Chapter 24 – Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

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Chapter 24 Microbial Diseases of the
Respiratory System
Upper Respiratory Tract
Lower Respiratory Tract
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract100 Question

• Which antibodies in tears, saliva, and mucus help
  protect mucosal surfaces from many pathogens?
• a. IgD
• b. IgA
• c. IgG
• d. IgM

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract100 Answer

• Which antibodies in tears, saliva, and mucus help
  protect mucosal surfaces from many pathogens?
• a. IgD
• b. IgA (correct answer)
• c. IgG
• d. IgM

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract200 Question

• The most threatening infectious disease of the
  upper respiratory tract is
• a. Epiglottitis
• b. Pharyngitis
• c. Laryngitis
• d. Sinusitis

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract200 Answer

• The most threatening infectious disease of the
  upper respiratory tract is
• a. Epiglottitis (correct answer)
• b. Pharyngitis
• c. Laryngitis
• d. Sinusitis

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract300 Question

• Which of the following microorganisms causes
  symptoms most like tuberculosis and is
  transmitted by inhaled bird or bat droppings?
• a. Legionella
• b. Mycoplasma
• c. Histoplasma
• d. Chlamydophila

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract300 Answer

• Which of the following microorganisms causes
  symptoms most like tuberculosis and is
  transmitted by inhaled bird or bat droppings?
• a. Legionella
• b. Mycoplasma
• c. Histoplasma (correct answer)
• d. Chlamydophila

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract400 Question

• The erythrogenic toxin produced by a strain of
  Streptococcus pyogenes that was lysogenized
  causes
• a. Scarlet fever
• b. Whooping cough
• c. Epiglottitis
• d. Otitis media

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract400 Answer

• The erythrogenic toxin produced by a strain of
  Streptococcus pyogenes that was lysogenized
  causes
• a. Scarlet fever (correct answer)
• b. Whooping cough
• c. Epiglottitis
• d. Otitis media

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract500 Question

• Which one of the following pathogens produces an
  exotoxin that can inhibit protein synthesis and
  may cause heart, kidney, or nerve damage and is
  prevented by the dTaP vaccine?
• a. Streptococcus pyogenes
• b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
• c. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• d. Pneumocystis jirovecii

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Topic 1 Upper Respiratory Tract500 Answer

• Which one of the following pathogens produces an
  exotoxin that can inhibit protein synthesis and
  may cause heart, kidney, or nerve damage and is
  prevented by the dTaP vaccine?
• a. Streptococcus pyogenes
• b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae (correct)
• c. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• d. Pneumocystis jirovecii

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract100 Question

• A patient has a paroxysmal (barking) cough and
  mucus accumulation caused by a gram negative
  coccobacillus that destroys the cilia in the
  respiratory tract. Which is the likely pathogen?
• a. Corynebacterium diphtheria
• b. Klebsiella pneumoniae
• c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• d. Bordetella pertussis

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 100 Answer

• A patient has a paroxysmal (barking) cough and
  mucus accumulation caused by a gram negative
  coccobacillus that destroys the cilia in the
  respiratory tract. Which is the likely pathogen?
• a. Corynebacterium diphtheria
• b. Klebsiella pneumoniae
• c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• d. Bordetella pertussis (correct answer)

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 200 Question

• Walking pneumonia is caused by
• a. Haemophilus influenzae
• b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
• c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• d. Influenza viruses

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 200 Answer

• Walking pneumonia is caused by
• a. Haemophilus influenzae
• b. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
• c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae (correct answer)
• d. Influenza viruses

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 300 Question

• One of the most common causes of viral
  respiratory disease in infants is
• a. Rhinovirus
• b. Influenza virus
• c. Respiratory syncytial virus
• d. Coronavirus

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 300 Answer

• One of the most common causes of viral
  respiratory disease in infants is
• a. Rhinovirus
• b. Influenza virus
• c. Respiratory syncytial virus (correct answer)
• d. Coronavirus

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 400 Question

• Which lower respiratory system disease is caused
  by a dimorphic fungus?
• a. Histoplasmosis
• b. Coccidioidomycosis
• c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
• d. Aspergillosis

