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The etiology of the common cold is _____.


A) Parainfluenza virus
B) Rhinoviruses
C) Adenoviruses
D) all of these choices

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Whooping cough treatment includes:


A) administration of antitoxin
B) erythromycin
C) supportive treatment for symptoms
D) all of these choices

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Which of the following statements about diphtheria is incorrect?


A) A prophage carries the exotoxin producing gene.
B) An epidemic of diphtheria killed numerous people in the former Soviet Union.
C) The bacteria are Gram-negative rods.
D) The bacteria are in a palisade arrangement and have metachromatic granules.

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Which of the following statements about normal microflora of the respiratory system is incorrect?


A) The presence of Haemophilus in the pharynx does not indicate disease.
B) About 1/3 of the population carries Staphylococcus aureus in their nasal cavity.
C) Coccidioides immitis is a harmless part of the microflora.
D) Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus can easily spread it to other individuals.

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Consumption is another name for _____.


A) over-eating
B) diphtheria
C) tuberculosis
D) pneumonia

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Pontiac fever is a mild form of _____.


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

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Bronchial pneumonia differs from lobar pneumonia in that _____.


A) it only affects old people
B) it starts as a secondary infection
C) it lacks the fibrin deposits
D) two of these choices

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Which of the following statements about streptococcal pharyngitis is incorrect?


A) Dogs and other family pets can be carriers of Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Diagnosis takes at least 24 hours for the culture results to be reported.
C) Clinically the throat is inflamed and the adenoids and lymph nodes in the neck swell.
D) If treatment is delayed, rheumatic fever may develop.

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The following statements about tuberculosis are all true except:


A) Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare causes TB in AIDS patients
B) the pathogens have long generation time (12-18 hours)
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most common causative agent
D) the pathogens are very sensitive to drying and die quickly in the environment

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Spelunkers are cave-exploring enthusiasts,to which fungal pathogen might they become exposed?


A) Coccidioides immitis
B) Cryptococcus neoformans
C) Histoplasma capsulatum
D) Aspergillus fumigatus

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Amphotericin B is used to treat serious systemic fungal infections for all of the following except


A) Coccidioidomycosis
B) Cryptococcosis
C) Pneumocystis pneumoniae
D) Aspergillosis

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The upper respiratory tract consists of the:


A) pharynx
B) nasal cavity
C) primary bronchi
D) two of these choices

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Which of the following are used in the treatment or prevention of diphtheria?


A) Antibiotics
B) Vaccination
C) Antitoxin
D) All of these choices

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Which of the following statements related to rhinoviruses is incorrect?


A) Rhinoviruses grow best at 33 - 34แต’C.
B) Antibiotics are not useful in treating the common cold.
C) There are at least 113 different Rhinoviruses.
D) Rhinoviruses are very resistant to acid.

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Which is characterized by a pseudomembrane forming in the throat?


A) Diphtheria
B) Pertussis
C) Pharyngitis
D) Laryngitis

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Where does laryngitis occur? Where does laryngitis occur?   A) D B) C C) B D) A


A) D
B) C
C) B
D) A

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Otitis media is caused most often by:


A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
B) Staphylococcus aureus
C) Haemophilus influenzae
D) two of these choices

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Respiratory syncytial virus:


A) is most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants under 1 yr of age
B) is a pneumonia-like disease transmitted to humans by birds
C) usually a skin disease but sometimes disseminated to the lungs
D) two of these choices

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