Exam 23: Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

A) acute bacterial endocarditis - Staphylococcus aureus
B) puerperal sepsis - Staphylococcus aureus
C) pericarditis - Streptococcus pyogenes
D) Burkitt's lymphoma - Epstein- Barr virus
E) subacute bacterial endocarditis - alpha- hemolytic streptococci

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A) The incidence has declined in the last ten years.
B) It is an inflammation of the heart.
C) It is rarely fatel, even when untreated.
D) It is an inflammation of the joints.
E) It is a complication of a group A beta- hemolytic streptococcal infection.

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A) an infected finger.
B) gangrene.
C) debridement.
D) hyperbaric treatment.
E) burns.

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A) small red spots on the skin.
B) recurrent fever.
C) rose- colored spots.
D) nausea and vomiting.
E) swollen lymph nodes.

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A) puerperal sepsis
B) pericarditis
C) rat- bite fever
D) anthrax
E) animal bites

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A) Rocky Mountain spotted fever - Dermacentor (tick)
B) epidemic typhus - Pediculus (louse)
C) dengue - Aedes (mosquito)
D) encephalitis - Ixodes (tick)
E) malaria - Anopheles (mosquito)

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A) Fusobacterium
B) Bartonella henselae
C) Streptobacillus
D) Pasteurella multocida
E) None of the answers is correct; all of these bacterial infections can be transmitted by dog or cat bites.

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A) jaundice
B) gastroenteritis
C) relapsing fever
D) pneumonia
E) undulant fever

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A) presence of rash
B) mode of transmission
C) reservoir
D) etiology
E) vector

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A) They cause neonatal sepsis.
B) They cause gram- positive sepsis.
C) They are classified as Streptococcus agalactiae.
D) They cause strep throat.
E) They are present in healthy carriers.

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A) brucellosis
B) toxoplasmosis
C) anthrax
D) listeriosis
E) All of these can be transmitted in raw milk.

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A) treatable with penicillin
B) transmitted by ticks
C) accompanied by a rash
D) not contagious
E) affected mostly children

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A) endocarditis.
B) infectious mononucleosis.
C) Hodgkin's disease.
D) nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
E) Burkitt's lymphoma.

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A) schistosomiasis.
B) anthrax.
C) brucellosis.
D) malaria.
E) leishmaniasis.

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A) It is caused by Francisella tularensis.
B) It may be transmitted by direct contact.
C) It may be transmitted by arthropods.
D) The most common reservoir is rabbits.
E) It occurs only in California.

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A) bacterial growth in endothelial cells
B) breakage of capillaries
C) subcutaneous hemorrhaging
D) presence of antirickettsial antibodies
E) blockage of capillaries

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