in which of the following forms?

What is the function of a bacterial capsule?

Delayed hypersensitivity is _______________.

Which of the following fluoresces under light?

Which of the following is associated with childhood dysentery?

What is the most likely outcome of a Hepatitis A Virus infection?

What is the most likely cause if a patient presents with blurred vision, 103 temperature, fever, diarrhea, & headache?

What is the mode of transmission for Wool Sorters Disease?

Trismus (lock jaw) is caused by which of the following?

Extrinsic asthma is characterized by increased _____________.

What is the most common cause of lead poisoning in the U.S.?

Parasitic infections will increase which of the following?

What type of immunity is imparted to a person who has taken DPT vaccine?

Ingestion & digestion of solid foods by cells of the body is ____________.

Which of the following causes Baciliary dysentery?

Iodine functions as a ______________ in gram staining procedure.

Which of the following causes Thrush?

Which of the following is Acid Fast?

Which of the following causes blue-green pus?

Which of the following is the most appropriate test to determine acid-fast bacilli?

What is the function of a bacterial capsid?

What is the probable cause of a 4 year old that presents with upper respiratory infection, pharyngitis, laryngitis, a red pharynx, & a 102 fever?

What is the most common cause of childhood diarrhea?

Antibodies, which provide immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae, react with the __________________.

What is the best way to test for Typhus?

What is the vector for Leishmaniasis?

Negri bodies are found in ____________.

Which of the following does not produce an exotoxin?

Which of the following produce exotoxin?

Water borne infections are derived mostly from _______________.

Mannitol salt agar is used to detect which of the following?

How is Hepatitis Virus vaccine produced?

A patient with koplik spots probably is infected with what?

A Darkfield microscope is used to identify which of the following?

Coliform count is used to detect which of the following?

Microorganisms that live @ 20-45 C are classified as which of the following?

BCG vaccine is used to prevent which of the following?

Who is the scientist responsible for categorizing Streptococci?

Which of the following produces hard, red, non-painful lesions on the penis?

Which of the following is responsible for San Joaquin Valley Fever?

Which portion of the body is most affected by the Herpes Virus?

What is the most common method of transmission for hookworm infection?

Precipitation from solution in the form of fleecy masses is the definition for which of the following?

Which of the following carries Equine encephalitis?

What is the worst form of malaria?

Plasmodium fits into which of the following categories?

A severe lack of both B & T lymphocytes is associated with which of the following?

Retrovirus is typically ____ to ______.

Which of the following is the reason that the FDA requires pasteurization of eggs across state lines?

The Fluke known as Paragonia westermani is found in the _______.

A rash on the hands & feet is characteristic of which of the following?

Which of the following does not display immunoglobulin?

Ascariasis lumbricoides is transmitted via which of the following?

Mast cells are most closely correlated with which of the following?

Which of the following is not fully funded by the Federal Government?

Genital Herpes is associated with which of the following?

Herpes Simplex I is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following fungi cause jock itch?

The largest portion of air pollution in the U.S. comes from _______________.

Which of the following organisms is associated with Lymes disease?

Which of the following have flagella @ both ends?

Vibrio cholera will produce which of the following?

Which of the following is associated with inflammation of the nerves in the face & brain?

What is the secondary step in sewage treatment?

Which of the following cause Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

Chloride plus water results in which of the following?

Putting in ____________ cleans a septic tank.

Which of the following is an immune complex performed by the body?

Delayed hypersensitivity is associated with which of the following?

What is the diagnosis for a 30-year-old male who presents with a fever & skin lesions that appear as eccentric rings on the trunk?

Which of the following is associated with Gas Gangrene?

Which of the following does a vector not transmit?

Which of the following is associated with the common cold?

Hemophilus influenza is most dangerous for ____________.

Shigella causes which of the following?

Rose-colored spots on the abdomen are associated with which of the following?

T-helper cells activate which of the following?

Which of the following immunological reactions does not display immunoglobulin response?

What is the fungus that affects the body?

Which of the following can spread the common cold?

A foul smelling fishy discharge is associated with which of the following?

What are plantar warts caused by?

Which of the following is the diagnostic test for Tb?

Which of the following spreads epidemic typhus?

What is the etiological agent that causes epidemic typhus?

What are the genera responsible for infant diarrhea in hospital nurseries?

Which of the following cause Black Water Fever?

How is Mycoplasma homonis transmitted?

Which of the following is a Eukaryotic organism?

