Microbiology for Embalmers AAMI, Questions And Complete Verified Solutions

Microbiology for Embalmers AAMI, Questions And Complete Verified Solutions The causative agent of scarlet fever is Staphylococcus aureus. False The Meningococcus enters the body by the nose and mouth. True Which of the following organisms enters the body by the genital system? Neisseria gonorrhea/gonococcus Ophthalmia neonatorum is caused by the Gonococcus. True A nosocomial infection is one that originates: Hospital Toxic shock syndrome is caused by? Staphylococcus aureus The infection, puerperal sepsis is caused by an organism that enters the body by way of: Hands or Instruments The beta hemolytic streptococcal organism causes milder infections than the alpha hemolytic strep. False Which organism causes lesions called abscesses? Staphylococcus aureus Crede's method is associated with which organism? Neisseria gonorrhea Staphylococcus aureus causes: Boils, Furuncles, Carbunlces and Pimples There is a permanent naturally acquired active immunity to Gonorrhea. False What infections have a rash? Scarlet Fever The Pneumococcus typically enters the body by way of a wound. False The Meningococcus is transmitted via droplet infection through aerosols or nasopharyngeal discharge from an infected person or carrier. True The organisms do not have to enter the body to cause a food intoxication as in a type of food poisoning. True When the organism localizes in the meninges it is caused by an organism of the genus Neisseria. True Bronchopneumonia is milder then lobar pneumonia. True Which organism is well known for causing nosocomial infections? Staphylococcus aureus An organism that must obtain its oxygen from oxygen containing compounds is an aerobe. False The ethological agent that is rod shaped, a strict aerobe and causes pseudomembranes is? Corynebacterium diptheriae This agent causes an infection in birds and opportunistically infects people with AIDS Mycobacterium avium Puerperal sepis is caused by Neisseria gonorrheae. False Gonorrhea localizes in the urethra in both men and women. True The infection known as lockjaw is caused by? A bacillus that produces an exotoxin Food intoxication can be caused by? staphylococcus aureus. Anthrax is a zoonotic infection. True The pathogenicity of tetanus is primarily associated with a neurotoxin. True The portal of entry of the agent that causes diphtheria is? Mouth and Nose Mycobacteria that are classified as acid-fast.. Have a high lipid content in their cell walls The portal of exit of Clostridum botulinum is feces. False The toxin is colorless and tasteless, it is swallowed and eventually causes asphyxia. What is the disease process called? Botulism The etiological agent of gas gangrene is? Clostridium perfringens A granulommatous infection that infects the lungs, intestines and kidneys is? Tuberculosis Which of the following organisms is a coccus controlled by the Crede's method? Neisseria gonorrheae The anthrax bacillus is rod-shaped. True The portal of exit of Tuberculosis is often feces and urine. True Which organism's pathogenicity is greater because of the high lipid content of their cell wall? Mycobacterium Staphylococcus aureus is known for causing which of the following: Both B and C. Abscesses and Food Poisoning Organisms that are ________ will most likely not survive in oxygen rich environments, while ________ need free atmospheric oxygen to live. Anaerobes, Aerobes Gonorrhea is often transmitted via infected objects, because the organism Neisseria gonorrhea survives well outside of the body. False - Rarely transmitted via infected objects. The anthrax bacillus can enter the body in which of the following ways: All of the above The tetanus toxin is less potent than the botulinum toxin. True What is the scientific name of plague bacillus? Yersinia pestis Which of the following organisms may be found in the gastrointestinal tract? Salmonella (Salmonellosis) Proteus vulgaris is known to complicate the open wounds of burn victims. True Botulism is non-communicable. True. It's a poisoning, not an infection The Ethological agent of Rabbit Fever is? Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) Most zoonotic infections are transmitted from animals to humans but cannot transmit from human to human. True The etological agent of Toxic Shock Syndrome is Streptococcus pyogenes. False - Staphylococcus aureus An attack of Tularemia results in a permanent Naturally Acquired Active immunity. True Gonorrhea reacts well to antibiotics making it easy to control this sexually transmitted disease. False An atypical type of pneumonia that has been isolated from water supplies, humidifiers and air-conditioning equipment is caused by: Legionella pneomonphilia Unlike any other genus all species of the genus Salmonella are capable of producing disease. True Typhoid fever can be transmitted by the: Fly Which of the following agents does not produce an enterotoxin: Shigella dysenterriae A secondary invader or opportunist that causes summer diarrhea in infants: Salmonella typhi A vaccine is available for diphtheria. True Lobar pneumonia is a chronic type of respiratory infection. False The meningococcus usually causes septicemia before it reaches the meninges. True Tetanus is non-communicable as the causative agent does not have to enter the body. True The portal of entry of most enteric organisms is the mouth. True The portal of exit of most respiratory infections is feces and urine. False The Genus of the etiological agent of Lyme disease is: Borrelia Treponema pallidum is the causative agent for syphilis. True The etiological agent of cholera affects the: Intestines The bacterial gastroenteritis that can lead to vomiting, profuse diarrhea, or death is caused by a comma shaped organism known as: Vibrio cholerae Tertiary stage syphilis is marked by a lesion called: Gumma Lyme disease is transmitted by the: Tick Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection that can be transmitted from person to person. False - not transmitted from person to person The etiological agent of Primary Atypical Pneumonia (PAP) is: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Vibrio cholerae exits the body by way of nasal and buccal secretions. False Droplet spray or droplet infection is the primary way respiratory infections are transmitted. True The major symptom of Weils disease is fever. True Copper colored rash, loss of hair and influenza like symptoms are evident when infected with: Treponema pallidum Yersinia pestis is transmitted by way of: The bite of the rat flea Legionellosis is not normally transmissible from person to person. True Blood tests will be positive for syphilis in the latent stage. True The bull's eye rash is associated with which of the following infections: