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BIOL 2260 Week 11 Learning Activity

1. Staphylococcus aureus is most often associated with being

A. coagulase- B. coagulase- C. zoonotic D. catalase- E. gram-negative

positive negative negative

2. _____________ is a major cause of preventable blindness that can be reduced through improved
sanitation.

A. Opthalmia B. Keratitis C. Trachoma D. Cutaneous E. Graves disease

neonatorum anthrax

3. Warts are caused by

A. touching toads B. herpes simplex C. adenoviruses D. parvovirus B19 E. human

virus papillomavirus

4. Which of these viruses can spread to the eye to cause a form of keratitis?

A. human B. parvovirus B19 C. circoviruses D. herpes simplex E. measles

papillomavirus virus 1

5. Cold sores are associated with

A. human B. human C. herpes simplex D. roseola E. HIV

papillomavirus herpesvirus 6 viruses

6. Adenoviruses can cause

A. papillomas B. warts C. oral herpes D. herpetic E. viral

conjunctivitis conjunctivitis

7. Which of the following is most likely to cause an Acanthamoeba infection?

A. swimming in a B. being bitten by C. living in a D. participating in E. being bitten by

lake while deerflies in college dorm a contact sport mosquitoes in
wearing Central Africa with communal such as a tropical
contact lenses showers wrestling environment

8. What term refers to an inflammation of brain tissues?

A. meningoencephalitis B. meningitis C. sinusitis D. encephalitis E. spongiform

encephalopathy
 9. Which of the following organisms causes epidemic meningitis at college campuses?

A. Haemophilus B. Neisseria C. Streptococcus D. Listeria E. Staphylococcus

influenzae meningitidis pneumoniae monocytogenes epidermidis

10. Which of the following animals is the most common cause of rabies in the United States?

A. dogs B. raccoons (aka C. skunks D. bats E. chickens

trash pandas)

11. What is the biological vector for African sleeping sickness?

A. mosquito B. deer tick C. tsetse fly D. sand fly E. housefly

12. Which of the following statements about Reye syndrome is FALSE?

A. Symptoms B. Prolonged C. It is associated D. It mostly E. It is a

may include neurological with aspirin affects older complication
vomiting, problems may use. adults. that my occur
drowsiness, or occur. in a
behavior chickenpox
changes. infection.

13. Mark the following statements as T (true) or F (false).

___Acanthamoeba infections are usually transmitted via insects.

___Bacterial meningitis is much more common than viral meningitis and tends to cause a milder form of
disease.
___The abbreviation GAS refers to pathogenic strains of Staphylococcus.
___Botulism is directly caused by bacterial endospores commonly found in soil.
___Candidiasis often occurs following chemotherapy.
___Blue-green pus is a characteristic of Pseudomonas wound infections.
___If a normal protein typically found on the surface of nervous tissue cells comes into contact with an
abnormally folded protein, it can lead to prion-related disease.

14. Which of the following are acquired by ingestion? Select all that apply.

A. leprosy B. cryptococcosis C. listeriosis D. poliomyelitis E. kuru

15. You are examining a scraping of an infected cornea under the brightfield microscope and see eukaryotic
cells. This is probably a case of

A. ophthalmia B. trachoma C. Acanthomoeba D. herpetic E. Not enough

neonatorum keratitis keratitis information to
determine the
cause.

16. Diagnosis of rabies is confirmed by

A. Gram stain B. direct C. indirect- D. passive E. death of the

fluorescent- fluorescent agglutination patient
antibody test antibody test

17. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Select all that apply.

A. leprosy – B. poliomyelitis – C. zika – indirect D. rabies – direct E. chronic fatigue

direct contact respiratory contact contact syndrome –
route prion

18. The prodromal symptoms of bacterial meningitis are

A. mild cold-like B. fever and C. stiff neck and D. convulsions E. Patients do not
symptoms headache back pain and stiffness feel symptoms
during the
prodromal
stage of
disease.

19. Which of the following statements about leprosy is FALSE?

A. The etiologic B. It is rarely C. Patients with D. Diagnosis is E. It is

agent is acid- fatal. leprosy must be based on skin transmitted by
fast. isolated. biopsy. direct contact.

20. Which of the following are transmitted via the respiratory route? Select all that apply.

A. Neisseria B. Haemophilus C. Listeria D. Cryptococcus E. Naegleria

meningitidis influenzae monocytogenes neoformans fowleri

21. The most effective control of mosquito-borne disease is

A. treatment of B. treatment of C. elimination of D. avoidance of E. treatment of

infected infected wild the mosquito endemic areas. uninfected
humans. animals. population. humans.
22. The symptoms of tetanus are due to

A. endospore B. systemic C. sustained D. tetanospasmin. E. inflammation.

formation. infection. relaxation of
muscles.

23. A 45-year-old man has pus-filled vesicles distributed over his back in the upper right quadrant, over his
right shoulder, and upper right quadrant of his chest. His symptoms are most likely due to

A. Candida B. herpes C. Staphylococcus D. Streptococcus E. varicella-

albicans simplex virus aureus pyogenes zoster virus

24. Which of the following cause meningitis? Select all of the options.

A. Neisseria B. Haemophilus C. Cryptococcus D. Streptococcus E. viruses

meningitidis influenzae neoformans pneumoniae

25. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A. Haemophilus B. Chlamydia C. Neisseria D. Acanthamoeba E. Pseudomonas

influenzae – trachomatis – gonorrhea – – keratitis – inclusion
pink eye trachoma opthalmia conjunctivitis
neonatorum

26. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

A. chickenpox – B. conjunctivitis C. keratitis – HSV D. otitis externa – E. Buruli ulcer –

poxvirus – Pseudomonas Mycobacterium
Haemophilus
influenzae

27. Which of the following are transmitted via the respiratory route? Select all that apply.

A. smallpox B. chickenpox C. rubella D. tinea E. measles

28. Which of the following pairs are CORRECTLY matched? Select all that apply.

A. varicella – B. papillomavirus C. herpes zoster – D. Koplick’s spots E. parvovirus –

chickenpox – warts cold sores – rubella Fifth disease