FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Meningitis treatment Answer: Antibiotics or antivirals depending
on cause
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cause Answer: Prions
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease symptoms Answer: Progressive
neurological degeneration and dementia
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease infection Answer: Contaminated
instruments or infected meat
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease fatality rate Answer: Always fatal
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease treatment Answer: No treatment
◉ Rabies cause Answer: Rabies virus
, ◉ Rabies symptoms Answer: Hydrophobia, agitation, paralysis
progressing to coma
◉ Rabies infection Answer: Animal bites transmitting saliva
◉ Rabies fatality rate Answer: Nearly 100 percent once symptoms
appear
◉ Rabies treatment Answer: Post exposure prophylaxis before
symptoms develop
◉ Tetanus cause Answer: Clostridium tetani
◉ Tetanus symptoms Answer: Spastic paralysis and uncontrollable
muscle contractions
◉ Tetanus infection Answer: Endospores enter the body through
wounds
◉ Tetanus fatality rate Answer: High without treatment
◉ Tetanus treatment Answer: Antitoxin, antibiotics, and vaccination
for prevention
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Meningitis treatment Answer: Antibiotics or antivirals depending
on cause
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cause Answer: Prions
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease symptoms Answer: Progressive
neurological degeneration and dementia
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease infection Answer: Contaminated
instruments or infected meat
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease fatality rate Answer: Always fatal
◉ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease treatment Answer: No treatment
◉ Rabies cause Answer: Rabies virus
, ◉ Rabies symptoms Answer: Hydrophobia, agitation, paralysis
progressing to coma
◉ Rabies infection Answer: Animal bites transmitting saliva
◉ Rabies fatality rate Answer: Nearly 100 percent once symptoms
appear
◉ Rabies treatment Answer: Post exposure prophylaxis before
symptoms develop
◉ Tetanus cause Answer: Clostridium tetani
◉ Tetanus symptoms Answer: Spastic paralysis and uncontrollable
muscle contractions
◉ Tetanus infection Answer: Endospores enter the body through
wounds
◉ Tetanus fatality rate Answer: High without treatment
◉ Tetanus treatment Answer: Antitoxin, antibiotics, and vaccination
for prevention