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Pseudomembraneous colitis is
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A. precipitated by the use of certain antibiotics
B. caused by a gram-positive bacterium
C. caused by a spore-forming bacterium
D. all of the above
Correct Answer
all of the above
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1. Which of the following is common in the disease caused by
Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae
and
Bacillus anthracis
?
Options
A. Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers
B. Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins
C. The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action
D. Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections
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Correct Answer: The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action
2. The toxins produced by bacteria
Options
A. kill viruses
B. encourage bacterial reproduction
C. interfere with physiological processes in the body
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: interfere with physiological processes in the body
3. What is common in catheters and ventilators?
Options
A. They bypass important defenses of the body
B. Bacteria responsible for associated infections are usually susceptible to antibiotics
C. They predispose patients to viral rather than bacterial infections
D. They are used primarily in neonatal intensive care units
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Correct Answer: They bypass important defenses of the body
4. In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim?
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A. Faulty carrier proteins
B. Dehydration and loss of nutrients
C. Too little water in the food stream
D. the toxin produced by the bacterium
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Correct Answer: Dehydration and loss of nutrients
5. Which of the following disease is not caused by microbial protein toxin?
Options
A. Botulism
B. Diphtheria
C. Shigella dysentery
D. Tuberculosis
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Correct Answer: Tuberculosis
6. Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?
Options
A. The possession of a segmented RNA genome
B. A limited number of capsule types
C. The ability of monkey Rotavirus strains to cause serious illness (diarrhea) in human beings
D. The ability of the Rotavirus to be transmitted faster
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Correct Answer: The possession of a segmented RNA genome
7. A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is
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A. EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not
B. EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not
C. EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not
D. EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not
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Correct Answer: EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not
8. Mucus helps in protecting against pathogens by
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A. lowering the pH
B. facilitating the growth of normal flora
C. blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces
D. sequestering Iron
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Correct Answer: blocking access and attachment of pathogens to mucosal surfaces
9. Fatalities following influenza infection are usually due to the
Options
A. dehydration
B. bacterial superinfection
C. damage to the heart muscle
D. formation of granulomas in the lung
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Correct Answer: bacterial superinfection
10. Which of the following statements is not true regarding
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
and/or the disease it causes?
Options
A. The pathogen contains mycolic acid in its cell wall
B. The pathogen can live inside macrophages
C. Antibodies to the pathogen are protective
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Antibodies to the pathogen are protective
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