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  • Pseudomembraneous colitis is


  • Options
  • 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?

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. The toxins produced by bacteria

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    • A. kill viruses
    • B. encourage bacterial reproduction
    • C. interfere with physiological processes in the body
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. In the human disease cholera, what is it that actually ends up killing the victim?

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following disease is not caused by microbial protein toxin?

    • Options
    • A. Botulism
    • B. Diphtheria
    • C. Shigella dysentery
    • D. Tuberculosis
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss


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