Microbiology and Disease

• chickenpox

• mumps

• flu

• diaper rash

• Vibrio

• Staphylococci

• Bacilli

• Streptococci

• jaundice from dermatitis

• jaundice from peptic ulcer

• jaundice from otitis media

• jaundice from hepatitis

Ticks can transmit _______.

• Lyme disease

• plague

• malaria

• cholera

Once a person with HIV develops an opportunistic infection, they are said to have _______.

• Kaposi sarcoma

• AIDS

• pneumocystis

• cryptococcosis

Which of the following people would be most susceptible to developing a contagious disease?

• A 10-year-old female with seasonal allergies

• A 74-year-old male undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer

• A 28-year old male Olympic athlete

• A 42-year-old female marathon runner with a sprained ankle

• influenza

• anthrax

• herpes simplex

• thrush

• Streptococci

• Diplococci

• Spirilla

• Vibrio

People with "consumption" who went to a sanitorium like this actually had _______.

• influenza

• VRE

• tuberculosis

• MRSA

Parasite most often seen in young children, found by using clear tape over the anus overnight.

• pinworms

• tapeworms

• flatworms

• gummy worms