Irene Gold Board Reviews Microbiology Practice Questions

What is the reason there are fewer blood donors

a. Changes in blood donation procedure

b. Corona virus concerns

c. AIDs epidemic

d. Lower Demand

b. Corona virus concerns

What part of the body is affected by mumps

a. Lips

b. Genitalia

c. Throat

d. GI tract

b. Genitalia

How do babies receive immunity?

a. Artificial active

b. Natural active

c. Artificial passive

d. Natural passive

d. Natural passive

Negri bodies are associated wth which of the following diseases?

a. Parkinson's disease

b. Herpes simplex

c. Cytomegalovirus

d. Rabies

d. Rabies

Which inhibits release of Ach

a. Myasthenia gravis

b. Clostridium tetani

c. Curare

d. Clostridium botulinum

d. Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium prefingens causes which of the following

a. Gas gangrene

b. Anthrax

c. Tetanus

d. Shigella

a. Gas gangrene

What is the term used to describe a population of cells growing in the absence of other species

a. Solitary culture

b. Control

c. Pure culture

d. Blood agar

c. Pure culture

Tularemia is spread through which of the following?

a. Rabbits

b. Sheep

c. Deer

d. Ticks

a. Rabbits

Which antibodies are found in mucosal membranes

a. IgD

b. IgE

c. IgG

d. IgA

d. IgA

Which of the following is not a vector for Zika?

a. Fecal Oral

b. Blood transfer

c. Vertical transmission

d. Respiratory

d. Respiratory

Taenia saginata is contracted through which of the following?

a. Beef

b. Pork

c. Fish

d. Rabbits

a. Beef

Diphyllobothrium latum is spread through which of the following?

a. Pork

b. Fish

c. Beef

d. Dogs

b. Fish

What is the transmission of hep A

a. Contaminated water

b. Sexual contact

c. Blood transfusion

d. IV drugs

a. Contaminated water

What is the vector for lyme disease

a. Skin contact

b. Mosquito

c. Deer tick

d. Mite

c. Deer tick

Which of the following eats dead and decaying materials

a. Heterotrophs

b. Saprophytes

c. Autotrophs

d. Chemotrophs

b. Saprophytes

Fungi propagate through which of the following means?

a. Spores

b. Binary Fission

c. DNA Hijacking

d. Eggs

a. Spores

A positive skin prick test for TB would indicate which hypersensitivity?

a. Immediate

b. Cell Mediated

c. Complex mediated

d. Delayed

d. Delayed

What is the vector for the bubonic plague?

a. Tick

b. Birds

c. Flea

d. Rats

c. Flea

What is the most appropriate treatment for someone who has contracted tetanus

a. Tetanus Vaccine

b. Tetanus antitoxin

c. Bed Rest

d. Tetanus Antibody

b. Tetanus antitoxin

Goodpasture's disease affects which part of the body?

a. Mouth and throat

b. Lungs and kidneys

c. Stomach and GI tract

d. Heart and Lungs

b. Lungs and kidneys

Which of the following requires a blood smear for diagnosis?

a. Staphylococcus

b. Chlamydia

c. Gonorrhea

d. Plasmodium

d. Plasmodium

Coliforms are part of which of the following

a. E. coli

b. Salmonella

c. Shigella

d. Clostridium

a. E. coli

Which of the following causes cranial hydatid cysts

a. Echinococcus granulosus

b. Plasmodium falciparum

c. Schistosoma japonicum

d. Paragonimus westermani

a. Echinococcus granulosus

Which of the following can be contracted from touching snakes and reptiles

a. E. coli

b. Staph Aureus

c. Strep Aureus

d. Salmonella

d. Salmonella

Nosocomial infections are contacted by which means?

a. Industry

b. Agriculture

c. Hospital

d. Factory

c. Hospital

Which of the following is the opportunistic fungus that causes yeast infections

a. Coccidiomycosis

b. Histoplamsosis

c. Sporotrichosis

d. Candida albicans

d. Candida albicans

What is the total number of cases at a particular point in time known as?

a. Incidence

b. Epidemic

c. Endemic

d. Prevalence

d. Prevalence

Which term best describes a small number of a specific location

a. Endemic

b. Epidemic

c. Pandemic

d. Incidence

a. Endemic

Which agency is responsible for mentoring quality of air water and soil

a. FDA

b. NIH

c. EPA

d. USDA

c. EPA

Which agency is responsible for regulating health products

a. FDA

b. NIH

c. EPA

d. USDA

a. FDA

Which agency conducts research on diseases?

