WorksheetsPHBIO 2105 - Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the preferred drug of choice of the bacterial meningitis, Listeriosis?
Penicillin G
Penicillin V
Ampicillin
The causative agent of Kuru and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, which are notorious at being difficult to treat
Poliovirus
Prions
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Lockjaw is a common manifestation of tetanus infection.
True
False
Lyssaviruses is the causative agent of what disease?
Botulism
Cryptococcosis
Rabies
Also known as Hansen's disease, this is caused by Mycobacterium leprae which leads to necrosis of tissue and deformation of the hand into a clawed form:
Poliomyelitis
Leprosy
African trypanosomiasis
Listeriosis, caused by Listeria monocytogenes, is a common foodborne infection. Thus, what is an effective way of preventing such disease?
Getting vaccinated
Pasteurizing and cooking food
Using mouthwash
Tetanus and Botulism are both viral diseases.
False
True
Poliomyelitis : viral :: African trypanosomiasis : _______?
protozoan
fungal
bacterial
Cryptococcus neoformans : Cryptococcosis :: _________ : Meningococcal meningitis
Naegleria fowleri
Clostridium botulinum
Neisseria meningitidis
What part of the brain lies in between continuous membranes and contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), wherein bacteria tend to multiply?
Pia mater
Arachnoid mater
Subarachnoid space
