HML2113 - Week 1 - Yersinia and Cholera

Causative agent for Cholera

• Haemophilus influenzae

• Vibrio cholerae

• Bacillus anthraces

• Propionibacterium acnes

Causative agent for Plague

• Yersinia pestis

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Corynebacterium diphtheriae

• Propionibacterium acnes

Causative agent for Typhoid

• Haemophilus influenzae

• Yersinia pestis

• Helicobacter pylori

• Salmonella typhi

Vibrio sp. has ________ shape.

• Cocci

• Irregular

• Comma

• Rod

Vibrio cholera is a motile bacteria.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Dehydration is one of the complication of cholera.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Antibiotics can be used to treat cholera.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cholera can be classified as an acute disease.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Found in contaminated water, this bacterium causes cholera and severe dehydration.

• Vibrio cholerae

• Shigella dysenteriae

• Campylobacter jejuni

• Clostridium perfringens

Known as the "Black Death," this bacterium caused the bubonic plague.

• Vibrio cholerae

• Francisella tularensis

• Rickettsia rickettsii

• Yersinia pestis