HSS 1100 Practice Mid Term (2)

Multiple Choice

1. A Mantoux test would be used to determine the cell mediated immunity for what
bacteria?
a) Syphilis
b) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
c) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
d) Vibrio cholerae

2. Which of the following gram-positive bacilli is not a spore forming rod?

a) Bacillus anthracis
b) Clostridium botulinum
c) Bacillus cereus
d) Corynebacterium diphtheriae
e) Both B and C

3. The condition known as gangrene is caused by what bacteria?

a) Clostridium tetani
b) Clostridium perfringens
c) Shigellae
d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

4. Which of the following protozoa does not cause the diarrhea in humans?
a) Entamoeba histolytica
b) Plasmodium ovale
c) Giardia lamblia
d) Plasmodium gondii
e) Both B and D

5. Which of the following Cestodes is associated with beef?

a) Taenia solium
b) Diphyllobothrium latum
c) Taenia saginata
d) Trichinella spiralis

6. If an individual presented with a cutaneous fungal infection, where would you

expect the infection to be isolated?
a) Skin, hair, and mucous membranes
b) Arteries, veins, and capillaries
c) Bone, muscle, subcutaneous tissue
d) Skin, hair, and nails

7. Which parasite has host consisting of dolphins, porpoises, and whales?

a) Anisakis simplex
b) Herringworm
c) Enterobius vermicularis
d) Pinworms
 e) Both A and D
f) Both A and B
g) Both B and C

8. While doing your rounds at a walk in clinic, you notice a young man in the
waiting room who has a grotesque grinning expression on his face. Rather then
being appalled by the expression, you knew the young man may be infected with:
a) Listeria monocytogenes
b) Bacillus cereus
c) Clostridium tetani
d) Clostridium difficile

9. The neurotoxin created by Clostridium botulinum blocks the release of what

neurotransmitter?
a) Acetylcholine
b) Dopamine
c) GABA
d) Serotonin

10. In Helicobacter pylori, what is the purpose of urease?

a) To destroy the lining of the stomach
b) To decrease the production of mucous
c) To increase the pH locally in the stomach
d) To decrease the pH locally in the stomach

11. Which of the following microorganisms are not able to ferment lactose?
a) Salmonella typhi
b) Shigellae
c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d) Enterobacter sakazakii
e) a and b
f) a, b and c
g) all of the above

12. Which microorganism is the major cause of “traveller’s diarrhea”?

a) Campylobacter coli
b) Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
c) Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
d) Salmonella typhi
e) a and b
f) a, b and c
g) all of the above

13. This microorganism is very risky to Cystic Fibrosis patients:

a) Vibrio cholerae
b) Campylobacter jejuni
c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d) Pseudomonas cepacia
 e) a and b
f) a, b, c and d
g) b and c only
h) c and d only
i) all of the above

14. The microorganism responsible for whooping cough can be classified under:
a) Spirochetes
b) Mycobacteria
c) Gram negative bacilli
d) Nematodes
e) None of the above

15. A dermal induration that is 5 – 9mm would indicate

a) A positive tuberculin test
b) A diagnostic active tuberculin infection
c) A doubtful tuberculin test
d) A negative tuberculin test
e) a and b

16. Which microorganism uses a vector other than itself to transmit an infection?
a) Leptospira interrogans
b) Borrelia burgdoferi
c) Shcistosoma
d) Anisakis simplex
e) All of the above

17. Which antigen is only found on motile enteric bacteria?

a) O
b) K
c) H
d) none of the above

18. Bloody stools is an indicator of what stage of disease by an enteric bacterium?

a) Diarrhea with or without systemic invasion
b) Diarrhea with invasion of intestinal epithelial cells
c) Diarrhea with invasion of lymph nodes and bloodstream
d) a and b
e) b and c
f) all of the above
1. List the four levels of fungal infections.

2. Distinguish between Pseudomonas cepaciae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

3. Describe the stages of a syphilis infection.