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 400 Answer

• Which lower respiratory system disease is caused
  by a dimorphic fungus?
• a. Histoplasmosis (correct answer)
• b. Coccidioidomycosis
• c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
• d. Aspergillosis

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 500 Question

• Which disease is seldom transmitted from one
  human to another but is usually spread by contact
  with bird droppings and exudates?
• a. Psittacosis
• b. Pontiac fever
• c. Melioidosis
• d. Q fever

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Topic 2 Lower Respiratory Tract 500 Answer

• Which disease caused by a gram negative
  intracellular bacterium is seldom transmitted
  from one human to another but is usually spread
  by contact with bird droppings and exudates?
• a. Psittacosis (correct answer)
• b. Pontiac fever
• c. Melioidosis
• d. Q fever

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Topic 3 Bacteria100 Question

• What was the leading infectious killer of
  children in the United States until 1935?
• a. Scarlet fever
• b. Diphtheria
• c. Tuberculosis
• d. Pertussis

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Topic 3 Bacteria 100 Answer

• What was the leading infectious killer of
  children in the United States until 1935?
• a. Scarlet fever
• b. Diphtheria (correct answer)
• c. Tuberculosis
• d. Pertussis

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Topic 3 Bacteria200 Question

• The pathogenicity of Streptococal pharyngitis is
  enhanced by their resistance to phagocytosis and
  their ability to produce
• a. An exotoxin
• b. An endotoxin
• c. Coagulase
• d. Streptolysin

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Topic 3 Bacteria200 Answer

• The pathogenicity of Streptococal pharyngitis is
  enhanced by their resistance to phagocytosis and
  their ability to produce
• a. An exotoxin
• b. An endotoxin
• c. Coagulase
• d. Streptolysin (correct answer)

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Topic 3 Bacteria300 Question

• Which organism produces a tough grayish membrane
  in the throat?
• a. Streptococcus pneumoniae
• b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
• c. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• d. Haemophilus influenzae

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Topic 3 Bacteria300 Answer

• Which organism produces a tough grayish membrane
  in the throat?
• a. Streptococcus pneumoniae
• b. Corynebacterium diphtheriae (correct answer)
• c. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• d. Haemophilus influenzae

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Topic 3 Bacteria400 Question

• What is the reservoir for Q fever?
• a. Large mammals
• b. Humans
• c. Small mammals
• d. Rodents

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Topic 3 Bacteria400 Answer

• What is the reservoir for Q fever?
• a. Large mammals (correct answer)
• b. Humans
• c. Small mammals
• d. Rodents

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Topic 3 Bacteria500 Question

• What is the reservoir for Legionella pneumophila?
• a. Birds
• b. Soil
• c. Water
• d. Rodents

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Topic 3 Bacteria500 Answer

• What is the reservoir for Legionella pneumophila?
• a. Birds
• b. Soil
• c. Water (correct answer)
• d. Rodents

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Topic 4 Viruses100 Question

• In influenza viruses, major changes in surface
  antigens are caused by _____ which is responsible
  for recurring epidemics.
• a. Antigenic shift
• b. HA spikes
• c. Mutation
• d. Recombination

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Topic 4 Viruses 100 Answer

• In influenza viruses, major changes in surface
  antigens are caused by _____ which is responsible
  for recurring epidemics.
• a. Antigenic shift (correct answer)
• b. HA spikes
• c. Mutation
• d. Recombination

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Topic 4 Viruses 200 Question

• The pandemic of 19181919 was caused by an
• a. H1N1 virus
• b. H5N1 virus
• c. H2N2 virus
• d. H3N2 virus

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Topic 4 Viruses 200 Answer

• The pandemic of 19181919 was caused by an
• a. H1N1 virus (correct answer)
• b. H5N1 virus
• c. H2N2 virus
• d. H3N2 virus

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Topic 4 Viruses 300 Question

• Currently, the influenza viruses used for
  manufacturing vaccines are grown in
• a. Petri dishes
• b. Cell cultures
• c. Embryonated egg cultures
• d. Test tube slants

