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WorksheetsMMBIO Ch.20
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can Escherichia coli cause?
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Gastroenteritis
Kidney stones
Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can Klebsiella pneumoniae cause?
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Kidney stones
Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea
Pneumonia
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can Proteus mirabilis cause?
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Kidney stones
Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi cause?
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Impetigo
Kidney stones Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea
Gastroenteritis
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can Shigella flexneri cause?
Bubonic plague
Gastroenteritis
Bacteremia
Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea Pneumonia
Meningitis
Which of the following diseases or manifestations can be caused by Yersinia pestis?
Bubonic plague
Typhoid fever
Common Cold
Pneumonia
Kidney stones
Which of the following statements is true of Q fever?
The sharp spikes of fever on patients’ temperature charts resemble porcupine quills.
Researchers found it could be effectively treated with quinine.
For many years its cause was questionable.
All of the choices are correct.
Which of the following is a bile-sensitive anaerobe?
Prevotella
Escherichia
Shigella
Bacteroides
How do the structural characteristics of pathogenic Neisseria species contribute to their ability to cause disease?
They facilitate attachment to human cells.
They prevent blood clotting.
They help bacteria escape a phagolysosome.
They make the bacteria more resistant to antimicrobial drugs.
How is Neisseria meningitidis transmitted?
Through contaminated needles
Through direct contact
Through respiratory droplets
Through sexual contact
How is gonorrhea experienced differently in men and women?
Men experience painful urination and pus discharge, while women are often asymptomatic.
Gonorrhea frequently causes infertility in men, but only rarely in women.
Men are more likely to contract the disease than women.
Women typically have a thick white discharge, while men experience painful urination.
A coliform bacterium that likely contaminates dairy products is ___________ .
Enterobacter
Proteus
Serratia
Bartonella
The pathogen Haemophilus influenzae b causes _________.
Endocarditis
genital chancroid
upper respiratory flu
meningitis in children
Capsules of pathogenic enteric bacteria are virulence factors because they _________ .
release hemolysins that destroy red blood cells
protect the bacteria from phagocytosis and from some antibodies
capture iron from hemoglobin and store it in the bacteria
produce fimbriae that enable the bacteria to attach to human cells
Which of the following is typically mild?
Brazilian purpuric fever
bartonellosis
pediatric meningitis
cat scratch disease
Which bacterium causes infections in many burn victims?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bartonella bacilliformis
Escherichia coli
Moraxella catarrhalis
