Question 1

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chlamydophila - psittacosis
B)   Coxiella - Q fever
C)   Mycobacterium - whooping cough
D)   Mycoplasma - walking pneumonia
E)   Burkholderia - melioidosis

Question 2

All of the following are classified as fungi EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   Blastomyces.
B)   Coccidioides.
C)   Histoplasma.
D)   Mycobacterium.
E)   Pneumocystis.

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT cause otitis media?

Accepted Answer

A)   Streptococcus pyogenes
B)   Moraxella catarrhalis
C)   Haemophilus influenzae
D)   Coxiella burnetii
E)   Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 4

A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bordetella
B)   Mycoplasma
C)   Corynebacterium
D)   Mycobacterium
E)   Burkholderia

Question 5

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   psittacosis - Chlamydia
B)   melioidosis - Burkholderia
C)   whooping cough - Bordetella
D)   Q fever - Rickettsia
E)   epiglottitis - Haemophilus

Question 6

A patient who presents with red throat and tonsils can be diagnosed as having

Accepted Answer

A)   streptococcal pharyngitis.
B)   scarlet fever.
C)   the common cold.
D)   diphtheria.
E)   The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

Question 7

Risks for Q fever include contact with infected cattle and drinking unpasteurized milk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Members of the group A streptococci (GAS)  cause all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   rheumatic fever.
B)   epiglottitis.
C)   strep throat.
D)   pharyngitis.
E)   scarlet fever.

Question 9

Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its reservoir?

Accepted Answer

A)   psittacosis - parakeets
B)   histoplasmosis - soil
C)   coccidioidomycosis - air
D)   tuberculosis - cattle
E)   pneumocystis - humans

Question 10

The patient is suffocating because of the accumulation of dead tissue and fibrin in her throat. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bordetella
B)   Corynebacterium
C)   Mycobacterium
D)   Haemophilus
E)   The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

Question 11

All of the following are used as first-line drugs for treating tuberculosis EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   ethambutol.
B)   fluoroquinolones.
C)   isoniazid.
D)   rifampin.
E)   pyrazinamide. B

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of influenza?

Accepted Answer

A)   muscle aches
B)   fever
C)   headache
D)   chills
E)   diarrhea

Question 13

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   otitis media - earache
B)   sinusitis - headache and nasal mucous
C)   epiglottitis - sore throat
D)   laryngitis - voice loss
E)   pharyngitis - sore throat

Question 14

A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram-positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

Accepted Answer

A)   mycoplasmal pneumonia.
B)   pneumococcal pneumonia.
C)   influenza.
D)   the common cold.
E)   tuberculosis.

Question 15

Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages?

Accepted Answer

A)   Streptococcus pyogenes
B)   Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C)   Bordetella pertussis
D)   Corynebacterium diphtheriae
E)   respiratory syncytial virus

Question 16

Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   blastomycosis.
B)   melioidosis.
C)   Q fever.
D)   histoplasmosis.
E)   coccidioidomycosis. C

Question 17

Coccidioides immitis causes Valley fever, a disease that is endemic to the Mississippi Valley.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

Inhalation of arthroconidia is responsible for infection by which of the following organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coccidioides
B)   Chlamydophila
C)   Streptococcus
D)   Mycoplasma
E)   Blastomyces

Question 19

The primary victims of the influenza pandemic of 1918 -1919 were

Accepted Answer

A)   members of the military.
B)   young adults.
C)   residents of Spain; therefore, it was known as the ʺSpanish Flu.ʺ
D)   infants and the elderly.
E)   residents of the U.S.

Question 20

Infection by which of the following is often confused with viral pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mycobacterium
B)   Streptococcus
C)   Blastomyces
D)   Mycoplasma
E)   Coccidioides

Exam 24: Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

Which of the following is mismatched?

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All of the following are classified as fungi EXCEPT

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Which of the following does NOT cause otitis media?

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A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

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Which of the following is mismatched?

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A patient who presents with red throat and tonsils can be diagnosed as having

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Risks for Q fever include contact with infected cattle and drinking unpasteurized milk.

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Members of the group A streptococci (GAS) cause all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following diseases is NOT correctly matched to its reservoir?

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The patient is suffocating because of the accumulation of dead tissue and fibrin in her throat. What is the etiology of the symptoms?

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All of the following are used as first-line drugs for treating tuberculosis EXCEPT

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Which of the following is NOT a typical symptom of influenza?

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Which of the following is mismatched?

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A patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram-positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The patient most likely has

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Which one of the following causes a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages?

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Soil is a reservoir for all of the following EXCEPT

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Coccidioides immitis causes Valley fever, a disease that is endemic to the Mississippi Valley.

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Inhalation of arthroconidia is responsible for infection by which of the following organisms?

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Infection by which of the following is often confused with viral pneumonia?

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