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The subcutaneous hemorrhages associated with several diseases are called
petechiae
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Which fo the following causitive agents of bacterial meningitis is normally a member of the vaginal microbiota in many women?
Streptococcus agalactiae
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All of the following are true statements concerning botulism except
death occurs from paralysis of the diaphragm
botulism toxin is the deadliest toxin known
transmission can be rpevented by destruction of clostridium endospores
it is not always a true infection
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Which is the most liekly manner in which legionella pneumophila is transmitted?
from contaminated water supplies as aerosolized mist
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90% of cases of viral meningitis are caused by
enteroviruses
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A mild form of pneumonia called walking pneumonia is associated with bacterial infections caused by..
mycoplasma pneumoniae
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List 3 facts about TB
- Multi-drug-resistant strains have emerged
- It produces mycolic acid, which protects the bacterium from host defenses
- It causes tubercles to from that calcify
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What are 2 characteristics of the influenza vius?
- Undergoes antigenic shift and drift
- Different serotypes are based on surface proteins
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Which fo the following is associated with Yersinia pestis infections?
buboes
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____infection leads to bloody diarrhea
EHEC
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______Infection leads to invasion and inflammation
EIEC
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Tetanus toxin acts by
causing muscles to contract constantly
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Which of the following is the most correct treatments for rabies
- Immunoglobulin inections
- vaccination
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Bacterial endocarditis results in...
- Abscess formation
- Cytokine production
- Strok
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Chronic lyme disease has the following symptoms:
- arthritis
- heart disease
- meningitis
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Tularemia is mostly associated with bites from
rabbits
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Diptheria toxin kills cells by interfering with which fo the following processes?
protein synthesis
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All of the following are true statemtns concernign inhalation anthrax:
- It is the most severe form of anthrax
- It is transmitted by endospores
- An effective vaccine is available
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Limiting exposure to rodents and their waste materials is an important means of controlling
hantavirus pulmonary yndrome
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Develops 48 hours after hospital
nosocomial pneumonia
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exhibits red hepatization
community acquired pneumonia
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can have a purulent sputum
community acquired pneumonia
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Is most often caused by staph aureus
nosocomial pneumonia
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Urease is an important virulence factor of what?
helicobacter pylori
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The ultimate complication associated with genital warts is
cancer
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Dental carries begins witih the production of what by the causitive agent?
pellicle
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What is responsible for more than 90% of UTIs?
escheria coli
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What disease is cahracterized by foul-smelling, yellow-green vaginal discharge?
trichomoniasis?
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Caused by shigella species
shigellosis
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has the characteristic of rice-water diarrhea
cholear
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caused by salmonella enteric typhi
typhoid fever
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What type of diarrhea is most common?
watery
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will enteric diarrhea contain blood?
no
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Why are cold viruses prevented fro infecting most areas of the body?
because they are either too hot or too acidic
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Otitis media is more common in children than adults because of differnces in the anatomy of the head
this is true
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What causes otitis media?
typically, normal microbiota
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What is a key factor in knwing if one has food poisening due to an intoxication of an infection?
time
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Is the effect of botulism and tetanus toxins similar to one another?
no
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viral and bacterial meningitis are ...
different in severity
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How is CMV infection diagnosed?
through the presence of inclusion bodies
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Brucellosis is also known as...
undulant fever
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How are arboviruses spread?
mosquito bites
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How are hep A, B, and C transmitted?
- A: fecal oral
- B: blood
- C: blood
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chagastrypanosoma cruzi
chagas
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streptocuccus mutans
caries
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corynebacterium diptheriae
diptheria
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borrelia burgdorferi
lyme disease
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helicobacter pylori
peptic ulcer
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bordetella pertusis
pertussis
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strep throat
streptococcus pyogenes
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syphilis
treponema pallidum
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trichomoniasis
trichomoniasis vaginalis
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tularemia
francisella tularensis
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viral encephalitis
arbovirus
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What are the three types of botulism
infant, oral, food poisening
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4 types of polio infections
- paralytic: paralyzing
- non-paralytic: muscle stiffness
- asymptomatic: no symptoms
- post-polio: muscle degeneration
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What are the effects of infectious endocarditis?
- Bacteria acuires in the heart
- This stimulates the immune response
- Then there's growth of vegetation which can dislodge and case a clot
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