Which genera cause allergic reactions?

Which of the following causes whooping cough?

Which of the following is detected earliest in the infection process?

Motor viruses primarily affect which of the following?

Impetigo contagiosa is most commonly caused by ____________.

What is the most common organism to affect a person with AIDS?

Which of the following is the Helminth that causes the most deaths worldwide?

Which of the following cells process antigen?

Which of the following can penetrate unbroken skin?

Which of the following results in a reaction between a soluble antigen & a specific antibody?

Which of the following causes a B12 deficiency?

A throat culture that produces pinpoint beta-hemolytic colonies of gram-positive cocci in pairs & in chains, which are bacitracin sensitive & not bile soluble, would indicate which of the following?

Antibodies are synthesized & released by which of the following?

What is the best medium to identify Neisseria gonorrhea?

If a urine sample has WBC’s, WBC casts, RBC’s & Bacteria in it you should investigate for which of the following?

Which of the following contain heparin?

Which is the 1st part of the complement to affix to the cell membrane?

Which of the following produces helper substances?

Which of the following infections predisposes a child to Reye’s Syndrome?

Which of the following transmits drug resistors?

Which of the following cause hookworm disease?

Which of the following crosses the placenta & provides passive immunity to the fetus?

Which of the following work with T-Cells to recognize foreign antigens & stimulate antibody production?

Which of the following is not part of the U.S. Public Health Services?

Which of the following causes weight loss, abdominal pain, mucous diarrhea & lasts for more than 3 days?

Which of the following is TB in the spine?

What is the envelope around the capsid derived from?

What is the primary site of campylobacteriasis?

Which of the following causes a fungus ball in the lung?

Where does the highest number of anaerobic bacterial growth occur in sewage treatment?

Which of the following is associated with the causative agent of mononucleosis?

Which of the following causes hemorrhagic jaundice?

Which of the following is associated with encapsulated diplococcus?

Chlorinated hydrocarbons that enter the body through the bone can be most destructive to the ___________.

Which of the following water sources contain the most sulfur?

What is the step subsequent to (after) flocculation in water treatment?

What are the steps of water treatment in order?

At what stage is backwashing used in drinking water treatment?

Which of the following is present in significant amounts in ground water sources?

Which cells in plasma contain interleukin II?

Where do malarial parasites reproduce?

Which of the following can activate C3?

Which of the following is found in the infective stage of Necator americanus?

Which of the following is a result of phage induction in Staphylococcus?

Respiratory syncytial virus is a major cause of bronchiolitis & pneumonia in which of the following?

What is the etiological agent of mononucleosis?

A patient from South America presents with coffee ground vomiting & severe nosebleeds. He relates a history of severe headaches for the past 4 days, jaundice, body aches, insomnia & nausea. The most likely diagnosis is which of the following?

Bacteria which grow @ 55C or higher are _____________.

Which of the following cause black subcutaneous nodules around the scalp?

What are the properties of Streptococcus as a result of lysogenic conversion?

Which Federal Agency regulates the management of hazardous waste?

Which of the following mediate Type I hypersensitivity reactions?

Bacillus calmette gueron vaccine (BCG) provides immunity against which of the following?

Which virus causes gengivostomatitis?

Which of the following is related to the transmission of Measles?

Which of the following causes purulent vaginal discharge & burning?

Which of the following causes cysticercosis?

What is the most common cause of death in the U.S.?

What would be the diagnosis for a child who presents with a rash around the buttocks due to a parasitic condition?

What is the most common symptom of Cholera?

Which of the following is the vector for Western Equine Encephalitis?

A gray pseudomembrane in the back of the throat is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is characteristic of a pyogenic organism?

Which of the following is a pathogen found in contaminated water?

Fungi imperfecti are so named because of what reason?

Which of the following is a common characteristic of diphtheria?

What is the primary pathological consequence of malaria?

What is the primary allergen to which a child reacts in barley, rye & wheat?

The toxoid for tetanus produces which of the following forms of immunity?

The TB skin test represents which of the following responses?

Which of the following kills all microbes?

Which of the following do mites transmit?

What substance found in milk determines if pasteurization has been properly accomplished?

Where does a mature tapeworm live?

What is the diagnosis for a person who has just moved to Arizona & develops a dry cough associated with climatic conditions?

Which of the following passes through the placenta?

Which of the following is most prevalent?

Which of the following best describes the TB test?