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Topic 4 Viruses 300 Answer

• Currently, the influenza viruses used for
  manufacturing vaccines are grown in
• a. Petri dishes
• b. Cell cultures
• c. Embryonated egg cultures (correct answer)
• d. Test tube slants

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Topic 4 Viruses 400 Question

• Rhinoviruses thrive at
• a. Body temperature
• b. Slightly above body temperature
• c. Slightly below body temperature
• d. 10 degrees below body temperature

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Topic 4 Viruses 400 Answer

• Rhinoviruses thrive at
• a. Body temperature
• b. Slightly above body temperature
• c. Slightly below body temperature (correct
  answer)
• d. 10 degrees below body temperature

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Topic 4 Viruses 500 Question

• What allows the influenza virus to recognize and
  attach to body cells before infecting them?
• a. Enzymes
• b. HA spikes
• c. Lipid bilayer
• d. Protein coat

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Topic 4 Viruses 500 Answer

• What allows the influenza virus to recognize and
  attach to body cells before infecting them?
• a. Enzymes
• b. HA spikes (correct answer)
• c. Lipid bilayer
• d. Protein coat

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Topic 5 Fungi100 Question

• Several serious fungal infections affect the
  lower respiratory system, mainly because fungi
• a. Are dimorphic
• b. Are opportunistic
• c. Produce spores
• d. Produce toxic proteins

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Topic 5 Fungi 100 Answer

• Several serious fungal infections affect the
  lower respiratory system, mainly because fungi
• a. Are dimorphic
• b. Are opportunistic
• c. Produce spores (correct answer)
• d. Produce toxic proteins

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Topic 5 Fungi 200 Question

• In which of these diseases do bird droppings
  provide nutrients, especially nitrogen, to the
  fungus?
• a. Histoplasmosis
• b. Thrush
• c. Coccidioidomycosis
• d. Aspergillosis

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Topic 5 Fungi 200 Answer

• In which of these diseases do bird droppings
  provide nutrients, especially nitrogen, to the
  fungus?
• a. Histoplasmosis (correct answer)
• b. Thrush
• c. Coccidioidomycosis
• d. Aspergillosis

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Topic 5 Fungi 300 Question

• A fungal pulmonary disease that is rather
  restricted geographically to the SW desert
• a. Aspergillosis
• b. Coccidioidomycosis
• c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
• d. Thrush

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Topic 5 Fungi 300 Answer

• A fungal pulmonary disease that is rather
  restricted geographically to the SW desert
• a. Aspergillosis
• b. Coccidioidomycosis (correct answer)
• c. Pneumocystis pneumonia
• d. Thrush

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Topic 5 Fungi 400 Question

• The incidence of coccidioidomycosis has been
  increasing recently in California and Arizona
  because of increases in the number of elderly
  residents, the number of HIV/AIDS patients, and
• a. Birds
• b. Development of the region
• c. Rain
• d. Drought

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Topic 5 Fungi 400 Answer

• The incidence of coccidioidomycosis has been
  increasing recently in California and Arizona
  because of increases in the number of elderly
  residents, the number of HIV/AIDS patients, and
• a. Birds
• b. Development of the region
• c. Rain
• d. Drought (correct answer)

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Topic 5 Fungi 500 Question

• In Pneumocystis pneumonia, the rupture of a cyst
  results in the development of
• a. Trophozoites
• b. Merozoites
• c. Sporozoites
• d. Eggs

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Topic 5 Fungi 500 Answer

• In Pneumocystis pneumonia, the rupture of a cyst
  results in the development of
• a. Trophozoites (correct answer)
• b. Merozoites
• c. Sporozoites
• d. Eggs

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FINAL ROUND Question

• The mycolic acids of the cell wall are an
  important factor in the pathogenicity of the
  organisms that cause
• a. Influenza
• b. Diphtheria
• c. Pertussis
• d. Tuberculosis

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FINAL ROUND Answer

• The mycolic acids of the cell wall are an
  important factor in the pathogenicity of the
  organisms that cause
• a. Influenza
• b. Diphtheria
• c. Pertussis
• d. Tuberculosis (correct answer)

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