a. FDA

b. NIH

c. EPA

d. USDA

b. NIH

Which agency is responsible for recall of tainted meat

a. FDA

b. NIH

c. EPA

d. USDA

d. USDA

Which helminth attaches their head to the intestines

a. Nematodes

b. Cestodes

c. Trematodes

d. Shistomes

b. Cestodes

Which of the following diseases can be triggered by stress

a. Mumps

b. Yellow Fever

c. HIV

d. Varicella zoster

d. Varicella zoster

What term is used to describe a population that is no longer affected majority have immunity

a. Herd

b. Natural

c. Passive

d. Majoritive

a. Herd

What is the term used to describe the feeding phase of protozoa

a. Cyst

b. Trophozoite

c. Spore

d. Adult

b. Trophozoite

Which of the following is a retrospective virus

a. Herpes

b. Pox

c. Cytomegalo

d. Human immunodeficiency

d. Human immunodeficiency

Which type of virus causes St. louis encephalitis

a. Flaviviridae

b. Herpesviridae

c. Bunyaviridae

d. Orthomyxoviridae

a. Flaviviridae

Which of the following is the most common cancer in AIDS patients?

a. Prostate Cancer

b. Mycetoma

c. Kaposi sarcoma

d. Mesothelioma

c. Kaposi sarcoma

Toxoplasmosis is spread through which of the following?

a. Droplet

b. Respiratory

c. Cat feces

d. Rat bite

c. Cat feces

What is the most common cause of pneumonia in aids patients?

a. Candida Albicans

b. Histoplasmosis

c. Pneumocystis carinii

d. Toxoplasmosis

c. Pneumocystis carinii

A patient returns from arizona with fever, chest pain, a cough and fatigue

a. Histoplasmosis

b. Toxoplasmosis

c. Coccidiomycosis

d. Paracoccidiomycosis

c. Coccidiomycosis

2 yo has whooping cough and wheezing

a. Pertussis

b. Mumps

c. Rubella

d. Rubeola

a. Pertussis

Which fungal infection is associated with nuts and grains

a. Neurotoxin

b. Amatoxin

c. Aflatoxin

d. Flavitoxin

c. Aflatoxin

Which of the following describes the ability of a fungus to be either yeast or mold

a. Dimorphism

b. Budding

c. Alternate Replication

d. Conidia

a. Dimorphism

Borrelia burgdorferi can often yield a false positive for which type of spirochete infection

a. Chlamydia

b. Treponema pallidum

c. Syphilis

d. Lyme's disease

b. Treponema pallidum

Which of the following lies dormant in DNRG

a. Herpes

b. Syphilis

c. Gonorrhea

d. Flavivirus

a. Herpes

Which of the following can be passed through the placenta?

a. Hep D

b. Hep C

c. Hep A

d. Hep B

d. Hep B

Hep A is transmitted through

a. Skin contact

b. Fecal oral

c. Water droplet

d. Respiratory

b. Fecal oral

What is the difference between an opportunistic fungus and a pathogenic fungus

a. Pattern of infection

b. Morphology

c. Severity of symptom

d. Portal of entry

d. Portal of entry

Anemia is due to deficiency of vitamin K and what other vitamin?

a. Vitamin B6

b. Vitamin B12

c. Vitamin A

d. Vitamin D

d. Vitamin D

Cyanosis and paroxysmal coughing are associated with which of the following diseases

a. Rubella

b. Rubeola

c. Pertussis

d. Measles

c. Pertussis

Which of the following increases efficiency of vaccines?

a. Antibodies

b. Concentration

c. Dosage

d. Viscosity

a. Antibodies

Which hypersensitivity reaction is associated with transplants?

a. Type I

b. Type IV

c. Type III

d. Type II

b. Type IV

The US department of agriculture is responsible for which?

a. milk/milk products

b. Beef

c. Drugs

d. Agricultural Research

a. milk/milk products

Which of the following is followed by a viral infection and occurs due to taking aspirin

a. Yellow fever

b. Reyes syndrome

c. Scarlet Fever

d. Mumps

b. Reyes syndrome

Which is the lymphocyte activating factor?

a. IL-6

b. IL-2

c. IL-1

d. IL-12

c. IL-1

Which hypersensitivity is asthma

a. Type 1

b. Type 2

c. Type 3

d. Type 4

a. Type 1

Which agencies is responsible for health products

a. FDA

b. NIH

c. EPA

d. USDA

a. FDA

What type of virus would have a reservoir for both humans and birds

a. Iatrogenic

b. Zoonosis

c. Biologic

d. Respiratory

b. Zoonosis

Which of the following is the most common reason for infant death

a. SIDS

b. Birth defects

c. IRDS

d. COPD

b. Birth defects

Which of the following is the most common in aids

a. Kaposi

b. Prostate Cancer

c. Mycetoma

d. Mesothelioma

a. Kaposi

Ring worms are?

a. Histoplasmosis

b. Tinea

c. Candida

d. Conidia

b. Tinea

Which antibody is the one of first exposure

a. IgA

b. IgG

c. IgM

d. IgE

c. IgM

Food poisoning from creams and custards caused by?

a. Streptococcus aureus

b. Staphylococcus aureus

c. Clostridium Botulinum

d. Clostridium Tetani

b. Staphylococcus aureus

Koplik spots are in:

a. Mumps

b. Rubella

c. Rubeola

d. Measles

d. Measles

Which of the following toxins is most common in intestines

a. Enterotoxin

b. Exotoxin

c. Endotoxin

d. Amatoxin

a. Enterotoxin

Which of the following is not antimicrobial

a. Penicillin

b. Peroxide

c. Prion

d. Fungi

c. Prion

Which of the following involves the most pressure

a. Incineration

b. Boiling

c. Autoclave

d. Heat lamp

c. Autoclave

Which of the following remains in DNRG?

