Which of the following statements about tularemia is FALSE?
It occurs only in California.
Which of the following statements about group B streptococci is FALSE?
They cause strep throat.
You advise your pregnant friend to not adopt a new kitten from her neighbor because she could contract
toxoplasmosis
The symptoms of gas gangrene are due to all of the following EXCEPT
endocarditis
Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted to humans from domestic cats?
Chagas' disease
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
encephalitis – Ixodes (tick)
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
puerperal sepsis – Staphylococcus aureus
Arthropods can serve as a reservoir for all of the following diseases EXCEPT
brucellosis
Which is NOT considered a potential agent of bioterrorism?
Anaplasma phagocytophilium
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched for Gram reaction?
Ehrlichia – gram-positive
A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with an eight-day history of fever, chills, sweats, and vomiting. His temperature on admission was 40°C (104°F). A routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs. What treatment would you prescribe?
mefloquine
Which of the following is evidence that the arthritis afflicting children in Lyme, Connecticut, was due to bacterial infection?
treatable with penicillin
Which of the following statements about sepsis is FALSE?
It most always is self-limiting
Which of the following is NOT transmitted in raw milk?
toxoplasmosis
Human-to-human transmission of plague is usually by
the respiratory route.
Which of the following leads to all the others?
bacterial growth in endothelial cells
Which of the following can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus across the placenta?
cytomegalovirus
A characteristic symptom of plague is
swollen lymph nodes
Which of the following is NOT controlled by a mosquito eradication program?
schistosomiasis
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
puerperal sepsis – Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following produces a permanent carrier state following infection?
cytomegalovirus
Which of the following statements about group B streptococci is FALSE?
They cause strep throat
Which of the following is NOT treated with antibiotics
Ebola
Which is NOT true concerning Babesiosis?
It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium
Which of the following is NOT a zoonosis
puerperal sepsis
What is NOT true about gram-negative sepsis
Potent exotoxins cause shock
Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in all of the following EXCEPT
endocarditis
Which of the following is NOT caused by a bacterium?
malaria
Which of the following statements about toxoplasmosis is FALSE?
It typically is a severe illness in adults
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
Pasteurella – cat-scratch disease