Which of the following supplies money to local doctors for research?

What is the stage of water purification that removes most of the bacteria?

Which type of sterilization is most suited for instruments used in surgery?

What does an excessive amount of fluoride in drinking water cause?

Which of the following is a fungus of the scalp?

Which of the following is most dangerous to newborns?

What is the most common way that Legionnaire’s disease is spread?

Which of the following causes Chaga’s disease?

A patient presents with normal body temperature, widespread muscle spasm & muscle guarding in the abdominal area. What do these symptoms suggest?

Type IV delayed immunological reaction will affect which of the following?

What do T-helper cells activate?

What is the best test to perform to determine the pollution of water?

Which of the following is an example of a Type I reaction?

Which of the following is an immunoglobulin associated with Type I?

Which immunoglobulin is found in Gastric Mucosa?

Methyl gas causes cancer of the __________.

There is no vaccine for which of the following?

Cook pork to avoid which of the following?

Antibodies respond to antigens via _____________.

Which immunoglobulin crosses the placenta?

Which immunoglobulin is involved in Type II hypersensitivity?

Which of the following has both endotoxin & exotoxin?

Pink Eye is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following is an air-borne carcinogen?

Which of the following is associated with infant botulism?

Which of the following has been eliminated from society?

Which of the following secrete histamine?

What is the result of warm moist heat on cell membranes?

Which types of Hepatitis can you get from a blood transfusion?

Soap added to a sterilizing agent will do which of the following?

Who is considered to be the father of immunology?

Which of the following is associated with muscle spasms & calcification of skeletal muscle?

Which of the following produce the most circulating antibodies?

Infant methemoglobinemia is due to which of the following?

Which of the following is a lung disease due to iron dust inhalation?

The most effective sterilization technique in a lab is ___________.

Which of the following is an air pollutant that causes headaches & dizziness?

Contaminated milk transmits which of the following?

Herpes Simplex does not create which of the following?

Flocculation is involved in which of the following?

Bladder infections are most commonly due to which of the following?

Opsonins, agglutinins, lysins, & precipitins are which of the following?

Which of the following diminishes riboflavin?

Black death is due to which of the following?

Which of the following can be found in unpasteurized milk?

Why are flu vaccines sometimes not effective?

Why is a vaccine for the common cold not feasible?

What type of organism uses molecular O2 as the final electron acceptor?

An autotroph consumes which of the following?

Neisseria gonorrhea can be best identified in which of the following?

Childhood dysentery is due to which of the following?

Safarin is used in which staining technique?

Herpes Simplex produces a latent infection where?

What is the purpose of iodine use in gram staining?

A virus capsid is made up of which of the following?

Which of the following are classified by their method of locomotion?

What is the test to determine whether or not complete pasteurization has been achieved?

Q Fever is due to which of the following?

What is the name of the serology test for Rickettsia?

Histoplasma is a fungal infection that mimics which of the following?

Bacterial cell walls are made up of __________________.

What is iodine used for in pre-op?

Lymph node enlargement is not associated with ________.

The heaviest & largest immunoglobulin is ____.

Microbial pollution is eliminated via which of the following?

Who discovered yellow fever?

Chymosis (bruising) is seen with which of the following?

Which of the following increases immunogenic sympathetic soluble thymogen?

Which of the following can cross the placenta & affect the fetus?

Exotoxins can act upon ____________ cell walls.

Which of the following contributes to environmental problems?

Which of the following is an arbovirus?

Penicillin affects bacteria by interfering with synthesis of ______________.

The kissing bug causes which of the following?

The State Health Department is responsible for maintaining which of the following?

Where are nosocomial infections acquired?

Why is chlorine added to treated sewage?

Red spots on the face are associated with which of the following?

Streptobacillus is the agent of which of the following?

The sedimentation stage of water purification removes most of the _________.

Anaphylaxis is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following organisms oxidize inorganic matter for energy?

Which of the following organisms require organic matter for energy?

Which of the following use dead decaying matter for energy?

Which of the following feed on living matter for energy?

Which of the following describes 2 populations living together in which 1 or both benefit?

Which of the following describes 2 populations living together in which both benefit?

Which of the following describes 2 populations living together in which both benefit & both accomplish what neither can do alone?

Which of the following describes 2 populations living together in which one benefits, & the other is unaffected?

Which of the following are tests for syphilis?

Which of the following are tests for tuberculosis?

Which of the following are pasteurization methods?