Question 1

After being bitten by a tick on a hiking trip, Amy had chills, headache, muscle pain, nausea, lethargy, and rash.Before further testing, Amy's healthcare provider gave her information about which of the following diseases?

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The symptoms Amy is experiencing, specifically the rash and flu-like symptoms, are commonly associated with tick-borne illnesses such as Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis which are both included in option E. Options C and D do not match the symptoms Amy is experiencing.

Question 2

The two bacterial genera of obligate parasites are _____ and _____.

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Question 3

Bacteria that lose their cell walls due to penicillin or lysozyme and result in persistent wall-deficient bacteria are called _____.

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Question 4

Discuss the specific, distinguishing features that are the underlying reason for referring to the respiratory infection caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae as an atypical pneumonia or walking pneumonia.

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Question 5

Select two diseases that involve different arthropod vectors in their epidemiology.Discuss each disease and describe the role of each vector in the life cycle of the pathogen and establishment of the disease.

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Question 6

Chlamydiosis can lead to endometritis, salpingitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

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Chlamydiosis, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, can lead to various infections including endometritis (inflammation of the lining of the uterus), salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes), and pelvic inflammatory disease (infection of the reproductive organs). These infections can cause symptoms such as pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal discharge, and infertility.

Question 7

Discuss the activities or professions that would increase the risk of contracting Coxiella burnetii.

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Question 8

Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of Treponema pallidum?

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Question 9

According to CDC data, who is more likely to acquire a rickettsial disease?

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Sub-Saharan Africa is known to have a higher incidence of rickettsial diseases compared to other regions. Travelers to this region are at a higher risk of acquiring these diseases.

Question 10

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma differ from other bacteria because they naturally lack a _____.

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Question 11

Syphilitic tumors called _____ develop in the liver, skin, bone, and cartilage during the tertiary stage of syphilis.

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Question 12

Discuss the role of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in Lyme disease.

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Question 13

Lyme disease is caused by __transmitted by ticks.

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Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by ticks. Proteus vulgaris is a normal inhabitant of the human gut and does not cause Lyme disease, while Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia rickettsii are responsible for other tick-borne illnesses such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, respectively.

Question 14

When plaque becomes mineralized with calcium and phosphate crystals, it becomes a hard, porous substance called _____.

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Question 15

A client has a serious case of lung infection.A cerebrospinal fluid sample was taken.The lab tech said they isolated a bacterium that did not have any peptidoglycan.You hypothesize that the identity of this microbe could possibly be __.

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a bacterium that does not have peptidoglycan in its cell wall. This characteristic is unique to Mycoplasma pneumoniae among common bacterial pathogens, and therefore it is the most likely choice among the options provided. Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a cell wall containing mycolic acid, Borrelia burgdorferi has a peptidoglycan cell wall, and Streptococcus pneumoniae has a peptidoglycan-containing cell wall.

Quiz 21: Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease