Infectious Midterm review

What vaccine would still have a viable protection component for future infections after the patient already had a natural infection and immunity?

Varicella-Zoster Vaccine

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What antibiotic is used to differentiate alpha hemolytic Streps?

Optochin

Brodie sign is associated with?

Osteomyelitis

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What type of immunity does infection with influenza trigger?

Strain Specific Immunity

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Which of the following organisms not typically associated with Otitis Media?

Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Osteomyelitis can be caused by either Staph or Strep. True or False

False

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Which of the following is a DNA based virus?

Fifths

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Which toxin works synergistically with alpha toxin to produce beta hemolysis in Staph. aureus?

Leukocidin

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Why does crawling put children at risk for infectious diseases?

Increased contact of hands with contaminated area

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What influenza group is most likely to trigger a pandemic?

Group A

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Reye Syndrome triggers_____ in children when give aspirin to lower fever or inflammation.

Acidosis

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Interstitial pneumonia is the only form of pneumonia often referred to as walking pneumonia. True or False

True

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What is the role of the M-protein in Strep pyogenes?

Blocks complement and Macrophages

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Sore throats are more commonly seen in colds than flus. True or False

True

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It is possible to have meningococcemia without also having meningitis. True or False

True

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What is the role of hyaluronidase in Strep pyogenes?

Disrupts cell adhesion molecules

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Strep pyogenes infections can be picked up from domestic animals. True or False

False

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What strains of Neisseria meningitidis are common world wide?

A,B, and C

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What secreted product of Strep pyogenes removes the chemotactic trail produced by neutrophils?

C5a peptidase

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The capsule for Strep pyogenes is somewhat unique and made of?

Hyaluronic Acid

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Being a Staph aureus carrier grants you increased resistance to Staph infections. True or False

False

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Which of the following would produce the highest fever?

Influenza

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An induration of 5mm on the Mantoux TB Skin Test would be a positive indicator for?

Immunosuppressed Patient

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Which of the following would not be directly affected by guillain-barré syndrome?

Thyroid function

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Measles belongs to what viral family?

Paramyxoviradae

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In order for Reye Syndrome to occur influenza must be present as a infection True or False

False

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What antibiotic is used to differentiate beta hemolytic Streps?

Bacitracin

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In cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, when was the virus originally acquired?

Under age 2

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Which of the following presents as the common cold if seen in an adult rather than a child?

RSV

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We do not see swelling or redness in osteomyelitis infections. True or False

False

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What is the function of Neuraminidase?

Used to exit the cell

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In Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in what time frame does red hepatization occure?

2 to 4 days

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Which of the following is used as a primary antibiotic in the treatment of meningococcal infections?

Penicillin G

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What is the meaning of Antigenic Shift?

Large changes in the virus as it mixes within the human and animal populations

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Varicella Zoster is transmitted primarily by?

Respiratory Droplet

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Child presents with large red welts on each cheek and a fever, which of the following viruses might they have?

Fifths

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Strep pneumoniae is alpha hemolytic in its presentation on blood agar. True or False

True

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Lancefield groupings are only used for Strep differentiation and classification. True or False

True

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What is happening during the grey hepatization of a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection?

Macrophages invade in mass

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Flu viruses all belong to the____family

Orthomyxovirus

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A 10 year old child presents with gradual onset of mental deterioration and myoclonia, what virus might have been the cause?

Measles

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Resolution and recovery from Lobar Pneumonia is dependent primarily on what antibody?

IgG

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Food poisoning from Staph aureus is only triggered by exposure to the toxin. True or False

True

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You hear in the news a reporter talking about swine flu affecting people in the state, what group does the virus have to be a member of ?

Group A

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If mycobacterium infections go into stabilization they can never reactivate. True or False

False

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What type of pneumonia has a high association with smokers and alcoholics?

Lobar and Bronchopneumonia

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Why do we make the statement that people do not get life long immunity to colds?

Genetic Shift and Drift

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What is considered the most infectious childhood disease?

Measles

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Cold and flu based symptoms often precede viral infections as a prodrome. True or False

True

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Neisseria meningitidis can be found as natural flora in the?

Nasopharynx Region

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