Microbial disease of respiratory system

Which of the following is NOT caused by infection of the upper respiratory tract?

• Diphtheria

• Whooping Cough

• Scarlet fever

• Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Which of the following is mismatched?

• Otitis media- earache

• Pharyngitis- sore throat

• Sinusitis =headache and nasal mucous

• Epiglottitis -sore throat

• Laryngitis- voice loss

The most common causative agent of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae.

• True

• False

Members of the group A streptococci (GAS) cause all of the following EXCEPT

• A) strep throat.

• B) scarlet fever.

• C) rheumatic fever.

• D) pharyngitis.

• E) epiglottitis

All of the following can lead to a positive tuberculin skin test EXCEPT

• A) vaccination.

• B) current tuberculosis infection.

• C) previous tuberculosis infection.

• D) immunity to tuberculosis.

• E) being near someone with tuberculosis.

Which of the following is mismatched?

• A) epiglottitis — Haemophilus

• B) Q fever — Rickettsia

• C) psittacosis — Chlamydia

• D) whooping cough — Bordetella

• E) melioidosis — Burkholderia

Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and

• A) Bordetella pertussis

• B) Corynebacterium diphtheriae

• C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• D) Streptococcus pyogenes

• E) respiratory syncytial virus

A patient who presents with red throat and tonsils can be diagnosed as having

• A) streptococcal pharyngitis.

• B) scarlet fever.

• C) diphtheria.

• D) the common cold.

• E) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram-positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

• A) tuberculosis.

• B) influenza.

• C) pneumococcal pneumonia.

• D) mycoplasmal pneumonia.

• E) the common cold.

To contract the Coronavirus, you first have to come into contact with it through..

• an infected person's respiratory secretions like a cough or sneeze.

• physical contact with an infected person.

• physically touching a surface that the virus is on and then touching your mouth or nose before washing your hands.

• All of the above