MIC205 Exam 4

You have a stiff neck and a high fever. Your doctor thinks you may have meningitis. What should he do to confirm this?

Sand flies, tsetse flies, and mosquitoes are examples of insect vectors that are capable of transmitting protozoan pathogens.

How might a doctor treat Botulism?

Mary has several pimples on her face that can be treated by methicillin and proper hygiene. She also knows that these pimples are being caused by a Staphylococcus sp. What does Mary most likely have?

Herpes, Kaposi's sarcoma, and Shingles are all examples of...

Teenagers that have outbreaks of Propionibacterium acnes should seek retinoic acid and/or blue light exposure as treatment options.

Scrapie, mad cow disease, and VCJ are all examples of...

How could a doctor confirm if a patient has Leprosy?

Leishmania is a _______________ transmitted by female sand flies from animal reservoirs.

A little girl was diagnosed with African Sleep Sickness, which is caused by Trypanosoma brucei. How was this disease most likely transmitted to her?

If you get a disease in your nervous system, it most likely was caused by:

Jorge was diagnosed with a bacterial blood disease. What could this disease be classified as? (choose the best answer)

True or False: A severe illness where deep, dome-shaped lesions appear all at once and are common on palms and soles is Chickenpox.

A pseudomembrane can cause obstruction of the airway if you get Diphtheria.

Jesse recently caught on fire and decided to perform the “stop, drop, and roll” method to try and extinguish the fire. What disease could Jesse most likely catch?

True or false: Latent HPV may lead to cervical cancer in woman.

Staphylococcus aureus is a causative agent of several skin-related diseases that range in severity from mild to devastating.

What virulence factors make necrotizing fasciitis such a nasty disease that often calls for removing the tissues/limbs that the disease affects?

Why can't a single type of medicine be used for all types of pneumonia?

If you block nerve signals to your muscles, what might happen?

Shelby has a growth on her epithelial layer of skin. Her doctor recognizes this as a wart and recommends putting duck tape on the area for 7-10 days. What caused Shelby's wart?

Monica is feeling very fatigued and has a sore throat/fever. She goes to urgent care and her doctor says her spleen is enlarged. What might Monica have?

Strep throat is necrotizing fasciatis in your throat.

What should a physician prescribe to someone who has a standard case of Malaria?

Impetigo would most likely be found on....

Lily, a volunteer at an animal shelter, comes into her doctor’s with lesions forming eschar on her skin. The doctor decides to treat her with ciprofloxacin. Lily probably has...

Jeff comes home from a business trip to find his daughter’s outer skin layers peeling off. The doctor diagnosis his daughter with Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, which only affects the epidermis and does not cause scarring.The doctor then says that ________ is/are the reason(s) why her skin is peeling off in sheets.

Most microbes in your upper digestive system are _______, while most microbes in your lower small intestine/color are ________.

You have natural microbes in you CNS.

Which of the following causative agents causes Gas Gangrene?

Where does Varicellovirus become latent in?

Plasmodium flaciparum causes the most severe malaria and causes cyclic symptoms.

Meningitis is caused by a single type of microbe.

What is the true sign for measles (rubeola) versus other diseases, such as rubella?

Charlie comes in with several buboes on his skin. The doctor found out that a gram-negative coccobacillus is causing the disease. What might he have?

MRSA is so common in hospitals because...

Orthopoxvirus skin lesions are superficial sores that typically appear in crops on the trunk (stomach and chest).

Brett and Cara hooked up one night and the next day they both had intense itching and a rash on their genitals. The doctor said that they both were infected with a mite called _________.

All cervical cancers are caused by papillomaviruses, and all papillomaviruses are capable of causing cervical cancer.

Immunocompromised individuals sometimes can develop severe systemic infections that over time tint their skin green. The green pigment, which is produced by the photosynthetic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, often is seen first under the fingernails and toenails.

True or false Propionibacterium acnes are normal microbiota on your skin

What diseases produce a toxin?

Which of the following is NOT an endospore forming bacteria?

The most common bacteria on your skin would be?

True or false: Small pox has been completely eradicated and there have not been any cases of small pox in the last 40 years.

The black eschars that are caused by cutaneous Bacillus anthracis infections often are contracted by livestock handlers.

If you have gotten Chickenpox, you cannot get Shingles.

Lucy recently stepped on a rusty nail. What disease might she get?

Folliculitis, styes, carbuncles, SSSS, impetigo, TSS, bacteremia, food poisoning, and pneumonia are all diseases caused by...

If strep throat is not treated, what may this disease develop into?