Deck 12: Bacterial Diseases

Question 1

Families with pet iguanas or turtles are at risk for

A) heartburn.
B) listeriosis.
C) salmonellosis.
D) shigellosis.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The most potent exotoxin known is associated with

A) salmonella.
B) botulism.
C) staphylococci.
D) streptococci.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A fountain in a shopping mall may be a source of

A) listeriosis.
B) leptospirosis.
C) Legionnaires' disease.
D) pertussis.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a neurotoxin?

A) scarlet fever toxin
B) diphtheria toxin
C) botulinum toxin
D) more than one of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is considered an upper respiratory tract infection?

A) diphtheria
B) tetanus
C) legionellosis
D) tuberculosis

Question 6

Which of the following is associated with spores?

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) botulism
C) leptospirosis
D) listeriosis

Question 7

A hot tub in a cruise ship may be a source of

A) listeriosis.
B) leptospirosis.
C) Legionnaires' disease.
D) pertussis.

Question 8

Which is an example of food intoxication?

A) Listeriosis
B) botulism
C) cholera
D) salmonellosis

Question 9

Gummas are associated with

A) gonorrhea.
B) chancroid.
C) syphilis.
D) gummy bears.

Question 10

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-A disease informally know as "The Plague"

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 11

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Possibly transmitted by dogs and rats

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 12

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Strong candidate for biological warfare

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 13

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Immunized against in early childhood

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 14

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Named after town in Connecticut

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 15

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Most common tick-borne disease in the U.S.

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 16

Soilborne and arthropod-borne bacterial diseases.
-Buboes

A) Leptospirosis
B) Anthrax
C) Lyme disease
D) Salmonellosis
E) Epidemic typhus
F) Endemic typhus
G) Syphilis
H) Tetanus
I) Black Death
J) Listeriosis

Question 17

Bacterial diseases.
-Can be contracted through air conditioning systems

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 18

Bacterial diseases.
-Crowded dormitories

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 19

Bacterial diseases.
-The "great imitator"

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 20

Bacterial diseases.
-Characterized by severe cough

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 21

Bacterial diseases.
-Philadelphia

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 22

Bacterial diseases.
-Transmitted by fleas

A) Legionnaires' disease
B) Black Death
C) Tuberculosis
D) Diphtheria
E) Syphilis
F) Encephalitis
G) Meningitis
H) Pertussis

Question 23

The name preferred over "leprosy" is ___________________.

Question 24

What is impetigo, and what organism causes it?

Question 25

Yersinia pestis causes ________________________.

Question 26

Name the genus of endospore forming bacilli, with two species that secrete potent neurotoxins.

Question 27

A "bull's-eye" rash is indicative of what disease?

Question 28

Ground beef is a particularly dangerous carrier of this bacteria.

Question 29

Ehrlichiosis is similar to _________________.

Question 30

Name a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection.

Question 31

Opisthotonos is associated with what disease?

Question 32

In terms of
E. coli O157:H7, which food is particularly dangerous?

Question 33

Gummas are associated with _________________.

Question 34

Bob Dylan wrote a ballad about ________________ disease.

Question 35

What is the distinctive characteristic of pertussis?

Question 36

Name the disease characterized by streptococcal pharyngitis and a red rash.

Question 37

Name what is found in the primary stage of syphilis.

Question 38

Name a food infection caused by bacteria that grow at refrigerator temperature.

Question 39

Vibrio-shaped bacteria cause ________________.

Question 40

What is the pathogen of Bubonic Plague.

Question 41

Cholera can result in rapid death due to ________________.

Question 42

Plague can exist in three forms: bubonic,_______________, and __________________.

Question 43

Name the stage of syphilis in which a chancre is found.

Question 44

Food infection associated with eating hot dogs and unpasteurized milk products.

Question 45

Distinguish between food poisoning (intoxication) and food infection. Name two diseases in each category.

Question 46

List three upper and three lower respiratory tract infections.

Question 47

Describe, in sequence, the stages of syphilis.

Question 48

What is the current thinking about the cause of peptic ulcers and the role of stress? How was this established? What is the "breath test"? What is the current treatment for peptic ulcers?

Question 49

Listeriosis and
E. coli infection are two significant food-borne infections. Describe these diseases, noting the unique features of each. Name the enterotoxin-producing strain of
E. coli.