Long Exam 2 CH (14-16) Study

Which of the following virulence factors enable(s) bacteria to attach to tissues

• capsules

• endotoxin

• flagella

• fimbriae

Neurotoxics are produced by

• C. botulinum and C. tetani

• C. difficile and C. perfringens

• P. aeruginosa and M. tuberculosis

• S. aureus and S. pyogenes

Which of the following pathogens produce enterotoxins?

• B. cereus and certain serotypes of E. coli

• C. difficile and perfringens

• salmonella spp. and Shigella spp.

• all of the above

A bloodstream infection with ___ could result in the release of endotoxic into the bloodstream

• C. difficile or C. perfringens

• N. gonorrhoeae or E. coli

• S. aureus or M. tuberculosis

• S. aureus or S. pyogenes

Communicable diseases are most easily transmitted during the

• incubation period

• period of covalescence

• period of illness

• prodromal period

Enterotoxins affect cells in the

• CNS

• gastrointestinal tract

• genitourinary tract

• respiratory tract

Which of the following bacteria is least likely to be the cause of septic shock?

• E. coli

• H. influenza

• M. pneumoniae

• N. meningitidis

Which of the following produces both a cytotoxin and a enterotoxin

• C. botulinum

• C. difficile

• C. tetani

• C. diphtheriae

Which of the following virulence factors enable(s) bacteria to avoid phagocytosis by white blood cells?

• Capsule

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• fimbriae

Which of the following can cause toxic shock syndrome

• C. difficile and C. perfringens

• M. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis

• N. gonorrhoeae and E. coli

• S. aureus and S. pyogenes