a. Mumps

b. Varicella zoster

c. Yellow Fever

d. Measles

b. Varicella zoster

What is the usual spread of influenza A?

a. Droplet

b. Fecal Oral

c. Skin contact

d. Needle drugs

a. Droplet

What is the earliest sign of erythroblastosis fetalis

a. Cyanosis

b. Jaundice

c. Erythema

d. Pallor

b. Jaundice

Which of the following is not part of a virus?

a. Capsid

b. DNA

c. RNA

d. Plasmid

d. Plasmid

If you get bitten by a snake and get antitoxin what immunity is granted?

a. Artificial passive

b. Artificial Active

c. Natural passive

d. Natural Active

a. Artificial passive

What type of hypersensitivity involves immune complex mediated

a. I

b. II

c. III

d. IV

c. III

What is the method of spread of measles

a. Skin contact

b. Fecal oral

c. Blood transfer

d. Airbourne

d. Airbourne

Which of the following mediums cannot grow a virus?

a. Chicken embryo

b. Blood agar

c. Human Cell

d. Plant cell

b. Blood agar

Which is the final phase of producing a blood clot

a. Fibrin

b. Prothrombin

c. Fibrinogen

d. Thrombin

a. Fibrin

IL-1 is made by which of the following?

a. T-Helpers

b. Macrophages

c. T-Killers

d. Neutrophils

b. Macrophages

IL-2 is made by which of the following?

a. Macrophages

b. T-Killers

c. T helpers

d. Neutrophils

c. T helpers

Which of the following is a natural passive immunity?

a. Breastfeeding

b. Vaccine

c. Infection

d. Antitoxin

a. Breastfeeding

What is the benefit of active immunity?

a. Stronger response

b. Faster response

c. Immuno-memory

d. Cellular efficiency

c. Immuno-memory

Which of the following is the most common cancer to develop in aids patients?

a. Mycetoma

b. Mesothelioma

c. Carcinoma

d. Kaposi's sarcoma

d. Kaposi's sarcoma

A new disease in a geographic range

a. Emerging

b. Epidemic

c. Endemic

d. Incidence

a. Emerging

Total number of cases / total population?

a. Incidence

b. Epidemic

c. Endemic

d. Prevalence

d. Prevalence

Which studies a similar disease over a period of time

a. Cross-secontional study

b. Case study

c. Case Series

d. Cohort study

d. cohort study

Which organism causes toxic shock?

a. Strep pneumoniae

b. Toxoplasmosis

c. Staph aureus

d. Gonorrhea

c. Staph aureus

Which does not have a successful vaccine?

a. Influenza

b. Rotavirus

c. Herpes simplex II

d. Rubella

c. Herpes simplex II

Which has a peptidoglycan in the cell wall

a. Gram positive

b. Fungi

c. Mycobacteria

d. Gram neutral

a. Gram positive

Why can't mycobacterium be stained

a. Smaller size

b. Thickness of the cell wall

c. Toxic resistance

d. Complex lipids in cell wall

d. Complex lipids in cell wall

What is used to diagnose TB

a. X-ray

b. Sheep agglutination

c. PPD/skin prick

d. MRI

c. PPD/skin prick

Which of the following enhances phagocytosis

a. Neutrophils

b. Vaccine

c. Opsonin

d. T-Helper Cells

c. Opsonin

Two populations living together in which one benefits and the other is harmed

a. Synergism

b. Mutualism

c. Commensalism

d. Parasites

d. Parasites

Which helminth is present in blood, lung, and brain

a. Trematodes

b. Nematodes

c. Cestodes

d. Shistomes

a. Trematodes

Which tapeworm is a dwarf type?

a. Echinococcus Granulosus

b. Diphyllobothrium latum

c. Hymenolepis nana

d. Taenia Solum

c. Hymenolepis nana

What type of food can you get salmonella from?

a. Poultry

b. Beef

c. Lettuce

d. Fish

a. Poultry

The patient who is gardening and pricks their finger comes in with a huge string of lesions along the pattern of a lymph channel, what is the most likely cause?

a. Blastomycosis

b. Aspergillosis

c. Histoplasmosis

d. Sporotrichosis

d. Sporotrichosis

Which of the following is caused by a gram negative coffee bean shaped

a. Chlamydia

b. Gonorrhea

c. Syphilis

d. Toxoplasmosis

b. Gonorrhea

Which of the following can spread through cat feces

a. Plasmodium

b. Toxoplasmosis

c. T. Gambiens

d. Giardia Lamblia

b. Toxoplasmosis

Which of the following organisms causes bacillary dysentery

a. E. coli

b. Salmonella

c. Shigella

d. Staph Aureus

c. Shigella